navigating grief in high performing spaces + the 5am club
Description
This one is special. I sit down with my friend Fran, a marketing leader and spin and pilates instructor, to talk about something we rarely hear discussed in high-performance spaces: grief.
Fran lost both of her parents before turning 30 while building a high-impact tech career, and we talk about what it means to perform in fast-paced environments when your personal world is quietly falling apart.
We get into how grief reshapes ambition, why “I see you” lands deeper than “I’m sorry,” and the invisible job of estate paperwork and admin.
In the lifestyle segment, we talk about the rituals that help her stay grounded: 5AM mornings, intentional outfits, white noise, magnesium lotion, and how one good workout class can reset your whole nervous system.
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