Navigating loss and healing inner wounds with Kathleen O'Hara

The Secret Thoughts of CEO's Podcast

Kathleen O’Hara, MA, LPC, is a psychotherapist and senior consultant to families, individuals, and family offices. She is the Founder of Integral Health Services, and specializes in helping individuals and families navigate the complex issues of living in the 21st century, including mental health, relational issues, difficult family dynamics, personal growth/development, life-stages, finding meaning and purpose, and building anti-fragility in an ever-changing world.

She is an expert in crisis management, and is the author of A Grief Like No Other, a classic resource to help people cope with a sudden or violent death of a loved one, and has helped many families during the crisis of an unexpected death.

In her advocacy work, she has helped organizations worldwide develop better programs and policies for victims of crime, and is a consultant for the US Department of Justice, and has spoken at the UN for the International Day for Women and Girls in Science in 2016, 2017, and 2020.

What You’ll Learn

● How to settle problems in a business system.

● How to navigate guilt and grief in a family business.

● How grief affects our biology.

● The importance of trauma-informed therapy.

Timestamps

· [05:05] What causes a fixed state of fear?

· [11:07] When problems are set in place.

· [15:28] The point of no return.

· [23:20] The guilt of things left unsaid.

· [29:08] The biology of grief.

· [33:05] Kathleen’s experience.

· [35:18] Trauma-informed therapy.

· [38:48] Leveraging faith.

Memorable Quotes

· “Most things […] are repairable.” – Kathleen O’Hara [19:08]

· “There’s a huge trauma component.” – Kathleen O’Hara [29:44]

· “How you’re feeling today is true and right, but you won’t always feel that way.” – Kathleen O’Hara [38:05]

Websites

fambizforum.com.

www.chrisyonker.com.

www.kathleenohara.com.

[e-mail].

Grief Like No Other.