Grief Doesn't Stay at Home.
It Walks Into Work Every Day.
Healthcare leaders are expected to support employees through grief, loss, trauma, and constant change — often without the training to do so.
Dr. Lexi Harrigan equips managers and healthcare leaders with practical grief literacy skills that strengthen leadership, improve employee engagement, reduce burnout, and help organizations retain their most valuable people.
Trusted by leading healthcare & professional organizations
Why Healthcare Organizations Hire Dr. Lexi
Today's managers aren't just leading performance.
They're leading people carrying invisible grief.
Whether it's the death of a patient... the loss of a coworker... caregiver stress... divorce... miscarriage... chronic illness... or cumulative workplace trauma, leaders are expected to respond with empathy while maintaining productivity.
Without the right tools, everyone pays the price.
Organizations don't just need resilient employees. They need grief-literate leaders.
Research Shows
4x
Employees with poorly rated managers are 4 times more likely to leave.
64%
of managers report increasing pressure to balance accountability with empathy.
$4.6B
Physician burnout costs healthcare organizations every year.
Compounding Cost
Professional grief contributes to fatigue, depression, disengagement, and reduced workplace performance.
What She Teaches
Leadership skills that protect
people and performance.
Dr. Lexi teaches healthcare managers how to
◆ Recognize hidden grief before it becomes burnout
◆ Lead difficult conversations with confidence
◆ Support employees without becoming overwhelmed
◆ Strengthen psychological safety
◆ Build resilient, connected teams
◆ Improve employee engagement
◆ Reduce costly turnover
◆ Create cultures where people feel seen, supported, and valued
When leaders know how to lead through loss, people stay.
Teams recover faster. Patients benefit. Organizations perform better.
Speaking Topics
Talks built for
healthcare leadership rooms.
Evidence-based grief-literacy keynotes and workshops designed for healthcare managers, HR teams, and organizations navigating loss, burnout, and change.
The Grief-Literate Leader
Signature Keynote
Equip managers to confidently support grieving employees while protecting engagement, resilience, and retention.
Beyond Burnout
Healthcare Leadership
Why unresolved grief — not just stress — is driving disengagement in healthcare, and what leaders can do about it.
Compassion Without Exhaustion
Leadership Wellbeing
Helping healthcare leaders support others without sacrificing their own wellbeing.
Leading Through Invisible Loss
Practical Strategies
Practical strategies every healthcare manager needs to navigate grief, trauma, and change.
Why Dr. Lexi
Dr. Lexi Harrigan doesn't simply teach people how to understand grief.
She helps healthcare organizations build leaders who know how to respond when grief walks into the workplace. Her evidence-based approach combines psychology, leadership development, emotional intelligence, and grief literacy to help organizations reduce burnout, improve engagement, strengthen leadership confidence, and retain the people who make exceptional patient care possible.
The Book
Sunny with a
Chance of Showers
"When you go through deep waters, I will be with you." — Isaiah 43:2
Part personal narrative, part resilience guide. A book that doesn't just move readers — it equips them. The principles of Navigational Integrity woven through lived experience. A resource for patients, families, and the clinicians who care for them.
Ready to bring Dr. Lexi
to your organization?
About
Dr. Lexi Harrigan
A licensed clinician whose most defining professional chapter began in the hardest personal moment of her life.
Today, she helps healthcare organizations build managers and leaders who know how to respond when grief walks into the workplace — and keep their people, and their performance, intact.
Organizations Dr. Lexi has served
Credentials & Expertise
Doctor of Physical Therapy
PT · DPT — Licensed Clinician
Grief-Literate Leadership
Practical frameworks for managers navigating loss, burnout & change
Published Author
Sunny with a Chance of Showers · Dear Grieving Heart
Co-Founder, Storm Walkers™
Chexi Life Consulting, LLC
Keynote Speaker
Healthcare Leadership · HR · Professional Conferences
Evidence-Based Approach
Psychology · Leadership Development · Emotional Intelligence
Ready to bring Dr. Lexi to your organization?
Available for keynotes, grand rounds, CME conferences, workshops, and organizational resilience programs.
Speaking & Events
Talks that give your
leaders real tools.
Dr. Lexi doesn't deliver inspiration without application. Every keynote and workshop is built around evidence-based grief-literacy frameworks that managers implement immediately — in the hallway, in the one-on-one, and on the floor.
Organizations Dr. Lexi has served
Dr. Lexi in Action
Keynote Topics
The Grief-Literate Leader
Signature Keynote
Equip managers to confidently support grieving employees while protecting engagement, resilience, and retention. Dr. Lexi's signature talk — a practical foundation for any leadership audience navigating loss on their teams.
Beyond Burnout
Healthcare Leadership
Why unresolved grief — not just stress — is driving disengagement in healthcare, and what leaders can do about it. Ideal for administrators and HR teams focused on retention and workforce wellbeing.
Compassion Without Exhaustion
Leadership Wellbeing
Helping healthcare leaders support others without sacrificing their own wellbeing. A talk for managers who are pouring out faster than they're being filled up.
Leading Through Invisible Loss
Practical Leadership Strategies
Practical strategies every healthcare manager needs to navigate grief, trauma, and change on their team — the day-to-day playbook behind the framework.
Dr. Lexi Speaks At
Healthcare leadership summits
HR & people leadership conferences
Hospital grand rounds & leadership development
Nurse & physician leadership programs
Executive & administrator retreats
CME & professional medical conferences
Employee engagement & retention forums
Organizational development & workforce wellbeing programs
Faith-affiliated hospital systems
Hospice & palliative care leadership teams
Books & Resources
Resources that travel
with your audience.
The frameworks Dr. Lexi teaches from the stage — available in print for individuals, teams, and organizations to apply long after the keynote ends.
Sunny with a Chance of Showers
A Story of Love, Loss, and Hope
A guide to healing forward through loss — told through the unflinching lens of one woman's storm. Readers don't just witness Dr. Lexi's journey — they gain the Navigational Integrity framework in an accessible, human format.
Ideal as a resource for clinical teams, bereavement departments, and patient-facing staff. Available in bulk for organizational use.
$24.99
Print edition
$14.99
Kindle edition
ISBN: 979-8-218-51323-8 · Bulk pricing available — contact us
Dear Grieving Heart
A 30-Day Devotional Journey
Created for the days when words are few and tears are many. Thirty days of devotions, scripture, personal letters from Dr. Lexi, and guided journal prompts — meeting readers exactly where they are in their grief journey.
The companion workbook to Sunny with a Chance of Showers and the participant resource for the Storm Walkers™ Grief Support Lab. Used by healthcare organizations, hospice programs, hospital chaplains, and bereavement departments.
Ordering Options
$24.99
1–74 units
$19.99
74–149 units
$17.99
150+ units
50% deposit · 2–3 week production · Shipping included
Organizational Use
Looking for bulk or organizational pricing?
Both books are available for bulk purchase by healthcare organizations, hospice programs, hospitals, and bereavement departments. Reach out for institutional pricing and bundling options.
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