Jennifer Sawalha

Vice President of Programming On Air with Ryan Seacrest and American Top 40

As a young adult, Jennifer began her grief journey when her stepdad was diagnosed with a terminal illness. 18 months later, while at university, she received the call of his death. Dealing with all the normal feelings of grief, Jen also realized she grew spiritually and personally in a way she could never imagine. As she was seeking an MA in Humanistic and Clinical Psychology, she submitted her thesis on the experience of a spiritual awakening from grieving the death of a loved one.

Although Jen’s professional path took her far away from clinical psychology, the work and efforts of HealGrief resonated and inspired her. Jen hopes to use her position and influence to help shift the paradigm of how our culture understands and copes with grief and how grief support can truly make a difference in one’s healthy personal growth.

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