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This Is Grief Too with Laverne McKinnon
by Laverne McKinnon
This Is Grief Too explores the human side of professional loss, career grief, and what’s next. Laverne McKinnon shares stories, honest reflections, and practical tools to help you make sense of what happened, rebuild, and move forward. thisisgrieftoo.substack.com
Episodes
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You’re Fine. So Why Are You Crying? 😭
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit thisisgrieftoo.substack.com If you’re familiar with the 110 freeway in Los Angeles, you may know that the on-ramps are unbelievably short and ridiculously tight — because they were designed when cars topped out around 45 mph. Some of...
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What Letting Go Helped Me See 🦋
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit thisisgrieftoo.substack.com I’m a late-to-the-party big believer in taking a break from the normal routines and structures of life to gain fresh perspective. This year, I took about five weeks off from Substack and client work over the...
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I’m Grieving the Home I Chose to Leave 🏡
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit thisisgrieftoo.substack.com I’m in a contorted cat-cow pose holding a toothbrush with my right hand, leaning heavily on my left to take the pressure off my legs, wondering if this is a good choice at this moment in time. The white tile...
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What Happened to You at Work Matters (And I Need Your Help)
Hi friend. When I was fired from a job I cared about deeply, I was devastated. At the time, I didn’t have language for what I was experiencing. I thought I needed to get back on the horse, get a thicker skin, and get over it. It took me ten years to realize that I was carrying grief. Career…
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What is My Purpose
The week I got fired from a job I loved, I kept opening my laptop and staring at a blank screen. I didn’t know what to update. I wasn’t sure who I was updating it for. My job title had been the answer to so many questions, including, it turned out, the question of who I was. That’s the thing…
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Starting Over at the Top 😳
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit thisisgrieftoo.substack.com Robert got the call on a Friday afternoon. After trying to find a job in his industry for eighteen months, he faced the hard truth that for someone at his level, there were no viable openings. So he pivoted…
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I Know I Should Reach Out 🙈
I asked a room full of smart, ambitious professionals to rate how important relationship building is to their careers right now. On a scale of one to ten, the answers came back: Seven. Eight. Nine. Ten. Then I asked a follow-up question: how does that actually show up in your day-to-day? My...
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Why Is No One Getting Back to Me? 😩
If you want to know where you stand with someone, don’t listen to what they say. Watch what they do. It’s taking me years to learn this. And I got a great reminder of it a few weeks ago. It was late afternoon in Mammoth Lakes, California, fifty degrees with a little cloud cover, and the trails…
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Waiting for the Axe to Fall 😰
Rebecca, a senior executive at Warner Bros., just wants to know the truth of what’s going on with the Paramount merger and when she’s going to be axed. The uncertainty is “killing her.” She’s not alone. Not even close. 2026 is packed with mergers and consolidations across industries: Devon Energy...
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What Do You Owe a Difficult Boss?
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit thisisgrieftoo.substack.com I was having lunch on the patio at Kiwami with a long-time colleague — we'd served together on the board of the Coalition of Asian Pacifics in Entertainment — and we were debating whether to order the Kiwami...
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The Career Wins You Forgot To Count
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit thisisgrieftoo.substack.com You know what you’ve lost. But can you name your wins? Most people in a career transition can recite their losses on demand. The VP title. The 401K contribution. The Friday happy hours with the work family....
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Why Don't My Clothes Feel Like Me Anymore?
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit thisisgrieftoo.substack.com Remember when lockdown happened and there were all those stories about people showing up to Zoom meetings looking perfectly presentable from the waist up — and if you got a peek below the camera line, you’d...
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How Do I Get My Work Energy Back? 🔋
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit thisisgrieftoo.substack.com Most of us are gonna hit turbulence at one point or another in our careers. A faceplant. A missed opportunity. A project that goes sideways. A job that ends in a way that feels unfair or messy. The painful...
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Live Coaching Session with Amanda Olusanya
This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit thisisgrieftoo.substack.com/subscribe
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Why Is Learning So Hard Now? 😩
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit thisisgrieftoo.substack.com Okay confession time. When I was getting my MBA, I had to take my statistics course twice. The problem wasn’t my capacity or that I was “bad at math.” I’m actually quite good at it. The issue was the…
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Did Your Thank-You Email Cost You? 😬
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit thisisgrieftoo.substack.com You got the interview. Yay. You prepared. Well done. You had great rapport with the hiring manager. Love that. You left thinking, “That went really well.” You send your thank you email. You tell them you…
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Why Am I Stuck at Work? 🔄
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit thisisgrieftoo.substack.com What if the reason you’re not getting what you want at work has nothing to do with your talent and effort? What if it has everything to do with where and how your actual workspace is set up? Maybe you want...
