Let Me Know if You Need a Little Kindness | Ep. 05

What do you do when your entire world collapses on an ordinary Sunday morning? In this raw and deeply human conversation, Amy and Kristen sit down with Mindy Corporon, author of Healing a Shattered Soul, cofounder of SevenDays Make a Ripple, Change the World, VP of Strategic Development at Love Always, and former CEO of a wealth management firm.Mindy shares the story no parent should ever have to tell: losing her father and teenage son in a white supremacist shooting. She opens up about what grief looked like behind the scenes while she was still “the boss,” how she eventually walked away from a career she loved, and why the workplace is one of the most confusing places to grieve.Together, they unpack how companies often do nothing, why silence hurts, and how Mindy cofounded Workplace Healing to change how employers support people navigating life disruptions. She also breaks down the mission behind SevenDays, a kindness-driven nonprofit empowering teens to create ripples of compassion, and Love Always, a trusted platform connecting grievers with vetted emotional, legal, and financial support so they do not have to Google their way through hell.This episode is for anyone trying to help, anyone grieving, and anyone who has ever realized that a shrimp cocktail or a box of toilet paper can feel like holy ground.What You’ll Learn:How to support someone in acute grief without saying “Let me know if you need anything.”Why grief in the workplace is a business issue, not a personality flaw.Small, sustaining acts of kindness that matter months and years after a loss.Timestamp Guide:00:00 – Mindy Corporon and her many grief and healing roles01:52 – Mindy’s journey  and shattering loss04:57 – Finding meaning on the other side of devastation07:53 – The birth of Workplace Healing12:07 – Grieving while trying to stay functional at work15:15 – From hate crime to kindness and the first “ripple”18:33 – How SevenDays helps teens lead with compassion22:39 – How people showed up for Mindy in real life27:23 – Introducing Love Always and its supportive ecosystem35:25 – Tiny kindness ideas anyone can do today36:38 – Mindy’s comfort food check-inTools / Frameworks Mentioned:Life disruptions as a framework for grief and caregivingOnboarding employees after a grief eventSevenDays “ripples”: love, discover, others, connect, you, go, onwardKindness Youth Leadership Team modelLove Always’ promise to vet providers and protect grieversDigital vaults for storing assets and social media access after deathClosing Insight:“Everything does not have to be done in the first ten days. The hardest part comes when everyone goes back to normal and you’re still staring at the empty chair.”✅ SUBSCRIBE so you never miss an episode:YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@lmkifyouneedapodcastApple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/let-me-know-if-you-need-a-podcast/id1844882205Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4qKPOo6cAINf4M2i7THfnv📲 FOLLOW OUR SOCIALS:Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/letmeknowifyouneedapodcastInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/lmkifyouneedapodcast/TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@lmkifyouneedapodcast