My 2025 Coping Strategies: How Job Sharing Creates Stability During Uncertain Times

30. Power in Partnership: What I'm doing to cope with the 2025 dumpster 🔥, and how job sharing gave me stability and security during The Great Recession.

There's something in the air this year, and I felt the need to talk about it—how I handle things when life feels uncertain and how job sharing was my foundation of security during one of the hardest times in my life.

In this episode, I’m opening up about what helped me navigate personal and professional instability—from caregiving for my mom during the pandemic to weathering the 2008 recession in a commission-only job. One thing made all the difference: having a partner.

Before you listen:
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Here’s what we’ll explore in today’s conversation:
✔️ Why tuning out the noise and protecting your mental energy is essential for resilience.
✔️ The hardest lesson I learned when trying to change things outside of my control.
✔️ How job sharing gave me security in the 2008 Great Recession—and why it’s more relevant than ever today.
✔️ Practical strategies to build self-awareness, set boundaries, and show up as a helper in your community.

If you’ve been feeling overwhelmed by everything happening in the world, I hope this episode brings you some peace, clarity, and encouragement. Because the best way to create stability during uncertain times? Find your people.

Links Mentioned:

• Want to explore job sharing? Grab my free guide: workmuse.com/guide
• Join the Job Share, Live Life + Slay Work Facebook Community for like-minded folks who value the humans in their lives AND their careers
• Work Muse Instagram
• Work Muse LinkedIn
• Melissa Nicholson LinkedIn

Episode Website: workmuse.com/30
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