When we start a business, there’s so much we must learn. Everything from creating the long-term vision to the day-to-day tasks needed to keep things running to how to interact with clients.
Yet one thing is still certain: we’re human. Life happens. A client, a coworker, even a partner could pass away. A tragedy can happen that throws a whole plan off and changes our life or the lives of our clients forever. I personally have had it happen to me on many occasions.
We might be trained on how to handle the business and financial side, but how do we handle the human side? How do we do professional work while dealing with our grief? How do we allow ourselves to be human?
Let’s talk about grief in our profession.
Here to share some insight into this important topic is Dina Bell-Laroche, who recently wrote a very special book that offers some much-needed understanding and guidance to those struggling with the loss of a colleague, client or trusted advisor.
Dina’s life changed dramatically in 2001 after the death of her youngest sister Tracy. Since then, her journey through grief has inspired her to advocate for greater grief and loss literacy. As a death educator, accredited professional coach, keynote speaker, and published author, Dina’s commitment to help the bereaved re-imagine a new relationship with loss is unwavering. She activates this through workshops, speaking engagements, Grief Cafés, her blogs, and her new book Grief Unleashed: Moving from the hole in our hearts to whole-hearted.
Throughout her extensive journey, she has discovered many gems that she is inspired to share with others including building classrooms in Nicaragua, and more recently in Northern Ontario on Treaty 3, in honour of her deceased sister. Her knowledge runs deep. Her teachings are wise. Her practical way of demystifying a taboo topic will leave you feeling more resourced and less isolated. Her hope is to foster greater grief and loss literacy and inspire people to become more compassionate and present to life’s blessings.
Learn more about Dina and her work at https://www.griefunleashed.ca/
Have you had to deal with a loss in your business? How do you talk to your clients when they suffer a major tragedy in their lives? I’d love to hear your stories and chat over a virtual coffee! You can schedule a time with me using the form on this page.
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Chris
