Slow Love : How I Lost My Job, Put on My Pajamas & Found Happiness (Paperback)

from Florinda

So far - 24 years into my chosen career - I've never lost a job. My fingers are crossed that the streak will continue, but who knows? The recession we can't shake has hit a lot of mid-career workers at a point where they might have expected security and stability, setting them adrift at an awkwar...

from whitreidtan

The editor-in-chief of House & Garden magazine, Browning was blindsided when the magazine folded. All of a sudden, the job and life that had defined her for over a decade didn't exist and she was left wondering what to do with herself. She carefully details her different strategies as she come to...

from tjsjohanna

My first thought is, "I wish every unemployed person could afford to check out of life and just live on their investments ..." But on the other hand, there was much in Ms. Browning's experiences that I could relate to: her response to the inevitable depression, her re-discovery of life that she h...

from aardvark2

Dominique Browning was the long-time editor of House and Garden magazine until it folded. This is her story of how she reacted to the unexpected loss of her job and how she was able to climb back from depression. She discusses the ending of a long-term toxic relationship, depression induced weigh...

from bobbieharv

I'd read an excerpt of this book and enjoyed the full version. Very honest and well-written, about how Browning, the editor of House and Garden, suddenly lost her job and had to cope with being unemployed.