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Finding Joy with Kara
Join Kara Kavensky as she explores powerful stories of healing and transformation with Finding Joy with Kara. All of her guests have unique backgrounds and are each transforming the world in their own amazing ways.
Join Kara Kavensky as she explores powerful stories of healing and transformation. Her guests all have unique backgrounds and are transforming the world in their own amazing ways. Impactful and honest, the stories shared via Finding Joy with Kara can provide a distinctive healing salve. We could all use more joy in our lives! Subscribe now for updates.
Season 3 of Finding Joy with Kara is now Season 1 of Record Scratch.
When something unexpected happens in our lives, just like in the movies, everyone and everything seems to freeze, and the soundtrack playing in the background stops abruptly with the sound of a needle across vinyl.
A record scratch.
This podcast focuses on the courage and resiliency it takes to move through disruptive moments.
My guests share their transformational record scratch moments and offer tools to help us heal our wounds. We address varying topics including generational trauma, grief, PTSD, and what we can do to heal and be better humans.
Please subscribe to my Record Scratch podcast and follow me on social media: @karakavensky on IG, TikTok, FB, Twitter, and LinkedIn.
Record Scratch with Kara
When something unexpected happens in our lives, just like in the movies, everyone and everything seems to freeze, and the soundtrack playing in the background stops abruptly with the sound of a needle across vinyl.
A record scratch.
When something unexpected happens in our lives, just like in the movies, everyone and everything seems to freeze, and the soundtrack playing in the background stops abruptly with the sound of a needle across vinyl.
A record scratch.
It is inevitable that we will all experience “record scratch” moments in our lives. These big, disruptive moments require resiliency to move forward with our lives, for we are never the same.
My record scratch moment was when my son Jake died in a car accident on February 19, 2022. He was 16. That fateful day completely disrupted my life and only recently I have rediscovered my voice.
Trauma recovery is not a D-I-Y situation. I am surrounded by a team of amazing humans who continue to help me along my healing journey.
Authenticity is greatly important to me — so all of my featured guests are individuals who walk their talk.
Trauma encompasses a vast spectrum. There’s no competition and no judgment as we speak about varying topics including generational trauma, grief, PTSD, and what we can do to heal our wounds and be better humans.
Please follow me on social media and subscribe to this podcast. Find me @karakavensky on Substack, FB, IG, X, TikTok, FB, LinkedIn, Threads, and TikTok.
Thank you!
Licensed therapist and author Gina Moffa joins Kara Kavensky to talk about grief, trauma, and the modern landscape of healing. From how trauma lives in the body to practical ways to show up for others in pain, this episode unpacks the myths of “getting over it” and instead invites listeners to build compassion, safety, and self-understanding through loss.
Topics include:
• The difference between grief and trauma
• Somatic and holistic healing methods
• How to support friends through loss without platitudes
• The long tail of secondary and tertiary losses
• Building safety in trauma-informed therapy
Mentioned:
• MOVING ON DOESN’T MEAN LETTING GO by Gina Moffa
• Upcoming book WHAT HAPPENED TO OUR FRIENDSHIP?
• Kara Kavensky’s memoir, TELL ME ABOUT JOY (Sourcebooks, 2026)
• Sponsors: Remain Relevant – Humanize, Organize, Weaponize your corporate storytelling | Adam Gibson Design | Tell Me About Joy by Kara Kavensky
Gina is working on her next book about the silent grief of friendship loss, which is due to be published in February of 2027.
GINA MOFFA
Website: ginamoffa.com/
Instagram: @ginamoffalcsw
KARA KAVENSKY
Website: Kara Kavensky
@karakavensky on Substack, FB, IG, LinkedIn and Threads
Receive updates on Kara’s new memoir release, TELL ME ABOUT JOY
Sponsored by: Adam Gibson Design and Remain Relevant, a corporate storytelling masterclass
Produced by: Marilou Marosz
Original music written and performed by: Adam W. Gibson
TIMESTAMPS
[01:10] Introduction – Gina Moffa
[01:35] ZARA’S BIG MESSY GOODBYE
[02:36] MOVING ON DOESN’T MEAN LETTING GO
[05:41] Healing modalities
[07:12] Grief’s sister, trauma
[11:28] Helping others recognize trauma and identify needs
[16:06] Trauma-informed care
[19:41] Coping tendencies or rhythms
[22:27] Responding to coping styles
[23:54] Platitudes vs] compassionate consolation
[25:13] How to be present for someone who is grieving
[28:49] Secondary loss and tertiary loss
[31:59] Losing friendships