Three months into 2025, I was laid off.
Three months later, I passed the SHRM-CP exam, something I doubted I could do years ago.
Six months later, my old company asked me to return, and I did.

2025 unfolded in a way I couldn’t have imagined. A mirror was held up to me on several occasions, and at this point, it’s like: okay… how much longer am I going to look away?