The Widow’s Comeback: Grief, Grit, and Owning the Hot Mess with Lisa Woolery

In this candid and empowering episode of The Empowered Grief Journey, host Chris Mamone sits down with Lisa Woolery — public relations executive turned sudden widow — to explore what it really means to rebuild life after loss.

Lisa opens up about the shock of losing her husband without warning and the messy, unfiltered realities of navigating grief, parenting, finances, dating, and identity. With grit, humor, and radical honesty, she reminds us that healing doesn’t have to be perfect — and that owning your “hot mess” moments can actually bring you back to life.

Together, they discuss her book The Widow’s Comeback, the power of writing through grief, and how pickleball, travel, and self-forgiveness became part of her healing.