My wife was let go two years ago, and hasn't been able to find a permanent job since, only three short term contracts. The job market here is brutal, especially in her sector, but also because she was very senior, and the job market is flooded with applicants.

She's now retaining as a career coach but it will take years for her business to reach the same levels of successes.

How to deal with anxiety? I tell her to remember there are things she can control, and things she can't, and how good she is at the things under her control.

Also, financially, she's/we're ok (still)