The Comeback Career Podcast with Fexingo: Returning After a Gap, Stay-at-Home Re-Entry

Lucas and Luna explore the psychological hurdle of rebuilding professional confidence after a career gap, focusing on the case of Grace, a former marketing manager who returned to work after six years at home. They discuss why confidence often drops more than competence, how to practice 'confidence scaffolding' using small wins, and a specific technique called the 'pre-game warm-up' that Grace use...

In this episode of The Comeback Career Podcast, Lucas and Luna tackle a common but tricky challenge for returners: how to explain a career gap without overexplaining, oversharing, or sounding defensive. Using the real-world example of a marketing director who returned after a six-year gap to care for aging parents, they break down a three-sentence framework that acknowledges the gap, signals readi...

Episode 5 of The Comeback Career Podcast tackles the networking awkwardness that comes after a career gap. Hosts Lucas and Luna explore why re-entering professionals feel like frauds at networking events, and offer a concrete strategy based on the 'Informational Interview Reset.' Lucas shares the story of a former marketing director who used this approach to land a role at HubSpot after a four-yea...

Returning to work after a gap often means accepting less than you're worth. In this episode, Lucas and Luna break down a real case: a former marketing manager who took two years off to care for aging parents, then landed a role that was one level below her previous title. They discuss how to prepare a salary anchor, why most people undervalue themselves after a break, and a simple framing techniqu...

Lucas and Luna explore how returning parents can frame caregiving as a professional asset, not a liability. They dissect a real case: Sarah, a former marketing manager who spent six years at home, then landed a senior operations role by reframing her volunteer treasurer work, logistics of managing a household, and conflict-resolution skills. Lucas walks through the 'competency translation' method—...

In this episode of The Comeback Career Podcast, Lucas and Luna tackle one of the hardest parts of returning to work after a stay-at-home gap: how to frame those years on a resume. They discuss the 'functional resume' format, how to translate household management into business language, and why hiring managers care more about transferable skills than chronological neatness. Lucas shares a specific...

In the debut episode of The Comeback Career Podcast, Lucas and Luna explore the realities of re-entering the workforce after a long career break — using the story of Maria Torres, a former marketing director who stepped away for five years to care for her aging parents. When she started applying in early 2025, she sent out 87 applications and got only three interviews. But she landed a senior role...