Cocoon Conversations: My Career Flip Progress for May 2025

Episode notes

In this episode of "Cocoon Conversations" on the Career Flipper podcast, I, Jenny Dempsey, take you along on my career journey. This year, I’ve committed to opening up about my own career flip, just as I encourage my guests to do. So here we are, in May 2025, and I can hardly believe it’s been four months since I started my current day job. It feels surreal to say that, especially considering I was laid off for two years before this. During this time, I’ve been balancing my full-time job with furniture restoration on the side, dedicating Sundays to it, and squeezing in podcasting and all the related tasks whenever I can. If that sounds overwhelming, it is! Life can be a juggling act, and I know I’m not alone in feeling this way. Scheduling time with friends often feels like a game of Tetris, as we all navigate our busy lives. I’ve always been the type of person who thrives on variety. I’m the one multitasking—doing laundry while putting away dishes, preparing to record a podcast, creating social media content for my furniture flipping page, and making sure my dog, Dwight, gets outside for a potty break.