Making Room for Grief and Joy

This year has held a lot.

🌈 Losing my dad
❤️‍🩹 A serious stroke in the family
🧠 Navigating dementia and the uncertainty that comes with it
🚗 Deciding to cancel a road trip with Mylo

And there’s been joy, too.

🌊 A trip to the Azores
🐶 Time with Ed and Mylo
🥰 Laughter with our nieces

Life hasn’t exactly been neat or predictable.

I’m learning that resilience isn’t always about pushing through. Sometimes it’s about changing the plan, simplifying things, and being present for the people you love.

Sometimes that looks like sitting around a table, having a drink and a good conversation, even when life around you is complicated.

I’ve been thinking a lot about how grief and joy can co-exist. We don’t have to choose between them.

𝘔𝘢𝘺𝘣𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵’𝘴 𝘱𝘢𝘳𝘵 𝘰𝘧 𝘸𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘪𝘵 𝘮𝘦𝘢𝘯𝘴 𝘵𝘰 𝘭𝘪𝘷𝘦 𝘸𝘦𝘭𝘭… 𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘰𝘸𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘰𝘶𝘳𝘴𝘦𝘭𝘷𝘦𝘴 𝘵𝘰 𝘦𝘹𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘩𝘢𝘳𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨𝘴 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘭𝘰𝘴𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘴𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘨𝘰𝘰𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘭𝘭 𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦.

I think there’s something similar in coaching. Leaders can carry a lot and still have hopes, ambitions, curiosity and moments of joy.

There’s room for all of it.
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