A fundamental lesson on being fired: Never lie about it. People will know what you're saying is a cover-up for how you really feel - embarrassed, discouraged, and afraid.

After being let go from CBS and looking for a year for work, I will never catch myself complaining about being too busy.

I'd been fired by CBS News in a semipublic way, and as the months went by, there was a perception that I was damaged goods.

I realize that of all people, I am no expert on parenting or marriage.

Being unemployed has so many real and palpable ramifications but there are also psychological side effects which you can only understand if youve truly lived through it.

There's always more money to be made.

I suffered from a mild case of postpartum depression after my second child and the physical challenge of maintaining an overnight shift at CBS, a marriage, and two in diapers made the symptoms worse and everyone in the house paid the price.