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Nothing Ever Really Breaks
Nothing Ever Really Breaks The Hidden Cost of Unseen Civilian Labor in the Federal Workforce In the federal civilian workforce, nothing ever really breaks. Programs continue. Authorities execute. Deadlines are met. Briefings move up the chain. From the outside, the system looks resilient — even elegant in its ability to…
Why federal employees need more than resilience—they need recovery.
Meditate on Your Body Instead of Your MindWhy federal employees need more than resilience—they need recovery. “Meditate on your body instead of your mind.” That phrase, shared by somatic experiencing pioneer Dr. Peter Levine, landed in my nervous system like a revelation. As someone who has spent years navigating the…
The Human Cost of Chaos: Why Your Story Matters
When we talk about government downsizing—early retirements, delayed resignations, mass reassignments—we often get stuck on the numbers. Budgets balanced. Boxes checked. Statistics neatly arranged. But behind every statistic is a human being. And the real story is one of confusion, sadness, and a profound sense of abandonment by the very…
Why I Created the Federal Workforce Voice Survey
Every Federal Employee Deserves to Be More Than a Line Item. Right now, across federal agencies, restructuring and mass layoffs are reducing dedicated public servants to nothing more than a number on a balance sheet — or worse, a “drain on taxpayer dollars.” That narrative is dangerous. And it’s wrong.…
Shana Jespersen 