One Quick Thing Before You Start the Week
An update and a 5-minute reader survey
Hi everyone,
If you read yesterday’s Saturday reflection, think of this as a brief follow-up before the week gets into full swing.
When The Mourning Manager launched, I shared that the holiday season would hold a weekly rhythm. That cadence reflected the level of support this time of year often requires for those carrying loss, myself included.
As we move forward, The Mourning Manager will settle into its ongoing rhythm: full issues twice a month, alongside weekly Saturday reflections, with bonus resources along the way.
As the new year begins, I’ll also be introducing a few new offerings designed to provide additional support and space for reflection and growth. These will be practical, thoughtful resources for leaders navigating real life, created to support how we lead, grieve, and grow together.
Before putting the final touches what comes next, I’d love your perspective through a short, optional reader survey. It takes about five minutes, and your responses will directly shape what I build for this community.
Over these first months, many of you have shared what has resonated most.
🖤 You’ve named the value of having a space that gives voice to what leaders carry but often don’t feel able to say.
🖤 You’ve reflected appreciation for leadership being framed beyond the formal workplace, recognizing that many of us are also family managers and stewards of responsibilities outside of work.
🖤 Others have shared that even when loss is years behind them, this space continues to support healing and has become something they can offer to others.
🖤 Some of you have invited The Mourning Manager into your workplaces to support leaders and professional development.
I’m deeply grateful for that trust and for what we’re building together. Thank you for being here. More to come.
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Carolyn’s daughter
The twice-monthly cadence with weekly reflections seems like a thoughtful balance for managing both the depth needed for full issues and the regularity that can help people process ongoing grief. I really like how this frames leadership beyond just the workplace context - managing a family through loss or stewarding other responsibilities requires just as much emotional intelligence and resilience. The point about creating space for what leaders carry but don't feel able to say is important; there's often this unspoken expectation that leaders should somehow be immune to or above personal struggles. Looking foward to seeing how the new offerings develop.