Out Of The Fog With Karen Hager

Grief can knock us flat. Everything changes in an instant, and most people can’t understand what we’re going through. Karen Johnson's fast-paced life as a Federal Judge came to an abrupt halt when her son passed from an overdose. Rather than grieve in a way that made people around her comfortable, she did the unexpected. She left her job of thirty years, sold her house with all of her belongings, and went on a journey that took her all over the world, ultimately discovering a healing and spiritual practice along the way. She’s here to share some of what she learned, and to help us discover how to transform grief and loss. Karen V. Johnson is a graduate of Georgetown Law Center (J.D.), a former Fulbright Scholar in Afghanistan, and holds Masters Degrees in Public Health and Public and International Affairs (MPH, MPIA). Karen is a retired federal administrative law judge who practiced criminal and energy law for more than thirty years. She also is a former U.S. Army officer, Major, USAR (inactive). Karen was