A breakup sent me back to my hometown at 36. A layoff made me stay.

I moved back to my hometown at 36.

Lauren Paige Woulard

At 36, I had everything I ever wanted.I was a senior communications leader at one of the world's biggest entertainment companies, earning a title and salary that I had worked my entire career to get.Not only did I have my dream job, but also an amazing group of friends and family, a healthy relationship, and a passport that was getting stamped almost monthly.I felt like I was finally creating the life and family I always wished for. Until, suddenly, everything changed.A breakup and a layoff forced me to reevaluate my life

I was excited to live with my mom, but I still felt like a failure returning to the place I grew up in.

Lauren Paige Woulard