20.How I Decided to Divorce with Sue Jean Hong, Director of Talent Strategy, KIPP Foundation

Are you in a relationship that doesn’t quite feel right? Do you have a hunch that they might not be the right person, but you feel pressure from your family and community to stay together? 

In this Boss Mamas episode, Analiza talks with Korean American Sue Jean Hong, Director of Talent Strategy at the KIPP Foundation. Growing up, Sue Jean’s family moved to different cities, so Sue Jean went to seven schools before graduating from high school, including eight years in Korea. Sue Jean went to the University of California Irvine for her BA and Masters and then University of Southern California for her EdD. Sue Jean was inspired by her teachers and became a teacher herself and then a principal. Sue Jean married but after two years had an inkling that her partner was not right for her. They struggled with getting pregnant, but it wasn’t until a fateful Christmas evening that she realized that enough was enough. Sue Jean decided that she was getting a divorce.

In Boss Mamas, we talk about the strategy of breakdowns to breakthroughs. Sue Jean shares facing pressures as a leader and as a daughter of parents with strong Korean values. She also shares how divorce was a gift and what this opened up for her in her life.

Get full show notes and more information here: https://analizawolf.com/ep-20-how-i-decided-to-divorce-with-sue-jean-hong