741. Leading Through Grief | Running Your Product Business When You Want to Fall Apart

2026-02-05

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Is there a “right way” to handle grief? After losing both of my parents in one year, I learned something that surprised me: grief doesn’t happen when it’s convenient, and strength doesn’t always look like pushing harder. In this episode, I talk about grief, leadership, and what it really looks like to keep showing up in your product business when life is not cooperating. I also break down 4 simple but powerful moves that have helped me navigate grief, hard seasons, burnout, illness, caretaking, and major life transitions without pretending I’m fine or dis...

In This Episode, You’ll Learn:

00:00 What surprised me most after losing my parents.

03:15 How high-capacity women use busyness as a coping mechanism.

09:15 What happens when your nervous system forces a business reset?

13:00 The 4 moves for navigating hard seasons without abandoning yourself.

15:00 Why hard seasons require fewer commitments.

21:30 Why support is not weakness and lone-wolf leadership leads to burnout.

23:00 How businesses survive hard seasons through systems and support.

26:00 What surrender actually means when life feels out of control.

29:15 The shamash metaphor and servant leadership through grief.

31:00 Do you need to be healed to keep living and leading?

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