Elizabeth Field DiGiovanni

Elizabeth Field DiGiovanni is a writer, founder and mother of two. After being laid off from her tech role at WhatsApp/Meta, she began building several long-imagined projects in public, including The Selection Bureau, Parcel Air and her Substack, From the Desk of EFD, where she writes about ambition, motherhood, money and starting over in real time.

I Lost My Job With Two Young Kids—Then Had to Figure Out Who I Was Without It

June 22, 2026

After a layoff, one mother found herself launching a business, interviewing for a corporate role and making breakfast from the same kitchen counter—while trying to rebuild her identity in real time.