Mission Statement

Welcome, my name is Doug Truppe, and I am an artist representative for commercial photographers and directors in the global market. Our mission is to empower, elevate and foster a sense of community for those employed in the advertising industry. Focusing on mental health, our hope is to provide a forum and backdrop to discuss and share the challenges our industry is facing in a fast-paced, ever-changing global economy. Concentrating on one’s well-being with the expertise of a mental health practitioner, Gabriel Most LCSW, RN, come join us as we explore and discuss managing mental health in the advertising industry. Ultimately, we are here to provide helpful resources and offer a friendly voice in challenging times.

Please join us as we address various issues and mental health challenges on a weekly basis creating a forum for communication and solutions with experts in advertising and mental health. In this week’s topic, “Five Stages of Job Loss” Doug Truppe, and Gabriel Most, LCSW, RN explore what happens when we lose our job and go from a schedule with a paycheck and benefits to an aimless focus, no income and no health coverage.

Five Stages of Job Loss

According to Elisabeth Kubler -Ross, M.D., a psychiatrist who pioneered research around loss and grief, the following is a list of stages that we experience when we lose our job:

1. Denial - “ I can’t believe this is happening. I have worked there for 20 years.”

2. Anger - “After twenty years they fire me with an email and a zoom call?! This can’t be happening.”

3. Bargaining - “Maybe if I take a 30% pay cut or work freelance without benefits, they’ll keep me on.”

4. Depression - “Who is ever going to hire me, this is all I know, and I’ve been doing it for 15-plus years and I’m too old and making too much money.”

5. Acceptance - “ If I can reinvent myself and pivot, I can still stay relevant and make money in this industry.”

Share your story. What has been your experience around job loss? How did you manage and then land on your feet? We’d love to hear from you. Together we can create a community of empowerment.

Come join us as we explore the changes in advertising due to AI, and other technologies, managing the changing landscape.

Book by Dr. Kubler Ross- Elizabeth Kubler-Ross M.D., David Kessler- On Grief and Grieving: Finding the Meaning of Grief Through the Five Stages of Loss

Gabriel Most LCSW, RN, www.gmosttherapy.com

Contact me to share your stories: hello@dougtruppe.com