#201: Working With Grief | Sherry Walling

Red Beard Radio with Brian Keith

Dr. Sherry Walling is a clinical psychologist, speaker, podcaster, author, and mental health advocate. Her company, ZenFounder, helps entrepreneurs and leaders navigate transition, rapid growth, loss, and any manner of complex human experience.

She hosts the ZenFounder podcast, which has been called a “must listen” by both Forbes and Entrepreneur Magazine and has been downloaded more than 1,000,000 times. She was also the host of Mind Curious, a podcast series exploring innovations in mental health care via psychedelics.

Her new book, Touching Two Worlds, is a poetic, incisive exploration of grief and joy in the aftermath of loss. Her best-selling book, The Entrepreneur’s Guide to Keeping Your Shit Together, combines the insight and warmth of a therapist with the truth-telling mirth of someone who has been there.

Sherry and her husband, Rob, reside in Minneapolis where they spend their time driving their children to music lessons. She has also been known to occasionally perform as a circus aerialist.

Website: https://zenfounder.com

Twitter: @sherrywalling

Instagram: @sherrywalling

1:09 "Why is choosing the most painful path not always the best idea?" -Brian Keith

2:49 Sharing Grief

3:53 State of Emotional Flux

4:55 "I am so glad you are talking about this [grief] as a business owner." -Sherry Walling

6:54 Confronting the Illusion of Control

8:54 "We build our way into resiliency." -Sherry Walling

12:35 Comments on Coping

15:56 "Sometimes my work is a break from my grief." -Sherry Walling

17:16 "The bottom line is there is no 'one size fits all.'" -Sherry Walling

19:23 Where Is the Joy?