Reclaiming identity: navigating professional loss through grief theory
Victoria E. Gibbon
Independent academic
Victoria E. Gibbon
University of Cape Town
Victoria E. Gibbon is a professor of biological anthropology at the University of Cape Town, South Africa.
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When an academic role ends abruptly, through redundancy, restructuring or a contract that isn’t renewed, the loss can feel like grief. Victoria Gibbon shares a structured journaling exercise that helped her rebuild a professional identity