In The Cost of Starting Over, Marie Claire speaks with women who have experienced seismic change in their lives. They reveal the true price of beginning again, from the financial stakes to the emotional toll.
Emily Loker poured herself into her work. As a career public servant, she was dedicated to the notion that a lot of good could be done through federal service. Loker, who holds a PhD in communications for social justice and worked an internship with NASA, was recruited by the Department of Energy in May of 2023. A job she expected to work for many years to come in her home of Boulder, Colorado.
