Work Life Wisdom #2 Two weeks after Alex was cremated, I opened my laptop at the kitchen table. Full time. I work from home, drive to our three marinas in South Carolina, and make the 3.5-hour haul to our big Tennessee lakefront—a marina, busy restaurant, and campground spread across one massive tract. Six companies don’tContinue reading “Work Life Wisdom: From Spiral to Leading with Heart”
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Leading with Empathy: How Grief Taught Me to See the Whole Person
Work Life Wisdom #1 Five years after Alex left us, I’m still COO of six companies, Mimi to two wild grandsons, and the one who feeds nine chickens in the evenings. Three years sober. Two years off Klonopin. I sleep most nights now. But grief doesn’t clock out. It shows up in my car betweenContinue reading “Leading with Empathy: How Grief Taught Me to See the Whole Person”
Leading with Purpose Through Grief and Recovery
Introduction: A Life of Hustle and Heartache Before my son, Alex, passed at 23, my life was a whirlwind of work and family. As COO, I poured my heart into running six companies—four freshwater marinas in Tennessee and South Carolina, a Tennessee restaurant, and a campground with Airbnb and VRBO rentals. My husband and IContinue reading “Leading with Purpose Through Grief and Recovery”
Rising from Grief: My Spiritual, Personal, and Professional Rebirth
Introduction: Reflecting on 2021 In 2021, I shared several raw and heartfelt blog posts about navigating the profound grief of losing my son, Alex, at 23. My most recent post that year laid bare the weight of my pain—struggling to get out of bed, to lead at work, to find purpose without him. I wroteContinue reading “Rising from Grief: My Spiritual, Personal, and Professional Rebirth”