Jarie Bolander - Grief and loss. A male perspective.
Jarie Bolander loves nothing more than to figure out how to explain complex things in clear and compelling ways. His goal is to help build a more ethical, inclusive, and resilient world by educating and inspiring the next generation of entrepreneurs - be they 18 or 80. His memoir, Ride or Die, however tells the story of how he and his wife Jane overcame the challenges of her leukemia diagnosis, ran a successful business, and grappled with her demise.
Jarie feels that modern society has a warped sense of the partner-caregiver role, especially for men. Too often, men are ill equipped to handle switching from provider to caregiver, and the “just suck it up” advice so many offer up falls flat. Ride or Die takes its audience through the intimate conversations and thoughts of a Gen-X latchkey-generation husband who has always had to fend for himself and believed that it’s up to him to solve his own problems as and after his wife succumbs to a terminal disease. He wrote his book as a tribute to Jane and her handling of her illness but also to help men and the people who love them through the experience of loss and grief.
In this podcast:
Using resilience to get through challenging circumstances.
Learning to be comfortable with the unknown
Taking incremental steps forward.
Leaning into the discomfort and making decisions to move forward.
The importance of self-care for caregivers
Writing as a way to process experiences and cope with grief.
The lack of resources and support for men who have experienced similar loss.
You can find out more about Jarie at jariebolander.com
Jarie’s book is "Ride or Die: Loving Through Tragedy, a Husband's Memoir."
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