Creating Compassionate Workplaces for Those Experiencing Loss and Grief with Jenna Sage

Join Jason for a thoughtful and deeply moving conversation with Dr. Jenna Sage, Director of Organizational Wellness and Well Being, Ultimate Medical Academy, and executive coach, author, and passionate advocate for whole-person employee support.

Jenna discusses how organizations can truly support employees navigating grief, loss, and caregiving. Having walked alongside a loved one through terminal illness, Jenna knows firsthand the weight leaders often carry in silence. She believes it’s time for organizations to normalize conversations around loss, bereavement, and mental wellness, by design, not just in reaction.

Key highlights from this episode include:

👉 Start normalizing discussions about loss, grief, caregiving, and mental health at work.

👉 As a manager, you’re not expected to be a therapist; what’s needed is grace, flexibility, and understanding, not answers or solutions.

👉 Respect and support boundaries, understand that networking events or after-hours obligations might not be a fit for caregivers, and that’s not a lack of commitment.

👉 Rethink bereavement that true compassion looks like flexibility and recognizing the many forms of loss an employee might face.

Connect with Jenna:

Website: https://www.beself.ist/

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jenna-sage-phd-bcba/

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