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[quote=Anonymous]My spouse could have written almost all of this about me a couple years ago.

If your wife has been out of academia for a few years and has not been publishing/researching, she may be quite correct that she will not work as an academic in her field.  And if she didn't already apply for jobs, she's missed the cycle for this coming academic year.  Stuff she needs to do:

1. Talk to other career changers in her field (she probably knows at least a few from grad school).
2. Do informational interviews and otherwise network and refresh her contacts
3. Maybe look for adjunct work or contract work research and writing (and anything like that she will get through connections)
4. Like the PP suggested-get in touch with career services at her grad school, if it was a University with big grad programs they probably have a counselor dedicated to helping career-changing academics (my school does).

If she is rejection adverse it may be hard for her to do things like just applying for job and seeing what pans out, and it may be hard for you to help her with all of the above.  From what you've written, it may be worth the money for her to see a therapist or career coach who can help her set goals and deal with her anxiety.  I know from my own experience that it can be really destructive to have one partner pushing and the other partner tied up with fear (even if you are giving really sound advice).

Good luck-I now work for a non-profit in a field related to my degree.  The money isn't much, but I'm gaining a lot of skills and I really enjoy the work (and even my low salary could cover daycare many times over).[/quote]

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