One year of flipping: Cocoon reflections, career chaos & an original song

Welcome to a special solo episode of The Career Flipper Podcast! It’s the podcastaversary!

One year ago, I hit publish on the very first episode of this show, having no idea what I was doing and definitely not realizing how much it would change my life. What started in the messy aftermath of a 2022 layoff (and 400+ job rejections) became a permission slip to rebuild, to reimagine success, and to start over without a map.

In this episode, I share the behind-the-scenes of how this podcast came to be, how flipping furniture helped me flip my identity, and how conversations with guests like:

Nick Musica, a former SEO guy turned animal psychic

Trish Jasinski, who bought a chateau in the south of France and left corporate to open a retreat space

Cat Cheng, a former music teacher turned Netflix-featured baker (hi, tres leches dreams)

And Case Sandberg, who I met at a farmer’s market and learned had just left his software engineering job to become a chocolate maker

…helped me feel less alone and more alive.

Oh and I’m sharing a piece of my music. I wrote a song called Just Wait, about getting laid off, getting lost, and learning how to come back to yourself.

Skip to 14:28 if you want to jump straight to the song.

Whether you’re in the middle of your own career flip, cocoon season, or identity unraveling, I hope this episode reminds you that you don’t need permission from anyone else to change your life.

You can give it to yourself.

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🎵 Music Credits

 

Season 1: Intro & outro music by Audionautix.com

Season 2: Original music by yours truly, Jenny Dempsey, recorded in my home studio

 

And hey, remember my favorite question: What’s the best that could happen? 💫