What They Don't Tell You About Getting Fired

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What happens after you’re fired from your dream job?

Former Nashville morning news anchor Nikki Burdine joins me for a raw, honest conversation about losing her TV career — and why she now believes it was part of a bigger plan.

Two weeks after I left WABC, Nikki’s Instagram post announcing her departure crossed my feed in what felt like divine timing. I reached out. She responded. That one message turned into a friendship rooted in shared newsroom experiences, faith, and reinvention.

In this episode, we talk about:

• The day she was fired — and what no one prepares you for
 • The emotional spiral that follows job loss
 • Rewiring “fired” into “favored”
 • Her new social media series, Fired Girl Chronicles
• Transitioning from morning anchor to content creator
• The untold realities of TV news culture
• Living and working in television with Tourette Syndrome
• Finding faith when your identity feels shaken

If you’ve ever been laid off, pushed out, or forced into a pivot you didn’t choose — this conversation will resonate deeply.

Sometimes what feels like rejection is redirection.
 And sometimes getting fired is the push toward your true calling.

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