Laid Off After Maternity Leave: Reinventing Career & Life with Melissa Ng Goldner
About this episode
Melissa Ng Goldner discusses her journey of career loss and personal reinvention after being laid off post-maternity leave.
This episode is an honest conversation about what happens when the life you built suddenly shifts. Melissa shares how career loss, motherhood, and healing led her to reinvent her path and why meaningful support and self-discovery matter more than ever for women today. What You’ll Hear: Why being “high-achieving” doesn’t protect you from life’s unexpected pivots and how those moments can redirect you to something more aligned The myth of balance and how successful women learn to pull different levers in different seasons of life How healing and self-discovery become the foundation for meaningful career reinvention The cultural and organizational scripts that quietly shape women’s choices around work and family Why community, vulnerability, and the right support systems change everything during times of transition How adversity can become the catalyst for building a more intentional, purpose-driven life Melissa’s turning point came after being laid off shortly after returning from maternity leave just one year after being named the highest-performing global partner at her firm. What felt like a devastating professional shock ultimately became the catalyst for deep healing…
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