Episode Description
We are living in heavy times.
Between personal challenges, constant news cycles, and the pressure to perform professionally, many of us are carrying more than we let on.
In this episode of The Grace Space Podcast, Kaitlyn Rios sits down with Jenn Farr — senior corporate leader, creator of The Treehouse Principle, and Crisis to Creation coach — for an honest and expansive conversation about what it means to show up while the world is heavy.
Jenn shares how personal crisis reshaped her identity, clarified her boundaries, and transformed her approach to leadership. Together, they explore how organizations respond when humanity interrupts productivity — and why crisis leadership cannot operate from rigid precedent in a world that is constantly evolving.
This episode is about:
• How crisis reveals culture
• The identity shift that follows survival
• Why “business as usual” doesn’t work after life changes
• The emotional weight of modern times
• Transforming hardship into intentional leadership
This conversation is not political.
It is human.
And it offers insight for anyone navigating personal hardship while still expected to perform professionally.
What You’ll Hear in This Episode
• How crisis exposes the truth of organizational culture
• The internal transformation that follows life-altering events
• Why precedent-driven crisis management falls short
• The emotional impact of living in a constant-news world
• How leaders can create psychologically safer environments
• What it means to move from crisis into creation
Reflection Prompts for Listeners
• What am I carrying right now that others may not see?
• How would my workplace respond if I needed real support tomorrow?
• Where might I be leading from policy instead of presence?
• How have hard seasons reshaped the leader I am becoming?
• What might “creation” look like on the other side of my current challenge?
Guest Spotlight
Jenn Farr is a senior corporate leader and a coach for Crisis to Creation, a coaching platform dedicated to helping individuals transform life’s most challenging seasons into clarity, strength, and intentional leadership.
Drawing from decades of corporate leadership experience and profound personal transformation, Jenn guides professionals through identity shifts, boundary recalibration, and purpose realignment after life-altering events.
Her work centers on the belief that crisis does not have to be the end of momentum — it can be the beginning of intentional creation.
Connect
• Kaitlyn Rios / Faced With Grace
Connect@facedwithgrace.org
www.facedwithgrace.org
• Jenn Farr
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jenn-farr/
If This Episode Resonated
If this conversation resonated with you, consider this:
The world may feel heavy.
But heaviness does not disqualify you from leadership.
In fact, the leaders who acknowledge weight — instead of denying it — are often the ones who build cultures where people can survive, grow, and belong.
If this episode spoke to you, I invite you to subscribe, leave a review, and share it with someone who might need permission to show up honestly — even when the world feels heavy.
