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Scenario

How to Explain Career Gaps When the Truth Involves Mental Health

I've been unemployed for eight months and at job interviews I have to keep explaining the gap but the real reason is I had a breakdown and I don't know how to make that sound professional.

More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Professional contexts demand sanitized narratives that can erase the most human reasons for our life choices.

Your guide for this
Rabia
Rabia works with people navigating exactly this kind of situation.
Ideas that help explain it
Worth thinking about

“Where Are You with Autobiography and the story you tell about your life?”

Peri

Peri can explain why this happens, help you decide if this is the right situation for you, and point toward the right journey or coach.

If this sounds familiar, the Library can help you find the bigger picture.