If you’re reading this, you’ve experienced loss. 

Nobody is immune.  

And loss isn’t just death.

It’s life transitions, loss of friendships, new jobs–and yes, even shattered expectations.

So why is it that grief is still a topic of conversation we’re uncomfortable with? Why aren’t we learning tools for grieving that we can arm ourselves with for all the ups and downs of life?

I’ve seen people grieve in the book process. 

I’m thinking back to Bound + Determined season 1 episode 1 with Jennifer Racioppi. So much of her publishing process was allowing herself to grieve over the fact that things didn’t happen the way she imagined. She was experiencing personal loss while also launching a book at the height of the pandemic. 

All that work–years of work–only to result in shattered expectations. 

I’ve seen people grieve over not landing the agent they hoped for. A deep sense of loss when they’d been picturing a relationship with them. 

It’s subtle. 

Grief isn’t always fall-on-the-floor-sobbing.

This week on Bound + Determined, we’re talking with THE expert on grief, Gina Moffa LCSW, a psychotherapist for over 18 years. She’s traveled the world helping those who are grieving, including working with holocaust survivors.