How do I tell my family about the layoff? - 9 months and counting

My spouse does not know yet that I was let go as a production planner. It has been a long 6 weeks. I feel ashamed even though the company cut a whole team. What did you say?

Thanks for writing this out. I went through something close to it 9 months ago, and it got easier once I kept a simple log of every call and form.

I told my partner the same evening with a simple plan: what happened, what I was doing and what I needed. It was a relief.