I’m stuck…I’m in limbo | Ep 03: COVID-19 special
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Featuring: Dr. Margaret Heffernan, Dr. Amy Silver and Kassandra HumphreysJoin Amelia in this special edition episode as she explores the feelings of stuck caused by COVID-19 in our jobs and careers. If your plans, hopes or dreams for 2020 have been quashed by coronavirus, you may be experiencing an overwhelming sense of limbo and uncertainty. It’s a rollercoaster of emotions and a uniquely challenging situation that’s individual to each of us.In this episode, TED speaker and author Dr. Margaret Heffernan, psychologist Dr. Amy Silver and Kassandra Humphreys discuss the concept of uncertainty and how it plays out in real life. They share stories from their lived experience with honest perspectives and practical advice. They delve into why it’s so hard to process this feeling of limbo and how we can become better at dealing with it, and even thrive through uncertainty and come out the other side stronger and more resilient. To connect with Dr. Margaret Heffernan and to purchase her latest book ‘Uncharted – How to Map the Future Together’:https://www.mheffernan.com/To connect with Dr. Amy Silver and download your free copy of her latest book ‘Brace for Impact: Surviving and Thriving in the Pandemic Era’:https://www.dramysilver.com/https://braceforimpact.com.au/To connect with Kassandra Humphreys:https://www.linkedin.com/in/kassandrahumphreys/Sources referenced in order of mention: Margaret Heffernan, Uncharted: How to Map the Future Together: https://www.mheffernan.com/book-uncharted.phpMargaret Heffernan, TED Talk ‘The human skills we need in an unpredictable world’ 2019: https://bit.ly/2LEVtRNDavid Kessler interviewed by Scott Berinato, HBR ‘ That Discomfort You’re Feeling is Grief’: https://bit.ly/2LHNBiGDavid Kessler and Elisabeth Kubler Ross, ‘On Grief & Grieving’ 2005: https://bit.ly/3bLlgm6David Kessler, ‘Finding Meaning’ 2019: https://bit.ly/2X8GncFEster Perel, New York Times: https://nyti.ms/2LJ4mtuAmy Silver and Alessandra Edwards, Brace for Impact: Surviving and Thriving in the Pandemic Era: https://bit.ly/3g6m6xgSeries source List: Hugh Van Cuylenburg, The Resilience Project: https://theresilienceproject.com.au/Susan David, ‘Checking In’: https://www.ted.com/podcasts/checking-inDan Harris, ‘Ten Per Cent Happier’ Podcast: https://apple.co/2Zgzs3RJames Clear, Atomic Habits: https://jamesclear.com/Reuters: https://reut.rs/2z9ESmBSydney Morning Herald newspaper, ‘One million Australians to lose their jobs’: https://bit.ly/2Zfpf7FBernard Salt, The Australian: https://bit.ly/36cm9mpThe Anxious Achiever, HBR: https://bit.ly/2WK6XKjAliya Hamid Rao, HBR ‘When losing your job feels like losing yourself’: https://bit.ly/3bLl7iyEster Perel, Creative Mornings: https://bit.ly/3bJf2DdKimberley Lawson, New York Times ‘Why You Should Take Time to Mourn During Career Transitions’: https://nyti.ms/2TlhpFMAdmiral William McRaven, University of Texas Address 2014: https://bit.ly/2TiVW0uNora McInerny, Terrible, Thanks for Asking: https://bit.ly/2zLVQrgTim Harcourt, ABC: https://ab.co/3fWvvHzClaire Seeber, Business Chicks: https://bit.ly/2zSxtYFRachel Montanez, Forbes: https://bit.ly/3cLIOZ9To listen to the 18 past episodes of Career & Coffee, dedicated to exploring why we get ‘stuck’ in our jobs and careers and what to do about it, visit: careerandcoffeepodcast.com
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