Evacuating from Ukraine was a turning point for Jessica.
She’d been a Foreign Service accompanying partner for 20 years. She’d navigated single parenting during her husband’s tour in Iraq and learned how community can help you thrive in the midst of chaos. She’d successfully sustained her law career during multiple foreign and domestic postings.
But leaving Ukraine in 2022 shifted Jessica’s priorities and, ultimately, her career. Learn more about Jessica’s journey and how she looks at challenges as opportunities.
Join us for an emotional conversation about the stresses and lessons learned navigating life abroad with dual careers and kids.
BIO
Jessica Hayden has been an EFM for the past 20 years. Her family has lived in Kazakhstan, Azerbaijan, Turkey, Ukraine, and The Netherlands, while her husband also served in Iraq. She has worked as both a lawyer and a writer and is the mother to 3 awesome kids.
In January of 2022, she evacuated from Kyiv with her children while her husband stayed behind with the Embassy. That experience fundamentally changed her career and life trajectory. She is now focusing on refugee issues and working on several writing projects about parenting during times of crisis.
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