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Radio Headspace

Feeling Angry After a Layoff? Listen to This

Radio Headspace

Headspace Studios

Mental Health, Health & Fitness

4.62.4K Ratings

🗓️ 2 September 2025

⏱️ 7 minutes

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Summary

Frustration after losing a job can feel all-consuming especially when you worked hard for a role that felt like the perfect fit. In this episode of Radio Headspace, Dora explores how frustration often comes from the gap between expectations and reality, and how it can actually point you toward what matters most. You’ll learn three mindful steps to acknowledge your feelings, accept where you are, and take small, gentle actions toward healing. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0

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0:05.1

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1:09.5

Hey friend. You're listening to Radio Headspace Studios and I'm Dora, and I'm so glad you're here.

1:16.5

So, in the last couple months, I've had a few friends lose their jobs, and a common emotion has been frustration.

1:24.6

One friend in particular recently shared with me her deep frustration after being laid off.

1:31.4

She had just mustered the courage to leave a past job that drained her energy and enthusiasm.

1:38.0

And after months of searching and finally landing a new role that felt like the perfect fit, she was laid off.

1:45.5

What followed was a wave of anger, disappointment, and disbelief.

1:50.5

She found herself caught in a painful loop, replaying the unfairness

1:55.2

and questioning the purpose behind all her efforts she had poured into this next chapter.

2:08.6

Frustration arises when there's a gap between what we had hoped for and what actually happened. It's not just annoyance, it's a signal and a powerful emotion indicating that something important to us is blocked,

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