Life change? Suggestions on getting back in the groove.

After 15 years as an at-home mom, her husband announced he wanted a divorce, and she’d need to fend for herself after a few years of financial transition support. This is a scenario I’ve heard many times, as displaced homemakers (DHs for short) tell me their situations.  In a conversation with a DH last week, this is what we discussed: She was feeling overwhelmed at having to choose a career focus that she’d a) enjoy, and b) be able to do, and c) would support her desired lifestyle. As she described, “I’ve been out of the workforce for 18 years. I don’t know what I like or what the market...

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