Mukasa Therapy Practice
Practical help for people dealing with job loss and business struggles and failure, plus a weekly drop-in.
Evenings and weekends
For layoffs, firings and the hard search for what is next. Talk with people in Uganda who know what it is like, find help near you, and join the worldwide circle too. Free, always.
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Practical help for people dealing with job loss and business struggles and failure, plus a weekly drop-in.
Evenings and weekends
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Ask the world for money, goods, time or skills you need right now. Posting is free.
โNot sure if this helps, but please be gentle with yourself. I wasn't, and it made everything harder. Talk to your union if you have one, they were brilliant for me. And talk to someone, even if it's just in here.โ
โTo anyone just starting this: it's going to feel personal, and it is, but it's not always about you. The right thing will come. I've been ghosted after final rounds and it stings, but you pick yourself up. Talk to someone. Take a walk. Keep applying. It's a numbers game, and you're not useless. You have skills. I'm still figuring it out, but I know I'll get there.โ
โReading this late at night? I've been there. I was right where you are about three years ago. Applying to 60 jobs and two interviews, every single day. Today I made breakfast, went to work and laughed at something. Bit by bit it comes back. xโ
โA note for the next person. I was where you are in 2022. For me, a Teams call at 9am and it was over. My kids say I'm back. Things come back, slower than you'd like but they do. Hang on.โ