Episode 248 -- Jenn Zorotovich -- Embracing Hard Topics Turned A Professor Into A Better Caregiver And Leader

About this episode

Jenn Sorotovich discusses how embracing hard topics in life has transformed her approach to caregiving and leadership.

What if the hardest topics in life became the ones that made you feel most alive? We sit with researcher, professor, and mom Jenn Sorotovich as she traces an uncommon arc—from teaching adult development and death and bereavement to coordinating an ALS clinic—and explains how grief, grit, and real-world practice reshaped her idea of success. The stories are intimate and vivid: a hospice patient savoring the warmth of a hand on her arm, another insisting on lipstick before the day begins. These...

People in this episode

Guest: Jenn Sorotovich

Topics covered

• grief
• caregiving
• adult development
• leadership
• bereavement

Keywords

• grief
• caregiver
• leadership
• adult development
• bereavement
• ALS clinic
• success

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