This Is Grief Too with Laverne McKinnon

8:14

You’re Fine. So Why Are You Crying? 😭

This Is Grief Too with Laverne McKinnon ·

2026/10/05

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit thisisgrieftoo.substack.comIf 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 those on-ramps require a full stop and then a balls out sprint to get to at least 60 mph within 15 feet before merging into speeding traffic. Yowsa.So you might be able to imagine my terror on a lovely

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7:18

What Letting Go Helped Me See 🦋

This Is Grief Too with Laverne McKinnon ·

2026/09/14

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit thisisgrieftoo.substack.comI’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 summer. The intention was to create space to move out of the home we’ve been in for 28 years so we could radically downsize and try a completely different lifestyle.We’ve left the gorgeous wildlife corridor

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7:19

I’m Grieving the Home I Chose to Leave 🏡

This Is Grief Too with Laverne McKinnon ·

2026/09/07

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit thisisgrieftoo.substack.comI’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 I’m scrubbing is pretty, but man, it is unforgiving on my bones, especially my knees, which are already showing signs of bruising.When I was in high school, I cleaned houses for a summer to make extra cash

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4:12

What Happened to You at Work Matters (And I Need Your...

This Is Grief Too with Laverne McKinnon ·

2026/06/22

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 grief.Once I understood that, I got unstuck. I gave myself permission to mourn what had happened and all that had been lost alongside my job title.Today, I’m writing a book with the working title This is Grief, Too,

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15:37

What is My Purpose

This Is Grief Too with Laverne McKinnon ·

2026/05/25

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 nobody warns you about: career disappointment. The professional loss is real. But the identity loss is the one that knocks you sideways.And somewhere in that fog, a question surfaces. Usually in the middle of the

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10:36

Starting Over at the Top 😳

This Is Grief Too with Laverne McKinnon ·

2026/05/18

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit moonshotmentor.substack.comRobert 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 to Pharma doing sales. A far cry from Vice-President of Marketing at a film studio. He would start the new gig in two weeks.Robert was elated to have a gig, but he was dejected because his degree, his

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9:20

I Know I Should Reach Out 🙈

This Is Grief Too with Laverne McKinnon ·

2026/05/11

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 favorite response: “Actual importance: ten. How I’m treating it: three.” We all laughed. Because we recognized ourselves.It may seem like that gap between knowing relationships matter and actually building them is

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9:53

Why Is No One Getting Back to Me? 😩

This Is Grief Too with Laverne McKinnon ·

2026/05/04

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 near our favorite place to stay, Tamarack Lodge, were enticing. I mean, the mountain looked absolutely pristine, birds were chirping like they were auditioning for Pitch Perfect, and there was hardly anyone

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8:13

Waiting for the Axe to Fall 😰

This Is Grief Too with Laverne McKinnon ·

2026/04/27

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 and Coterra. SpaceX and xAI. Engie and UK Power Networks. Tens of thousands of people going to work every day inside organizations mid-transformation, wondering the same thing Rebecca is wondering.Am I going

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7:28

What Do You Owe a Difficult Boss?

This Is Grief Too with Laverne McKinnon ·

2026/04/20

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit moonshotmentor.substack.comI 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 tray or go à la carte. And then, I felt the energy around me shift. I didn’t turn my head, but I could see her outline in my peripheral vision. The boss who fired me. OMG, she was seated close enough to hear

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8:38

The Career Wins You Forgot To Count

This Is Grief Too with Laverne McKinnon ·

2026/04/13

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit moonshotmentor.substack.comYou 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. The satisfaction of knowing what the job is and how to do it.Ask them to name their wins? Awkward silence then a short, apologetic list they immediately start walking back. “I mean, it wasn’t that big a deal.”

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5:58

Why Don't My Clothes Feel Like Me Anymore?

This Is Grief Too with Laverne McKinnon ·

2026/04/06

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit moonshotmentor.substack.comRemember 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 find them in their underwear and socks?I loved that. It was so human. So real.It was a great contrast to the pressure to get my wardrobe choices right. All those spoken and unspoken rules: Women wear heels,

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12:56

How Do I Get My Work Energy Back? 🔋

This Is Grief Too with Laverne McKinnon ·

2026/03/30

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit moonshotmentor.substack.comMost 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 part is not just what happened. It’s what happens inside of you afterward.When a professional failure goes unprocessed, it turns inward. It shows up as imposter thoughts, burnout, low confidence, and that weird

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54:28

Live Coaching Session with Amanda Olusanya

This Is Grief Too with Laverne McKinnon ·

2026/03/26

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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8:14

Why Is Learning So Hard Now? 😩

This Is Grief Too with Laverne McKinnon ·

2026/03/23

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit moonshotmentor.substack.comOkay 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 teaching method. It was lecture heavy, and that’s not how I learn. It didn’t matter how hard I worked or how tenacious I was. Nothing stuck.And I really wanted my MBA because I believed it mattered for being

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7:23

Did Your Thank-You Email Cost You? 😬

This Is Grief Too with Laverne McKinnon ·

2026/03/16

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit moonshotmentor.substack.comYou 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 felt energized by the conversation, you’re excited about the opportunity, and you’d love to be considered. You add the classic closer: let me know if you need anything else.Then crickets. What the heck happened?We

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56:23

Live Replay: Career Feng Shui with Dorena Kohrs

This Is Grief Too with Laverne McKinnon ·

2026/03/13

If you’ve been doing everything right and are still experiencing no flow in your career, take a listen to this chat with space doula Dorena Kohrs. It’s a super inspiring and practical talk about how to make simple changes to your home to create more energy in your career. Dorena shares three specific places to take a look at for fame & recognition, money flow and career. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit

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13:29

Why Am I Stuck at Work? 🔄

This Is Grief Too with Laverne McKinnon ·

2026/03/09

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit moonshotmentor.substack.comWhat 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 more money. More growth. More work-life balance. More freedom. More stability. More belonging. More meaning.Most people try to close that gap by doing more. More special projects to prove your worth. More

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8:34

Imposter Syndrome After a Promotion: What It Actually...

This Is Grief Too with Laverne McKinnon ·

2026/03/02

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit moonshotmentor.substack.comThere’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 happening to you, I want to offer one reframe that changes the whole experience.Imposter syndrome is not proof you’re unqualified. It’s what doubt sounds like when your courage puts you in a bigger room.Why This

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15:08

Stress vs. Anxiety: Why It’s Important to Know the...

This Is Grief Too with Laverne McKinnon ·

2026/02/23

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit moonshotmentor.substack.comMental 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 affected. And stress is right there on its heels. According to the American Institute of Stress, around 35% of the U.S. population is feeling stressed. I get it! But what many people don’t get is that stress and

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