The Ronaissance

The Ronaissance

When Personal Grief Meets Professional Expectations

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Ron Stempkowski
Nov 19, 2025
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There’s this surreal split-screen feeling that happens when you’re grieving, but work keeps moving like it always does. Your life is coming apart at the seams, and yet the calendar notifications keep rolling in—status meeting at 9, project deliverable at noon, performance goals due by Friday. It’s jarring. It’s exhausting. And it’s real.

When my husband,…

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