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Sharing my expertise & story to help people navigate caregiving, end-of-life & grief.
My writings and interviews about the emotional dynamics of caregiving, end-of-life preparation, coping with loss, the intersection of healthcare and patient advocacy, and fostering resilience during challenging times.
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Official Bio
Jennifer A. O’Brien helps people start conversations about caregiving & end of life.
In her 35+ years in healthcare, Jennifer A. O’Brien has been a practice management consultant to physicians and served in several interim leadership roles including in three academic medical centers and as CEO for two large, private, medical practices.
Jennifer lost her only sibling, David, when he was 13 and she was 18. She has been caregiver to her mother who died of pancreatic cancer, her husband who died of kidney cancer, and her father who died of congestive heart failure and lung disease. While caring for her husband, Bob Lehmberg, MD, a hospice and palliative care physician, and for some time following his death, Jennifer created an art journal that was published as a book, The Hospice Doctor’s Widow.
Working in the caregiving and end-of-life space following the publication of her art journal, Jennifer realized the profound similarities between leadership and family caregiving concluding that family caregiver is indeed a leadership position. In her second book, Care Boss: Leadership Strategies and Resources for Family Caregivers, Jennifer packages all her leadership experience and acumen along with her healthcare operational insights into a quick, easy read that empowers family caregivers.
Jennifer earned her bachelor’s degree from Boston University and a Master’s in the Science of Organization Development (MSOD) from Loyola University – Chicago. She has authored 55+ articles in professional publications and peer reviewed journals. Her first book, The Hospice Doctor's Widow won a Nautilus silver award in the Death & Dying/Grief & Loss category, a Next Gen Indie Book gold for Relationships, an Independent Publishers (IPPY) bronze for Gift and an International Impact gold for the interior design of the book. Her essay, “A Father, A Daughter and an End-of-Life Decision,” published by Everyday Health won a silver digital health award. Jennifer was a keynote speaker at the National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization Leadership Conference.
Now, as the sole surviving member of her immediate family, a solo ager, and advocate for family caregivers and end-of-life planning, Jennifer shares her real life and real death experience, wisdom, and stories to help others.
Links
Website | https://jenniferaobrien.com
Instagram | https://www.instagram.com/hospicedoctorswidow/
Facebook | https://www.facebook.com/hospicedrswidow
LinkedIn | https://www.linkedin.com/in/jennifer-o-brien-msod-a3b9491/
YouTube | https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCtgYD1bAJ3igJKNtVb25c-Q
YouTube | https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCtgYD1bAJ3igJKNtVb25c-Q
A Grievers Guide To Major Days | https://jenniferaobrien.com/grievers-guide-to-major-days
A Guide to Better Sleep for Caregivers & Grievers | https://jenniferaobrien.com/better-sleep-guide
Family Caregiver Position Description | https://jenniferaobrien.com/caregiver-position-description
10 Caregiver Self-Care Tips | https://jenniferaobrien.com/self-care-strategies-for-caregivers
At Peace Toolkit, End-of-Life Preparation Guide | https://jenniferaobrien.com/at-peace-toolkit
Art Journal Prompts | https://jenniferaobrien.com/art-journal-prompts
Precious Time Implementation Guide | https://jenniferaobrien.com/precious-time-guide
As Featured In
Links To Feature Articles
“Expecting” a poem, Intima: Journal of Narrative Medicine
“Five Ways to Make More Effective To Do Lists,” Caregiving.com
“We Declare a Moratorium on Toxic Positivity,” Caregiving.com
Finding Intimacy & Meaning in End of Life on OpenCaregiving.com
“The Business of Life” The Work Wife in Soiree Magazine
“Meet Jennifer O’Brien Author of The HDW,” Caregiving.com
“Mind the Happiness Spectrum,” Interview with Thrive Global and The Authority Magazine
“Jennifer O’Brien Helps Us Deal with Love and Death,” New City Magazine Chicago
“The Weight of ‘Should’ on a Caregiver,” Caregiving.com
“Jennifer O’Brien Talks about End-of-Life Care in Award Winning Book” Arkansas Money & Politics
“The Business of Life” Commentary Arkansas Business
“Do It, Teach It, Lead It NHDD 2021,” American Association of Physician Leaders News
The Intimacy of Sex, Marriage & Death Preparation” Better After 50 magazine
“Wanted: Lonely, Hot Physician Who Drives a Ferrari (NOT)” The C Word Magazine UK
“What Would Bob Say?” guest post on Marlena Fiol’s Choosing Compassion Over Fear series
UpJourney - What to Say to Someone Who is Dying
HuffPost - What Not to Say When a Friend’s Loved One Has a Terminal Diagnosis
“Raw Memoir of Love, Death” Arkansas Democrat Gazette - PRINT
Top Features
”Aggressive Medical Care Remains Common at End of Life” New York Times
“We Declare a Moratorium on Toxic Positivity,” Caregiving.com
UpJourney - What to Say to Someone Who is Dying
“The Weight of ‘Should’ on a Caregiver,” Caregiving.com
Finding Intimacy & Meaning in End of Life on OpenCaregiving.com
HuffPost - What Not to Say When a Friend’s Loved One Has a Terminal Diagnosis