Getting laid off hurts. There is nothing — and I mean nothing — quite like hearing that your role is being eliminated and immediately wondering whether it means you weren't valuable. But, friend, a layoff has far less to do with you than it does with a company's budget, priorities, or organizational chart.

When women support women, we build each other up, grow stronger, and reach new heights. Sometimes this looks like competition, but in genuine relationships this competition is not rooted in hoping the other fails but striving to see just how good I can become and hoping those with me rise higher too.