Laid off, but not left behind: What if your career disruption became your greatest opportunity?
Transform your layoff into a strategic pivot that aligns with your true value, purpose, and worth.
ENROLL NOW
I've been exactly where you are now.
I remember staring at my layoff notice, feeling my professional identity crumble. The financial anxiety, the dread of updating LinkedIn, the stomach-turning thought of explaining my situation in interviews.
I tried everything—countless unanswered applications, generic networking messages, watching my savings dwindle while rehearsing explanations for my "employment gap."
Nothing worked until I developed a strategic approach addressing both practical AND emotional aspects of career transitions for women of color—the exact framework I now teach in RECLAIM.
It's time you reclaimed your career journey with confidence, strategy, and support.
challenges you might be facing:
You're struggling with the emotional impact of your layoff while trying to maintain a "strong" professional image. As a woman of color, you feel additional pressure to appear unshaken, even as you question your value and next steps. This internal conflict is draining the energy you need for an effective career transition.
You're unsure how to talk about your layoff without it seeming like a red flag. Every networking conversation and interview feels like walking a tightrope between honesty and oversharing. The anxiety around this narrative is making you hesitant to put yourself out there, limiting your opportunities.
Your financial runway is shrinking, pushing you toward panic-based decisions rather than strategic career moves. You're torn between taking any available position and holding out for the right opportunity that values your skills and experience. This financial pressure is compromising your ability to make aligned career choices.
You need:
A clear framework that helps you make decisions from confidence, not desperation. Space to process your transition without rushing into the wrong opportunity.
A strategic narrative about your layoff that turns a potential red flag into evidence of your resilience and intentionality. A LinkedIn presence that attracts opportunities.
A career transition approach that honors your specific experiences as a woman of color, allowing you to showcase your value without code-switching or minimizing your accomplishments.RetryClaude can make mistakes. Please double-check responses.
SO LET ME INTRODUCE:
RECLAIM: A 3-Hour Intensive for WOC Navigating Layoffs
A transformative 1:1 experience that gives you the strategic tools, emotional support, and practical roadmap to turn your career disruption into your greatest opportunity. In just 3 hours, you'll develop your tailored financial bridge, professional narrative, and visibility strategy—plus 30 days of WhatsApp support to ensure implementation. Skip months of trial and error and reclaim your career journey with confidence.
INTENSIVE breakdown:
Hour
One
Navigate the emotional impact of your layoff while developing your Ideal Career Profile. Reconnect with your professional values and create clear criteria for evaluating opportunities. Transform uncertainty into intentional direction as you map potential career paths aligned with your true strengths.
Hour
Two
Develop your personalized 30/60/90 day financial and career hybrid plan. Create immediate income strategies while positioning yourself for long-term success. Leave with a concrete roadmap that addresses both urgent needs and strategic goals, giving you breathing room to make aligned decisions.
Hour
Three
Craft your confident transition narrative and optimize your LinkedIn profile to attract the right opportunities. Learn how to discuss your layoff in a way that highlights your strategic intention and professional value. Develop your visibility plan and networking scripts to maintain momentum during your transition.
Post-Intensive:
30 Days of Implementation Support
Receive personalized WhatsApp guidance as you implement your plans, navigate opportunities, and refine your approach. Get feedback on your materials, scripts, and strategies in real-time, ensuring you're never alone during this critical career transition.
How does this sound?
The Results You're Going to Get
01
Transform your layoff into a strategic pivot, securing your next role with confidence and a potential salary increase.
02
Create a sustainable financial bridge during your transition, giving you breathing room to make aligned decisions.
03
Develop a powerful transition narrative that turns your layoff into evidence of your resilience and intentionality.
04
Reclaim your professional identity and silence the imposter syndrome that often magnifies during career disruptions.
05
Build a strategic visibility plan that has opportunities finding you, rather than constantly chasing job postings.
HOW IT WORKS
BOOK YOUR INTENSIVE SESSION
Complete a brief application to ensure the RECLAIM intensive is the right fit for your situation. Once approved, you'll receive access to pre-work materials designed to maximize our time together.
ATTEND YOUR 3-HOUR INTENSIVE
Join me for a focused, personalized session where we'll develop your strategic plan, financial bridge, professional narrative, and visibility strategy—all tailored specifically to your unique situation.
IMPLEMENT WITH 30 DAYS OF SUPPORT
Put your plans into action with ongoing WhatsApp support for 30 days. Get real-time feedback, troubleshooting help, and accountability as you navigate your career transition with confidence.
Invest in your Next Chapter...
So let's get started.
You’re stronger than you think.
But navigating a career transition alone isn't about strength—it's about strategy. You already have the resilience and talent. What you need now is a proven framework designed specifically for your unique journey as a woman of color.
Career transitions are hard enough—but as a woman of color navigating a layoff, you're facing unique challenges that others simply don't understand. The emotional toll, the financial uncertainty, the pressure to appear unshaken when you're questioning everything inside.
I've been exactly where you are. That feeling of having worked twice as hard to get where you were, only to have it pulled away. The anxiety of updating your LinkedIn status. The dread of explaining your situation in interviews.
What if you had a strategic framework specifically designed for WOC like us? A clear roadmap that transforms your layoff from a setback into a powerful pivot point in your career journey?
you're in the right place.
You Can Get My Really Cool FREE GUIDE.
Download this actionable guide to navigate the crucial first three days after receiving layoff news. You'll get a step-by-step framework for protecting your interests, crafting your narrative, and setting up essential structures—all specifically designed for women of color navigating career transitions.
