Name: How to handle grief at work and beyond
Uploaded: 2025-03-04T15:42:50Z
Duration: 11 min 20 s
Description: What happens when personal grief collides with your professional life? Drawing on her experience as the CEO of a crisis management firm and a hospice chaplain, Meredith Wilson Parfet breaks down the reality of grief — at work and beyond — and shares practical tools for navigating chaos, without toxic positivity.

What happens when personal grief collides with your professional life? Drawing on her experience as the CEO of a crisis management firm and a hospice chaplain, Meredith Wilson Parfet breaks down the reality of grief — at work and beyond — and shares practical tools for navigating chaos, without toxic positivity.

How to handle grief at work and beyond

Personal and professional crises blur together, challenging the idea that emotions should be left at home. After losing her sister to an overdose and surviving a near-fatal childbirth, the speaker reveals how grief affects memory, decision-making, and identity. Most people either bury their pain or let it explode, but neither brings true healing. Navigating crisis requires practical tools, self-awareness, and genuine human support—not just grit or quick fixes.