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Imposter Syndrome After a Promotion: What It Actually Means
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit thisisgrieftoo.substack.com There’s a moment that hits a lot of people right after a promotion or a new role. You have the new title. The bigger scope. The visibility. And then your brain goes: who do you think you are? If that’s...
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Stress vs. Anxiety: Why It’s Important to Know the Difference
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit thisisgrieftoo.substack.com Mental health is a hot topic these days - as it should be! According to the World Health Organization anxiety disorders are the most common mental disorder with approximately 4% of the world’s population...
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The Weird Things You Do When You’re Grieving
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit thisisgrieftoo.substack.com Career grief is not just an emotional experience. It’s a physiological one. Most of us expect grief to look like tears, sadness, maybe anger. But a lot of the time, grief shows up as: “What is wrong with me...
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Why Does Money Fear Hit Hard? 😰
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit thisisgrieftoo.substack.com If your career is shifting, your money story gets a vote in every decision you make. And it’s not because you’re bad at math or you “should have planned better.” It gets a vote because money is not just…
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What Are You Not Seeing At Work? 🕵🏽♀️
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit thisisgrieftoo.substack.com My birthday is this Wednesday. I usually like to fly under the radar but this year I’m trying something new. Instead of hiding out feeling self-conscious about my warped relationship with age and time, I’m...
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Why Can’t I Start Job Tasks? 😩
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit thisisgrieftoo.substack.com Most of us think the problem is energy. If we could just get a little more, we’d update the résumé, write the cover letter, follow up with a former colleague, get the certification. But when you keep making...
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Are You Stuck at Work? 😬
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit thisisgrieftoo.substack.com Your career isn’t broken. Your heart is. And if you’ve been feeling this heartbreak for a while, you may also be feeling stuck and not sure what to do to get your mojo back. I’ve been there. And I want to…
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Why Do I Feel Stuck in My Career? 🔍
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit thisisgrieftoo.substack.com Before you decide what to do next in your career, it helps to understand why you’re doing it at all. Career strategy gets a lot of attention. Especially from me. I love vision boards. Five year plans. Action...
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Why Is Rest So Tricky? 😴
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit thisisgrieftoo.substack.com If you’re anything like me, downtime doesn’t come naturally. I get the value of stepping away from work and yet I still find myself filling open space with something productive. Over the weekend I found…
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Ready to Try Something Bold? 🌙
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit thisisgrieftoo.substack.com What It Really Takes to Pursue a Moonshot Let’s be honest. Ambition is exciting until you’re staring down the possibility that you might fall flat on your face. Moonshots bring that tension out of hiding.…
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Why Do I Procrastinate? 10 Reasons 😟
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit thisisgrieftoo.substack.com You know that moment when you say yes to something, you mean it, you see the upside… and then you can’t get yourself to actually do it? Procrastination is unbelievably frustrating. And demoralizing. And...
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What’s Your Next Career Move? 🚀
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit thisisgrieftoo.substack.com Let’s be honest—most of us don’t plan our careers. We react to opportunities, chase what looks good on paper, and hope it all somehow adds up. But if you want to stop winging it and start steering it, you…
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How Do You Stay Inspired?💡
Today is a departure from the usual career strategy talk, but still applicable to anyone who’s going after a moonshot and is in need of inspiration. I’m joining a community experiment launched by producer Ted Hope to bring together NonDē filmmakers on Substack. You’ve heard of independent...
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Feeling Stuck in Your Job Search? 👀
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit thisisgrieftoo.substack.com “I can’t find a job.” If that’s what you’ve been saying to yourself, you’re not alone. It’s one of the most common things I hear from people in transition. What’s really underneath is that mix of dread and…
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Does Success Feel Flat to You? 😶
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit thisisgrieftoo.substack.com Have you ever hit a big milestone—one you thought would feel amazing—and instead, you’re like, “Wait, that’s it?” You got the job. You crossed the finish line. You checked the box. And five minutes later,...
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Want Career Growth That Lasts a Lifetime? 🌱
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit thisisgrieftoo.substack.com Here’s the thing about growth: quick wins will get you moving, but mastery? Mastery changes you. Don’t get me wrong. Quick wins are great. They give you that hit of momentum, a shot of confidence, the little...
