Speaker
Sarah Kagan
Founder
Keriah Grief Coaching
Sarah Kagan is a speaker, coach, and provocateur at the intersection of grief and work. After losing her mother to pancreatic cancer, Sarah left the tech world to challenge the cultural silence around grief and loss in the workplace. Sarah is a nationally recognized voice for her thought leadership on topics including grief in the workplace, grief-informed leadership, and psychological safety. Rooted in lived experience, her work challenges grief-avoidant norms and helps leaders and communities move beyond performative care toward cultures rooted in clarity, empathy, and connection.
How to Fix What Bereavement Leave Broke
Bereavement leave was never meant to solve what grief leaves behind. But the back to "business as usual" hustle has created an environment where a moment in time solution stands in for a social-emotional reckoning. In this workshop, participants will learn how the history of bereavement leave shapes our thinking about loss, the hidden costs of unaddressed grief, and how we can design systems and cultures that meet better match the realities of living with loss.