Who am I without my job identity?
Got laid off 6 months ago and it completely wrecked my sense of self. I had been in finance for 18 years and that was like the entire core of who I thought I was. First few months were rough, honestly depressed. But then something shifted. I started being more present with my family, learned I actually like cooking, started volunteering at my kid's school. Now I'm consulting part-time and it's way less money but way more time. I'm realizing I don't need to be Mr. Big Job Guy to be valuable. Worst thing that happened turned into the best thing.
That identity loss is brutal, I'm not gonna minimize it. But you're not just a finance guy anymore anyway right? You're a dad first now. Maybe this is a chance to figure out who you actually are outside of the job title.