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What If Losing Your Job Is Grief? 💔
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit thisisgrieftoo.substack.com A portion of this blog originally appeared as a guest feature on Career Pivot. Join me for a special AMA with Career Pivot on Friday, October 31st at 9:00 a.m. PT on the Substack App. The call came on a…
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What If Grief Doesn’t End on Monday? 🗓️
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit thisisgrieftoo.substack.com It’s been two months since my little dog Roo died. Not exactly a strong hook for a post about career strategy. But I feel compelled to share this personal information because life keeps on life-ing despite…
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Got Career Progress? 🚀
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit thisisgrieftoo.substack.com Goals and outcomes go together like peanut butter and jelly. Popcorn and butter. Mustard and mayonnaise. One without the other just doesn’t quite work. And might leave you feeling out of sorts like you’re...
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Are Your Beliefs Holding You Back? 🤔
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit thisisgrieftoo.substack.com Many of us hold beliefs like: education opens doors, avoiding conflict keeps the peace, or opportunity is everywhere if we just look hard enough. These sound noble, but they can be more mistaken than true.…
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Are You Measuring Success All Wrong? 📏
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit thisisgrieftoo.substack.com On paper, Deborah has it all. She’s the CFO of a well-known accounting firm in Boston. Married for 23 years, three healthy kids, a vacation home on the Cape. Her LinkedIn profile is stacked with awards and...
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What If Work Hands You Divorce Papers? 💔
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit thisisgrieftoo.substack.com “My industry wants a divorce, but I don’t.” - Anonymous First off, I’m so sorry you’re being dumped. That really really sucks, no two ways about it. If we were best friends, I would rally to your side with a...
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Could Your Resume Use a Highlight Reel? 🎬
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit thisisgrieftoo.substack.com The Value of a Summary on Your Resume I’ll admit it—I’m a self-professed control freak. Which is exactly why I love a summary at the top of a resume. Think about the power of first impressions. Whether…
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Who Actually Gets a Book Agent? 🤔
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit thisisgrieftoo.substack.com If you’ve ever dreamed of getting your book published by a traditional publisher, you’ve probably heard the same advice I did: “You need an agent.” Today I’m sharing exactly how I landed mine. The steps I...
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Why Does My Resume Get Ignored? 🤔
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit thisisgrieftoo.substack.com “How do I get my resume past the robots and into the hands of an actual human?” This is one of the most common questions I hear. It’s a little ironic considering how people are using artificial intelligence...
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How to Turn Painful Failures Into Powerful Breakthroughs
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit thisisgrieftoo.substack.com Don’t waste a good failure. It can become the blueprint for your best practices. If you’re anything like me, you’ve beaten yourself up when something didn’t go the way you had hoped, planned, or dreamed. But...
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What Really Happens After You Apply? 💼
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit thisisgrieftoo.substack.com Wondering why you're not landing job interviews? I recently hired a social media manager and digital strategist as an independent contractor. I reviewed more than 80 applications, interviewed 8 candidates…
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Are You Still Waiting to Feel Ready? 🛑 The truth about timing and big dreams
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit thisisgrieftoo.substack.com There comes a point when waiting for the “right time” turns into never. Maybe you’ve been meaning to pivot to a more meaningful career path, but every time you try to shift gears, golden handcuffs or...
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How CostCo Brought Me Back to Sanity
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit thisisgrieftoo.substack.com Everyone gets triggered. It’s normal to have a strong emotional response to a situation that violates your values or reminds you of an upsetting time in your life. One of the best ways to manage them is to...
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Is It Time For A New Career? 🤨😩🤔
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit thisisgrieftoo.substack.com If you’re resonating with what you’re hearing, please consider subscribing. What’s that mean? 🙌🏾 You’ll receive regular emails (with lots of heart and a bit of humor) that share a tool or insight from my...
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Got The Rug Pulled Out From Underneath You?
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit thisisgrieftoo.substack.com Do you know someone who’s lost their groove and needs a little push to get it back? I would greatly appreciate it if you could kindly share this episode with them. 🙏 If you’re resonating with what you’re...
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Embracing Hard Truths by Hugging the Bear 🤗🐻🐾
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit thisisgrieftoo.substack.com I’ve been facing a hard truth recently that situations are rarely 100% awesome. In fact most of the time the good and the not-so-good coexist … and seem quite content to be that way. I, of course, am...
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Why Isn’t My Big Idea Working? 🤔
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit thisisgrieftoo.substack.com Feeling stuck on a passion project? Learn why momentum stalls and how to regain clarity, confidence, and direction.
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This Is Grief Too explores the human side of professional loss, career grief, and what’s next. Laverne McKinnon shares stories, honest reflections, and practical tools to help you make sense of what happened, rebuild, and move forward.
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