200: When the HR Leader Is the One Grieving, with Anastasia Bergmann

From Notes on Resilience · 25:33

Show by Manya Chylinski

Send us Fan MailThe phrase “Let the s#*% go” can sound like a throwaway line until you hear the story behind it. I’m joined by HR leader Anastasia Bergmann, who shares a deeply personal loss during COVID and what it took to rebuild her life as a single parent with two children while carrying grief that didn’t fit neatly into a return-to-normal timeline. It’s candid, heartbreaking, and ultimately full of hard-won clarity about what resilience really looks like.We talk about why resilience isn’t being strong every day. For Anastasia, it’s finding strength in small moments when you feel empty, and leaning on people who can handle the authentic version of you. From an HR and leadership lens, that experience reshapes everything: how we interpret changes in employee performance, how we make space for personal crises at work, and why support has to mean more than a policy in a handbook.We also get practical about building a listening culture. We dig into employee surveys, listening sessions, microcultures inside organizations, and the trust-breaking damage of asking for feedback and doing nothing with it. Anastasia shares why values-based leadership matters, how psychological safety is built through trust, and why leaders sharing their own stories can make it safer for others to speak up.If you’re working on employee engagement, workplace wellbeing, HR strategy, or simply trying to lead with more humanity, press play and take notes. Anastasia Bergmann is an HR leader who partners with executive leaders to transform business strategy into people and culture strategies that strengthen performance, accelerate growth, and foster belonging. Subscribe, share this with a leader who needs it, and leave a review so more people can find these conversations. Buzzsprout - Let's get your podcast launched!Start for FREESupport the show__________Producer / Editor: Neel PanjiInvite Manya to inspire and empower your teams and position your organization as a forward-thinking leader in well-being, resilience, and trauma sensitivity. Learn more: www.manyachylinski.com/servicesPlease subscribe, rate, and review the podcast on Apple Podcasts or your listening platform of choice. It really helps others find us.#trauma #resilience #compassion #MentalHealth #CompassionateLeadership #leadership #survivor

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