As more and more people are getting laid-off, they’re also starting blogs and websites about being unemployed and all the trials that go along with it.
One of the most important things that we can do to get through these tough times, is to talk about it — tell everyone about our situations, talk about how we got laid-off, and talk about the problems we’re having. Talk about how you’re coping and what you’re doing to get by.
By talking about it, you encourage other people to talk about it, but more importantly, you show others who are going through this too, that there are many other people out there that have lost their jobs, and together, we give each other the strength to continue — the strength to survive.
When you get called for an interview, or land that new job — shout it from the rooftops! Let everybody know about it. Each interview and each new job can give someone hope for the future, the fire to persevere, and the fight to survive being laid-off and a long job search, until they land their own job and get back on their feet.
This is the first installment of the Layoff Support Group, where I highlight other bloggers who are writing about being laid-off and their struggle with unemployment and searching for a new job. I’ll also be profiling groups or resources that are working to help people survive the financial turmoil of being unemployed or find new jobs.
If you would like to share your own story, blog, advice or comment, I invite you to post it in the comments below, or in the Unemployment Handbook Forum .
Without any further ado, I’d like to introduce two amazing ladies and their inspirational stories:
How to Be Poor in America
How To Be Poor In America — is Susan Kemp’s courageous story of her life’s journey where she has gone from “being a teenage welfare mother to being appointed Assistant Welfare Commissioner for my State,” to her current fight with unemployment, health problems, and impending foreclosure. She chronicles her current situation as if it’s a first-person example in a real-life case-study about how to tackle the many problems that happen as a result of losing your job. Her straight-up, “no secrets” blog is one of the strongest voices of America’s unemployed I’ve read so far, and is as informative as it is inspirational. Through How To Be Poor In America Susan seeks to engage us in a conversation about unemployment and the wider problem of poverty, while sharing practical information from her 20 years of leadership in public service on topics like government programs, grant writing, and assistance programs on her companion site The Kemp Report.
The Girl’s Guide to Homelessness
The Girl’s Guide to Homelessness – is a 24-year old Orange County, California woman’s story of her struggle with homelessness, and most recently unemployment, and her platform to raise awareness about homelessness while shattering some stereotypes along the way. From giving us the rundown on her neighbors in the Wal-Mart parking lot where she sleeps every night, to following her on her job-search, The Girl’s Guide To Homelessness shows us just one of the many faces of homelessness, and with her many tips and nuggets of wisdom - just how to be homeless, without being a bum.
UPDATE: Almost before the DNS could propagate on this post, tGGH writes that she’s found a new job! Congratulations tGGH! We’ll continue to follow her story as she copes with her homelessness as she’s starting her new job, and keep you updated.
Tell Your Story
Take a moment to check out their blogs and read their amazing stories. If you would like to tell your story – then start your own blog (for free at WordPress, Twitter, or Blogger ), post it in the comments below or in the forum, or share it with your family, friends, and neighbors.
No matter whether you tell it, email it, Twitter it, or blog it, just tell somebody, because your story is an inspiration too.
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