Dr. Ellen Park

Dr. Ellen Park covers the emotional and psychological dimensions of layoff recovery for PostLayoffPlan. Her articles address the questions readers don't ask in financial planning sessions: how long is "normal" to feel depressed after job loss, how to rebuild a sense of identity when work has defined it for years, how to navigate the strain a layoff puts on a marriage, and what to do when a job search stretches past six months and hope thins out.

Her writing draws on cognitive-behavioral frameworks for managing job-loss grief, evidence-based approaches to anxiety and rumination, and the lived experience of working with clients through prolonged transition periods. Where the broader mental-health press writes about job loss as one example among many life stressors, Dr. Park writes about it specifically — the imposter-syndrome backwash, the financial-stress-meets-identity-crisis intersection, and the unique pressures of professional unemployment in a layoff-normalised era.

Articles are educational and analytical, not diagnostic. PostLayoffPlan is not a substitute for individual therapy or psychiatric care. Readers experiencing significant distress should consult a licensed mental-health provider; the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline is available 24/7 at 988.