Making grief relatable, accessible, and a little uplifting
Cassidie Carmen Bates, MPP, is a grief researcher, TEDx speaker, certified grief support specialist, and public policy practitioner.
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Death is Inevitable.
Grieving is Universal. Bereavement Leave is Neither.
With no federally mandated bereavement leave in the United States, many employees return to work within days of loss. Executors and those with fiduciary duties to their loved one’s estate are also responsible for a plethora of other duties while grieving.
Death is inevitable. Grief is universal. However, our current infrastructure isn’t built to support the needs of grievers, especially in the workplace. This is a human issue, a workplace issue, and a systems issue.
Cassidie’s work brings language, research, and lived expertise to an inevitability of life that many institutions struggle to navigate.
FEATURED WORK
Speaking, Research, & Media
workshops
& trainings
For conferences, universities, workplaces, and public events seeking a clearer conversation about grief, work, and loss.
research
& publications
Essays, public scholarship, and research-informed projects on grief, policy, and institutional support.
Media
& Interviews
For podcasts, interviews, panels, and commentary on bereavement leave, workplace grief, and lived expertise.
Awards
Hello from Cassidie
🎓 MPP, Duke Sanford School of Public Policy
🫶🏼 Certified Grief Support Specialist
🎤 TEDx Speaker
🏛️ Public Policy Practitioner
📣 Lived Expertise Advocate
♡ John’s Daughter
And this is my Dad, John →
Hi, I’m CC! I became the sole executor of my dad’s estate at 25. That experience revealed how little infrastructure exists to support grievers, especially in the workplace, and doubly so for those who make legal decisions and manage finances. This is commonly known as the estate executor, or another type of fiduciary.
Although losing my dad and serving as his executor were incredibly painful and challenging experiences, I’m grateful to the grief journey for how it’s transformed me. Little Cassidie never would have guessed I’d be doing this work, yet it feels deeply aligned and so needed in our country.
Connect with CC on social
@cassidie.carmen.bates
