The Wanting

The Wanting

The Risk of Freedom

There’s no going back to a career that isn’t mine

Jessica Kantor
Apr 24, 2026
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Hi Cultural Currents Readers. I haven’t written in a while. There’s been a lot going on. But most specifically, an inner war on who I am. How I’ve changed. Turns out, I can’t be an employee anymore.

I recently tried. A creative PM role, a good team with meaningful work. And still, my nervous system went on fire. Not metaphorically. Physically. The low-gr…

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