What Do You Do When the Floor Gives Way?- with Andrew & Lara Pilcher

<p>Two weeks before we hit record, Andrew came home white-faced and said, &quot;Are you sitting down?&quot; He&#39;d been let go with no warning, and because their family&#39;s entire life in the U.S. is tied to that one job, this wasn&#39;t a setback; it was a sinkhole. In this episode, our dear friends and certified Connection Codes coaches Andrew and Lara Pilcher let us in on the rawest two weeks of their lives: the fear, the shame of asking for help, the community that showed up, and what it looks like to run the Core Emotion Wheel when everything is actually on the line. It&#39;s tender, it&#39;s honest, and it&#39;s a picture of emotion as information in real time.</p><p><strong>In this episode:</strong></p><p>•Why Andrew&#39;s sudden termination is a &quot;sinkhole, not a bump&quot; — and how a visa clock changes everything</p><p>•The moment Lara chose to sit in the pit with Andrew instead of fixing it</p><p>•Owning your story: how Andrew wrote farewell letters to every colleague — even the one who let him go•&quot;Social capital zero&quot; — rebuilding friendship from scratch by throwing a wide net (and lighting a front-yard fire pit)</p><p>•The shame that shows up around asking for help — and why the human condition is actually to ask</p><p>•Phyllis&#39; own dam break: naming a wave of sadness out loud and feeling her body change</p><p>•Lara and Andrew wheeling it out live — anger, hurt, sad, glad, lonely, fear, guilt, and shame, all on the table. </p><p><strong>About Andrew &amp; Lara Pilcher: </strong></p><p>Andrew and Lara are Australians raising their family in Atlanta, and certified Connection Codes coaches. Lara is a professional performer, author of Audacious Artistry, and speaker; Andrew is a physical therapist (and ICF PCC coach) who weaves the emotional layer into how he treats performers and clients in chronic pain. They&#39;ve been part of the Connection Codes family since 2021.</p><p><br></p><p><strong>Resources mentioned:</strong></p><p>❤️ Support the Pilchers→ <a href="https://www.gofundme.com/f/help-with-pilcher-immigration-costs-after-andrew-lost-work" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">https://www.gofundme.com/f/help-with-pilcher-immigration-costs-after-andrew-lost-work</a></p><p>Connect with Lara &amp; Andrew→ <a href="https://larabiancapilcher.com/marriage" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">https://larabiancapilcher.com/marriage</a></p><p>Check out our courses →<a href="https://connectioncodes.co/courses" target="_