THE FIRST 72 HOURS AFTER A LAYOFF: A Strategic Guide for WOC
Have a strategic 30/60/90 day plan that addresses both immediate financial needs and long-term career goals — your personalized roadmap forward.
Possess a powerful transition narrative that transforms your layoff into a strategic pivot — positioning you as a leader in transition, not a candidate in crisis.
Have a LinkedIn profile and visibility strategy that attracts opportunities to you instead of constantly chasing job postings.
Be able to clearly articulate your professional value beyond your job title confidently in any networking or interview scenario.
Know exactly what to say in networking conversations to transform awkward exchanges into meaningful professional connections.
Be able to make strategic career decisions from a place of clarity and intention rather than financial panic or insecurity.
MEET Your
COACH
tasheena braxton
I'm a Leadership Coach who helps WOC get seen, paid and heard in their careers.
After experiencing my own personal layoffs in 2014 and then again in 2024, I faced the unique challenges that many WOC encounter during career transitions. The emotional impact, the financial anxiety, and the pressure to appear unshaken while rebuilding my professional identity became the foundation for the RECLAIM framework.
Today, I guide women through their career transitions using a holistic approach that addresses both practical strategy and emotional wellbeing.
My lived experience as a woman of color in corporate spaces, allows me to provide guidance that truly understands the nuances of your journey.
I believe that career disruptions can become powerful pivot points when approached with the right strategy, support, and mindset. The RECLAIM intensive is designed to give you exactly that – in a focused, transformative experience that honors your unique path.
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i can help because i've been there
Ten years ago, I was broke and broken, pregant and tired and overwhelmed.
Two layoffs shattered my sense of professional security. In 2014, I lost my corporate position after giving everything to a company. As a woman of color, I felt the unique weight of this transition – the financial panic, the emotional struggle of questioning my value in spaces where I'd worked twice as hard to be recognized.
Then again in 2024, despite climbing the corporate ladder and proving my worth repeatedly, I found myself facing the same devastating news. But this time was different.
Now I know how to help...
This intensive is the only one of its kind because...
IT ADDRESSES THE UNIQUE CHALLENGES WOC FACE DURING LAYOFFS
Unlike generic career coaching, RECLAIM was built from the ground up to address the specific challenges women of color experience during professional transitions. It combines strategic career planning with financial stabilization techniques and emotional resilience tools – all through the lens of our unique experiences in the workplace.
The RECLAIM framework doesn't just help you find another job – it helps you strategically redirect your career while honoring your authentic self. It transforms what feels like a career setback into an opportunity for powerful realignment with your true professional purpose and value.
As a Leadership Coach who helps WOC get seen, paid, and heard in their careers, I've crafted this intensive to give you what I wish I'd had during my own transitions – a clear roadmap forward that honors both your immediate needs and long-term vision.
And you'll also receive 30 days of WhatsApp support.
Unlike traditional coaching that ends when the session does, the RECLAIM intensive includes 30 days of direct WhatsApp support. This means I'm there to review your LinkedIn profile changes, give feedback on your transition narrative, help you refine networking scripts, and provide accountability as you implement your plan.
This extended support is what transforms insight into actual results. You won't just leave with a plan—you'll have guidance every step of the way as you put it into action.
Many women find that questions arise only when they're actively implementing strategies in real-world situations. With this support structure, you're never alone during the critical first month of your transition journey.
This intensive includes everything you need to transform your career transition
The RECLAIM intensive doesn't just offer advice—it provides a complete framework for WOC navigating layoffs. While information alone might help temporarily, true transformation requires a strategic approach that addresses both practical needs and emotional wellbeing.
This 3-hour intensive gives you personalized tools, templates, and support designed specifically for the unique challenges women of color face during career transitions—creating not just short-term relief, but long-term career resilience.
If you want this to be the year that you finally commit to:
✓ Creating a strategic approach to your career transition rather than panic-applying to jobs.
✓ Building a financial bridge that gives you breathing room to make aligned decisions.
✓ Transforming your layoff story into a powerful professional narrative that opens doors
✓ Developing a LinkedIn and visibility strategy that has opportunities finding you.
✓ Crafting authentic networking approaches that feel aligned with your values and style.
✓ Reclaiming your confidence and professional identity beyond your job title.
This is for you if:
You need a strategic framework for navigating your career transition with confidence
You're a woman of color who's experienced a recent layoff or is contemplating a career change
You're ready to transform this disruption into a powerful pivot point in your career
It's probably not for you if...
You're looking for a quick fix without doing any internal or strategic work
You don't believe your career journey deserves this level of intentional support
You're not open to reframing your transition narrative or approach
FAQ
(Frequently Asked Q's)
HOW IS THIS DIFFERENT FROM OTHER CAREER COACHING?
The RECLAIM intensive is specifically designed for women of color navigating layoffs and career transitions. Unlike generic career advice, this framework addresses both the practical strategies AND the unique emotional and identity challenges WOC face during professional disruption. The combination of strategic planning, narrative development, and ongoing implementation support creates a comprehensive approach to career transitions.
HOW MUCH TIME WILL I NEED TO COMMIT?
The intensive itself is 3 hours, conducted virtually and tailored to your specific situation. You'll also receive 30 days of WhatsApp support for implementation questions. Most clients find that spending 2-3 hours per week implementing the strategies yields significant results within the first month.
WHAT IF I CAN'T AFFORD THIS RIGHT NOW AFTER MY LAYOFF?
I understand that financial considerations are particularly important during career transitions. That's why a key component of the intensive is developing immediate financial stability strategies. Many clients find that the return on investment comes quickly through better negotiation outcomes and strategic income opportunities.