#56 | GRIEVING A JOB LOSS & SPLIT REALITIES
GRIEVING A JOB LOSS & SPLIT REALITIES | E.56 Career Therapy Podcast with Author Shelby Forsythia
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On this week's Career Therapy Podcast (e.56), we welcome Shelby Forsythia. Shelby is the author of ‘Your Grief, Your Way’ and ‘Permission to Grieve,’ and the host of 3 (yep, count ‘em!) podcasts, including ‘Grief Book Review,’ ‘Grief Seeds,’ and ‘Coming Back: Conversations on Life After Loss.’
She uses a combination of practical tools and intuitive guidance to help grieving people reclaim their power and peace of mind after death, divorce, diagnosis, and major life transitions. Her work has been featured on Huffington Post, Bustle, and The Oprah Magazine.
In our conversation today, we discuss the importance of grieving during the loss of a job, whether you were laid off, fired, furloughed, or quit. Whether we are losing our financial security, or our sense of identity, it is important to process these emotions in healthy ways in order to become stronger, more capable versions of ourselves.
If you like this episode be sure to check out Shelby’s work via the links listed below, and leave us a review on iTunes so we can help more people navigate their careers in healthy ways. Enjoy the conversation!
During this Episode, We Discuss:
0:00 introducing Shelby Forsythia
3:20 what is grief and why is it important?
5:46 what happens when we don’t process grief
7:39 how does his grief appear in our lives?
10:26 distracting ourselves from processing grief
13:20 psychological extremism
16:10 how to separate reality vs. unreality
19:19 practical ways to conquer grief at work
22:40 is getting through grief inescapable?
26:03 COVID exacerbating our emotions
30:50 “expand our experience of being human”
37:00 company identity/reputations worming their way into our mind
38:30 what are rituals that help us through grief?
53:20 how can we prepare for the inevitable layoff?
59:50 where to find Shelby F. online
Resources & books mentioned in this episode:
Now Over To You!
If you know anyone who has been hustling, or started a business, during the pandemic, and has an amazing story to share, let us know who they are! Alternately, if you, or someone you know has recently gone through a layoff, or has a layoff, or any other career transition-oriented story to share, reach out. Contact Martin through his personal LinkedIn page to get in touch. We're always on the lookout for amazing guests for the cast.
As always, thanks for listening!
