S3_E37 Laid Off but Lifted Up: Designing Your Next and Best Chapter

When you’re over 50 and suddenly find yourself without a job, it’s more than a career hiccup it’s a seismic life shift. Add menopause, aging parents, adult kids moving home, or divorce, and it’s a perfect storm.

This week, Phoebe dives into the uncomfortable reality: women over 55 in Australia take, on average, 20 months to find new work (seriously) more than double the time of younger candidates. But that “forced pause” can be the catalyst for something far more exciting than you expected.

We’ll cover:

• Why redundancy rates and re-employment times hit women over 50 harder

• How to run your own “financial first aid” in the days after losing a job

• The critical role of knowing your burn rate

• How to plug your money leaks with the free 30-Day Spend Cleanse calendar (linked below)

• The surprising industries that do value mature female leadership

• Why AI literacy could be your best career insurance policy

• Smart, lean ways to start a business when venture capital is not flowing to women

Whether you’ve just been laid off or you’re quietly thinking “what if?”, this episode is about building a plan, protecting your finances, and reinventing your work life on your terms.

Links & Resources:

• Free 30-Day Spend Cleanse Calendar: Link Here

• Follow Phoebe on TikTok (its not just for Kids!!) : @phoebe.blamey

• Join the My Happy Money Journey Facebook Group: Happy Honeys on a Happy Money Journey