This Is Grief Too with Laverne McKinnon

9:34

The Weird Things You Do When You’re Grieving

This Is Grief Too with Laverne McKinnon ·

2026/02/16

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit moonshotmentor.substack.comCareer 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 lately?”For me, it’s looked like this.I wore my pants inside out and didn’t realize until I was already out in the world.I left the faucet on.I ate an entire pizza by myself, and not because I was celebrating

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16:23

Why Does Money Fear Hit Hard? 😰

This Is Grief Too with Laverne McKinnon ·

2026/02/09

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit moonshotmentor.substack.comIf 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 money. Money touches safety. Options. Identity. What you can say yes to. What you have to say no to. And when work gets uncertain, money stops being background noise. It walks right up to the microphone and says,

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8:28

What Are You Not Seeing At Work? 🕵🏽‍♀️

This Is Grief Too with Laverne McKinnon ·

2026/02/02

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit moonshotmentor.substack.comMy 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 choosing to go on a mission to spread joy along with cool things I’ve been learning.Take a full watch of this YouTube video that made me laugh so hard I cried. And then I watched it a second time and laughed so

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10:39

Why Can’t I Start Job Tasks? 😩

This Is Grief Too with Laverne McKinnon ·

2026/01/26

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit moonshotmentor.substack.comMost 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 promises you don’t keep, the real cost isn’t momentum. It’s self trust.And once self trust takes a hit, your brain and body get conservative with energy. Not to punish you. To protect you.The problem is, that

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6:54

Are You Stuck at Work? 😬

This Is Grief Too with Laverne McKinnon ·

2026/01/19

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit moonshotmentor.substack.comYour 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 talk about the kind of stuckness that doesn’t respond to a new resume, a new routine, or a new burst of motivation.It’s the kind of stuckness where you’re doing your best, but something in you feels like the

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11:19

Why Do I Feel Stuck in My Career? 🔍

This Is Grief Too with Laverne McKinnon ·

2026/01/12

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit moonshotmentor.substack.comBefore 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 steps. And all of that has its place. But strategy on its own is not going to hold up for the long run. When things get hard, fuzzy, or take longer than you expected, your strategic plan is not going to hold

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6:28

Why Is Rest So Tricky? 😴

This Is Grief Too with Laverne McKinnon ·

2025/12/29

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit moonshotmentor.substack.comIf 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 myself filling downtime with re-organizing the pantry. And when I say downtime, I mean the kind of pause that has nothing to do with goals, perfectionism or making things better.Years ago, after I’d started a new

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14:53

Ready to Try Something Bold? 🌙

This Is Grief Too with Laverne McKinnon ·

2025/12/22

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit moonshotmentor.substack.comWhat It Really Takes to Pursue a MoonshotLet’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. They ask more of us. They stretch us. They expose the gap between who we are now and who we’d need to become.Earlier this month, I stood on a TEDx stage in the Philippines and delivered a talk on career grief

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14:21

Why Do I Procrastinate? 10 Reasons 😟

This Is Grief Too with Laverne McKinnon ·

2025/12/15

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit moonshotmentor.substack.comYou 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 confusing. Because you care. You’re committed. So why does the follow-through stall?Most of us don’t even pause long enough to ask that question. We go straight to self-judgment. We beat ourselves up, try to

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9:46

What’s Your Next Career Move? 🚀

This Is Grief Too with Laverne McKinnon ·

2025/12/08

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit moonshotmentor.substack.comLet’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 need a strategic career plan—think of it as your personal GPS—connecting where you are today to where you want to go, so every step actually moves you closer to your goals.Take my client Jerry. He wanted a seat

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8:43

How Do You Stay Inspired?💡

This Is Grief Too with Laverne McKinnon ·

2025/12/01

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 filmmaking? This is non-dependent filmmaking and honestly I find that inspiring in itself – to boldly state we are no longer depending on the systems that have kept people on the outside, repressed, and denied.The

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42:42

How Can You Stay Calm Under Stress? 🌿

This Is Grief Too with Laverne McKinnon ·

2025/11/24

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit moonshotmentor.substack.comEver notice how some days you’re able to handle stress, communicate well, and keep your cool, while other days you feel overwhelmed and in a spiral of mercury in retrograde? In this week’s blog, I dive into how you can stay in an awesome, cool, and balanced state more often – so you can achieve your career goals and not get derailed.

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14:38

Ask Me Anything - Grief & the Holidays

This Is Grief Too with Laverne McKinnon ·

2025/11/20

This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit moonshotmentor.substack.com/subscribe

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7:43

Feeling Stuck in Your Job Search? 👀

This Is Grief Too with Laverne McKinnon ·

2025/11/14

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit moonshotmentor.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 “oh no, what if I’ve peaked?”Here’s the truth: often, the problem is that we’re looking for opportunities too narrowly — using what’s called foveal vision.What Foveal Vision Gets WrongFoveal vision is the kind

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8:03

Does Success Feel Flat to You? 😶

This Is Grief Too with Laverne McKinnon ·

2025/11/10

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit moonshotmentor.substack.comHave 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, you’re already on to the next thing. Or worse—you feel a little empty, maybe even disappointed.I don’t think that’s because you’re ungrateful. I think it’s because you’ve been living by someone else’s definition

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12:15

Want Career Growth That Lasts a Lifetime? 🌱

This Is Grief Too with Laverne McKinnon ·

2025/11/03

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit moonshotmentor.substack.comHere’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 push that says, “Hey, I can do this.” But they only take you so far.Mastery though is a game changer. It’s when a skill or a practice stops being something you check off a list and becomes part of who you

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18:57

What If Losing Your Job Is Grief? 💔

This Is Grief Too with Laverne McKinnon ·

2025/10/27

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit moonshotmentor.substack.comA 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 Monday morning. I was still in bed, but when I saw that it was my boss, I jumped up, cleared my throat a few times and did my best to sound normal while saying “hello.”It came out froggy and weak-sauce. I knew why

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13:26

What If Grief Doesn’t End on Monday? 🗓️

This Is Grief Too with Laverne McKinnon ·

2025/10/20

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit moonshotmentor.substack.comIt’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 the plans we make for our professional lives. And I think it’s important to make that okay and carve out space.I think most of us are pretty good at holding boundaries when a personal commitment pops up — a

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9:46

Got Career Progress? 🚀

This Is Grief Too with Laverne McKinnon ·

2025/10/13

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit moonshotmentor.substack.comGoals 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 spinning your wheels—not clear if you’re making any actual progress in your career.A goal on its own is isolated and can lose direction easily. But pair it with an outcome, and suddenly you have motivation,

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13:31

Are Your Beliefs Holding You Back? 🤔

This Is Grief Too with Laverne McKinnon ·

2025/10/06

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit moonshotmentor.substack.comMany 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.In challenging times, we lean on our beliefs to carry us through. But some of them hurt us more than they help.This week, I’m reposting one of my most popular blogs for anyone feeling frustrated, stuck, or

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