Unbroken: Heal from job loss

Unbroken: Trauma-Informed Career Support

You're Not Broken. Your Brain Is Responding Normally.

Job loss affects more than just your resume; it triggers the same trauma responses in your brain as other major stressors. Your amygdala activates, cortisol rises, and your prefrontal cortex, responsible for strategic thinking, goes offline. You're not failing due to lack of skills or resilience; your nervous system is reacting as it was designed during a crisis.

Traditional career services overlook that you are focusing on networking and interview skills while your brain is in fight-or-flight mode. It's like teaching swimming to someone who's drowning.

We Do It Differently.

Unbroken is the only app that combines psychological healing, strategic career guidance, and nervous system regulation using three evidence-based frameworks:
• WHO Problem Management Plus (PM+)—validated in over 15 countries for trauma recovery
• Kim Paull's Flourish Career Coaching Model—a structured journey from crisis to thriving
• Real-time nervous system regulation tools—available 24/7 whenever needed

What You Get:

• 24/7 Regulation Tools
Includes six breathing exercises (like Dr. Huberman's Physiological Sigh, Navy SEAL Box Breathing), emotion check-ins twice daily to build self-awareness, reset exercises (bilateral stimulation, boundary scripts, etc.), and validating videos like ""Name It"".

• Structured Curriculum
Access our comprehensive 13-session program guiding you from crisis stabilization to sustainable career success, integrating psychological healing and practical career strategies.

• Group Coaching
Four weekly 1-hour group sessions with certified burnout recovery and resilience coaches, covering a 13-session curriculum in four phases: Foundation (stabilization), Career Design (clarity), Implementation (action), and Sustainability (long-term growth).

• 1:1 Support
Personalized coaching sessions for tailored guidance on your specific challenges.

• Community
Unlimited drop-in chats with others who understand your experience—you're not alone.

The Science Behind the Solution

Job loss activates the amygdala, floods the system with cortisol, and impairs the prefrontal cortex, affecting decision-making, confidence, interview skills, and strategic planning. Addressing this neurobiology is essential. Use of traditional tactics alone often fails.

Our method helps your nervous system regulate first, then builds a solid foundation for your next chapter. Typically, you can expect progress in 3 to 4 months, faster than the typical 5 to 8 months.

Who Unbroken Serves

While we work closely with federal employees, higher education staff, and community workers facing displacement, Unbroken welcomes anyone dealing with job loss or career transitions. If you've lost a job, funding, or face uncertainty, you're welcome here.

You'll Emerge With More Than Just a Job

Members gain resilience, adaptable career strategies, better nervous system regulation, and confidence to handle workplace changes with strength and purpose. You don't just survive; you transform.

Start Your Journey

Download Unbroken and join a community focused on resilience, healing, and justice. We're here to support you.

You're not broken. Let's build your next chapter.

Unbroken is created by Places to Thrive, a registered 501(c)(3) nonprofit dedicated to designing nurturing spaces during displacement journeys.