Bossed Up

Grief in the Workplace: Support, Empathy, and Healing

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Sep 3, 2024
Krista St-Germain, a master certified life coach and grief expert, shares her insights on navigating loss in the workplace. She discusses the misconceptions around grief and its lasting impact, emphasizing the need for empathy rather than toxic positivity. Krista also explores post-traumatic growth, highlighting how profound loss can lead to personal transformation. She encourages self-compassion in grieving journeys and advocates for open discussions about loss, helping colleagues support one another through their emotional experiences.
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ANECDOTE

Personal Turning Point From Tragedy

  • Krista's husband was killed by an impaired driver while changing a tire, and her life flipped upside down within 24 hours.
  • That trauma started her journey into therapy, coaching, and grief research that now informs her work.
INSIGHT

The Five Stages Are Not A Formula

  • The Kübler-Ross five stages are descriptive, historic observations, not a prescriptive roadmap for everyone's grief.
  • Treating grief as linear stages misleads people into thinking they are grieving wrong when their experience doesn't match.
INSIGHT

Healing Comes From Oscillation

  • The Dual Process Model shows healing happens by oscillating between loss-focused and restorative activities.
  • Purposeful avoidance and distraction (like hobbies or Netflix) can be healthy when alternated with grieving.
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