Creating New Traditions: Grieving and Growing During the Holidays | Ken Rohlf

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Lindsey Elmore

Health & Fitness, Nutrition, Alternative Health, Medicine

5.0 • 529 Ratings

🗓️ 24 December 2024

⏱️ 50 minutes

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Summary

Ken grew up in South St. Paul, Minnesota, attended the University of Minnesota, and graduated from the U of M Law School. He has practiced law for more than 30 years and currently serves as in-house General Counsel for a large corporation. Ken currently resides in St. Louis Park, Minnesota, is a father of two, and became a doting grandfather for the first time in 2024.
The loss of his wife, Sherri, on Christmas Day, after a short but courageous battle with pancreatic cancer combined with the arrival of his first grandchild inspired Ken to begin writing children’s books.

Topics covered in this episode:

Controlling Calendar and Commitments
Teaching Kids to Say No
Energy-Giving Relationships
Grief During the Holidays
Caring for Oneself Before Others
Family Holiday Planning
Navigating Grief with Children
Work-life Balance and Family
Importance of Having a Partner
Caregiving in Daily Life
Belief in Higher Power

To learn more about Ken Rohlf and his work, head over to www.kenrohlfbooks.com

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0:00.0	The Christmas season can be one that is filled with joy and love and hope for the future.
0:07.5	It also can be a time of loss and grief and times where people are going through difficult times,
0:15.8	caregiving for others. Today we're going to talk about the love, the joy, and the bitter sweetness that can be
0:24.8	the holiday season. My guest is Ken Rolfe, who lost his wife Sherry on Christmas Day to a short
0:32.9	but courageous battle with pancreatic cancer. It also happened to coincide with the arrival of his first
0:40.1	grandchild, and it inspired Ken to start writing children's books, helping people to understand
0:47.1	what the role of caregivers are, how hospice can be an unbelievably positive experience where you are blessed with angels on earth,
0:58.7	how he coped with his loss, and why he decided to turn it into a children's book instead of a memoir or a novel.
1:09.8	Welcome, everybody, and Merry Christmas Eve. This is The Lindsay Elmore Show.
1:15.6	Welcome to The Lindsay Elmore Show, a podcast for people who deserve to be healthy. With honest,
1:22.5	open, and enlightening conversations with doctors, thought leaders, creatives, and spiritual gurus, you'll
1:29.6	walk away with simple and tangible tips and tricks that allow you to live your healthiest life
1:37.0	so you can pursue your dreams, overcome obstacles, and leave your mark. Ken Rolf grew up in South St. Paul, Minnesota, attended the
1:48.0	University of Minnesota, and graduated from the U of M Law School. He has practiced law for more
1:54.3	than 30 years and currently serves as in-house general counsel for a large corporation. Ken currently resides in the St. Louis
2:02.6	Park, Minnesota area, is a father of two and became a doting grandfather for the first time in
2:10.0	2024. The loss of his wife Sherry on Christmas Day, after a short but courageous battle with
2:17.0	pancreatic cancer, combined with the arrival of his first grandchild, inspired Ken to begin writing children's books.
2:27.4	Ken Rolf, welcome to the Lindsay Elmore Show.
2:31.5	Thank you, Lindsay.
2:32.3	Thank you for having me today.
2:33.6	The Christmas season can be so hard on so many people. And I, like you, have lost someone on Christmas Day, not someone as near and dear to me as a partner. But you lost your wife on Christmas with what we in pharmacy world say just don't mess with
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