Hosted by Rich Zapata · 🇺🇸 US · EN · 9 episodes
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Fear, Faith, and the Forest: A Podcast of Hope for the Unemployed If you're unemployed, you know the struggle. Hundreds of applications. Ghosting. Late-stage rejections. The 3 AM panic. The identity crisis. The endless negativity about how "the market is dead" and "AI is taking over." Fear, Faith, and the Forest is a weekly podcast for people walking through unemployment—created by someone still in the trenches with you. Moving forward. Driven by faith. About the Host Rich Zapata is an unemployed software engineering leader with 12+ years of experience. After 7 years at a fintech company, his position was eliminated in January 2025. Nine months later, he's still searching—and he's not waiting until he "makes it" to share what he's learned. This podcast isn't a victory lap. It's a real-time guide through the Forest.
Rich Zapata hosts Fear, Faith and the Forest, a religion show with 9 episodes published.
A reflection episode marking the close of Phase 1. More than a year into unemployment, Rich looks back at the things he said in the first eight episodes and asks what's held up under pressure, and what's changed. Eight P
Rejection is not a possibility in this job search, it's a certainty. In this final episode of Phase 1, Rich tackles one of the hardest parts of unemployment: handling rejection without letting it erode your confidence or
Unemployment is a full-time job, and like any demanding job, it will break down the vessel carrying you through it if you're not careful. In this episode, Rich breaks down the non-negotiables: the things you cannot skip,
Anxiety during unemployment is real, and it never goes away. It hits at 3 AM, but it also hits at 2:30 on a normal Tuesday afternoon, when the lull catches up to you. In this episode, I share a confession about dipping i
Unemployment doesn't just affect you. It affects everyone in your household. Your spouse, your kids, everyone who depends on you. And they can't support you if they don't know what's happening. In this episode, I share h
One of the hardest parts of unemployment isn't the job search—it's the identity crisis. Who are you without your title? In this episode, Rich talks about why so many of us tie our identity to our jobs, what happens when
You've survived the first week. Now what? Before you can plan your next move, you need to know where you actually stand. In this episode, Rich walks through how to assess three critical areas of your situation — your fin
The first 72 hours after a layoff can make or break how you navigate everything that comes after. In this episode, Rich shares what he did in those first critical days, and what he wishes he'd done differently. From tell
Rich Zapata introduces Fear, Faith, and the Forest — what it is, who it's for, and what to expect. He shares his nine-month unemployment story, from the 10-minute Zoom call that ended seven years at his company through h
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Fear, Faith and the Forest is hosted by Rich Zapata. The show is categorised under religion (spirituality) and has published 9 episodes.
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