When Your Identity Gets Fired Too With Page Fehling

Page Fehling spent almost 20 years as a TV news anchor and morning host before walking away in 2021 to build her own business as a keynote speaker and corporate trainer. In this episode, Page and Carla dig into the messy middle Page didn't see coming. A surprise layoff eight weeks into new motherhood, quitting college softball she'd played her whole life, and rebuilding a career from scratch with no marketable skills, in her words, outside of TV.They talk candidly about dividing labor with a spouse, the guilt and grief tangled up in career change, and the practical systems (starting with a shared family calendar) that have carried Page and her husband Jake through job loss, three kids, three dogs, and now a business they run together.

Episode Navigation:

00:00 — Welcome to Rewiring with Carla V. and introducing Page Fehling

01:26 — Page's least dramatic rewire: leaving TV for her own business

02:40 — The harder rewires: becoming a mom and quitting college softball

03:44 — Missing her "teammates" after leaving a newsroom

04:49 — Getting laid off by phone call eight weeks into maternity leave

06:34 — Untangling new-mom hormones from grief over the job loss11:03 — Building a true partnership at home with her husband Jake

14:44 — The one tool that saves the most arguments: a shared family calendar

18:14 — Starting a business with Jake, and the tough love that got her first proposal out the door

20:38 — Why nothing is ever really "concluded" in a rewire

About Our Guest: Page Fehling spent two years in Honduras as a Peace Corps volunteer before building an almost 20-year career in TV news, including years as a morning news anchor in Raleigh and Charlotte. In fall 2021, she left television to launch her own business delivering keynote speeches and corporate trainings focused on leadership, communication, and connection. Page and her husband Jake co-host the podcast Date Night with Jake and Page and co-wrote the bestselling book Holy Crap We're Pregnant. She has three kids, three dogs, and most of her sanity.

Connect & Resources:

Listen on Apple Podcasts or Spotify

Date Night with Jake and Page: available wherever you listen to podcasts

Book: Holy Crap, We're Pregnant: Two Parents. Two Sides of the Story

Watch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@RewiringwithCarlaV

Website: https://5683justbe.com/

Follow Carla V. on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/carla_variglotti_/