LifeWise Interrupted

Nobody Trained Your Managers for an Employee in Crisis.

When an employee's life is suddenly disrupted, their manager becomes a first responder at work. Without guidance, managers either over-accommodate or avoid the conversation entirely. Both create bigger problems down the road.

A manager listening to an employee in a supportive one-on-one conversation

Where crisis meets the workplace

My mom had a stroke. I don't know when I'll be back.

A 6am text to a manager who has no idea what to do next

Another employee is navigating divorce, missing deadlines, crying in the bathroom.

Managers are left guessing. The team is overwhelmed. Work suffers.

Personal crisis shows up at work: in meetings, in missed deadlines, in team dynamics. Managers feel unprepared. Employees feel pressure to perform.

What this addresses

  • Loss of a Loved One
  • Divorce or Separation
  • Caregiver Crisis
  • Serious Diagnosis
  • Financial Crisis
  • Life Stages

The Scale of the Problem

Life disruptions cost companies more than they realize.

80%

of employees say divorce impacts their work performance, with effects lasting up to 3 years

Good Housekeeping / SupportPay

6.6 hrs

of productive work lost per week by employees managing caregiving responsibilities

AARP, 2020

$100B

estimated annual cost to U.S. companies from grief-related productivity loss alone

Grief Recovery Institute, 2020

How it plays out without the right tools

The manager who over-accommodates

Team picks up the slack. Morale erodes. Six months later there's an underperforming employee with no plan and no documentation.

The manager who avoids

The employee feels unsupported. Engagement drops quietly. Top performers start looking elsewhere before anyone notices.

What both have in common

Nobody gave them the tools to respond well. LifeWise Interrupted™ fills that gap with just-in-time guidance for the moment it matters.

A phone on a desk showing a missed call at 6:03 am

LifeWise Interrupted gives managers a roadmap the moment crisis hits.

  • What to say (and what not to say)
  • How to adjust workload without derailing the team
  • When to loop in HR or benefits

Not therapy. Not training. Just clarity when it matters most.

How It Works

AI-powered guidance, grounded in best practices

LifeWise Interrupted delivers an AI-driven conversation specific to each situation: right language, right questions, right next steps, all within the boundaries of best practices and HR guidelines.

1

A situation arises

An employee is dealing with a major life disruption: grief, divorce, caregiving, illness. The manager needs to respond and doesn't know where to start.

2

Manager opens LifeWise Interrupted

An AI-driven conversation specific to the situation. Right language, right questions, right next steps, all within the boundaries of best practices, HR guidelines, and company policy.

3

Three levels of engagement

Managers meet the system where they are: self-guided support, step-by-step walkthrough, or quick reference scripts for the moments right before a conversation.

Coming soon
4

Employee support

AI-driven employee support to help them absorb the work impact and communicate effectively with their manager, reducing misalignment on both sides.

Why this instead of ChatGPT?

Everything a manager needs, nothing they don't.

LifeWise Interrupted introduces a new category of manager support, offering communication guidance, in-the-moment coaching, work stabilization support, and direct connection to employee benefits.

  • Best-practice manager guidance, tailored to each situation with AI support
  • Personalized to your company: your policies, your brand guidelines, your benefits, and your EAP, down to the 800 number
  • Structured engagement: self-guided, step-by-step, quick reference
  • Scripts customized to each scenario within scope
  • Built-in scope boundaries that redirect clinical situations to your EAP
  • Privacy-first design

What changes

Not just preparedness. Resilience.

Reduces emotional gray areas for managers

Clear guidance replaces guesswork in the conversations managers dread most.

Protects trust, productivity, and continuity

Workload gets adjusted deliberately instead of by default, so the team stays steady.

Improves retention and engagement

Employees who feel supported through a crisis stay. The ones who feel avoided start looking.

Teams stay aligned. Employees feel supported. Work continues with less disruption. Both sides know what to expect.

Getting Started

Up and running without a heavy lift.

  1. 1

    Walkthrough

    A working session with Cindy Jennings. See the platform against the situations your managers actually face.

  2. 2

    Setup

    The platform is configured around your policies, benefits, and EAP so guidance stays within your boundaries.

  3. 3

    Rollout

    Managers get access and use it in the moment they need it. No training program to schedule.

A manager reading an unexpected message at her desk

Ready to Support Your Managers When It Matters Most?

Let's schedule a walkthrough of the platform and discuss how it would work for your team.

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