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MONDAY MATTERS with Jen Schwanke and Will Parker – Discussing Suffering
Sunday, 25 October, 2026
Last week, I ran into an old friend, a retired admin, at the airport. He’s enjoying a new career and some traveling time. As we talked, he told me a quick story of hearing some bad news from his previous district. He said, “As I was thinking about it, I realized I had this sick feeling in the pit of my stomach, and then I remembered, this is what leadership often felt like for me on my hardest days. “The good times were really good,” he said, “But the hard times, I don’t miss…” This week Jen Schwanke and I explore a conversation prompted by one of her recent newsletter posts: How do leaders, in particular, think about managing the suffering (or trauma) or others? What do leaders do with the weight they carry of managing not just their own stress but also carry the weight of helping others walk through difficult times? I hope you’ll listen in as Jen and I talk about optimism versus reality, suffering that comes with seasons of life, and the encouragement that you’re not alone. Thank you for listening to our conversation, and we’d love to hear your thoughts as well! The post MONDAY MATTERS with Jen Schwanke and Will Parker – Discussing Suffering appeared first on Principal Matters.
