The Empowered Grief Journey
Join Chris Mamone, founder of The Empowered Grief Journey podcast and coaching platform, as he helps you transform grief into healing and self-acceptance. Each episode shares raw stories, heartfelt conversations, and practical tools that remind you of your inner strength. Whether you’re navigating loss or supporting someone who is, this podcast will guide you to move through pain—not just past it—and rediscover your purpose and personal power along the way. Grief isn’t the end of your story—it’s where your empowered grief journey begins.
Join Chris Mamone, founder of The Empowered Grief Journey podcast and coaching platform, as he helps you transform grief into healing and self-acceptance. Each episode shares raw stories, heartfelt conversations, and practical tools that remind you of your inner strength. Whether you’re navigating loss or supporting someone who is, this podcast will guide you to move through pain—not just past it—and rediscover your purpose and personal power along the way. Grief isn’t the end of your story—it’s where your empowered grief journey begins.
Episodes

Mar 17, 2025
Mar 17, 2025
1hr 57 sec
Anne Marie’s grief journey began with her father’s devastating cancer diagnosis and the heartbreak that followed his passing. What started as a few words scribbled on the back of a hospital receipt became the beginning of her healing through poetry.
In this episode, Anne Marie shares how grief reshaped her world — leading her from moments of despair to a sunrise on the beach, where watching baby turtles find the ocean reminded her of life’s quiet resilience.
Her story is a powerful reflection on how loss can awaken creativity, courage, and new purpose. Tune in to hear how she transformed pain into art, grief into gratitude, and her father’s memory into award-winning poetry that continues to inspire hearts around the world.

Mar 14, 2025
Mar 14, 2025
53 min
Kathy’s life was forever changed when her husband — a decorated military member — was diagnosed with terminal cancer. His illness and passing sent her into a season of profound grief that touched every area of her life: emotional, mental, and financial.
In this powerful episode, Kathy shares how she rebuilt her life from the ground up, turning loss into legacy and pain into purpose. Through courage, self-discovery, and resilience, she transformed her own grief into a mission to help other women find healing and financial freedom.
Tune in to discover how Kathy’s story reminds us that even in the darkest moments, we hold the power to rise, rebuild, and create meaning from our loss.

Mar 12, 2025
Dark Night of The Soul: Becoming Your Own Healer
Mar 12, 2025
Mar 12, 2025
57 min
In this deeply transformative episode, Maria Roney shares her story of surviving an abusive relationship and finding freedom after her husband’s suicide. What began as unimaginable heartbreak became her “dark night of the soul” — a painful awakening that led her to rediscover her power and purpose.
Maria is now a Healer, Intuitive Guide, and Teacher who helps women transmute the pain of the past into divine feminine empowerment. From living with PTSD and panic attacks to awakening her intuitive gifts, she now guides others to heal and create lives filled with freedom, joy, and peace.

Mar 10, 2025
Mar 10, 2025
1hr 5 min
In this emotional episode, Fiona shares her journey of navigating multiple miscarriages and the deep grief that followed — much of which she faced in silence. She opens up about how staying stuck in grief can hinder healing and how learning to express emotions and seek support became vital steps in her recovery.
Fiona’s story is a powerful reminder that healing begins when we take action and connect with safe, supportive people who understand our pain. Through her experiences, she’s found purpose as a child and family health nurse and pregnancy and parenting coach, helping others through their own journeys of loss and renewal.

Mar 7, 2025
Mar 7, 2025
1hr 52 sec
In this episode, Natalie shares her grief journey that began at age 14 with the loss of a close friend, and deepened years later when her best friend was killed by a drunk driver. These losses profoundly shaped her life and inspired a healing path filled with travel, marathon running, and learning to balance caring for others with caring for herself.
Natalie’s story of love, loss, and resilience highlights how her best friend Alice guided her toward a new purpose — becoming a holistic coach who helps nurses navigate the emotional challenges of their profession.

Mar 5, 2025
Mar 5, 2025
1hr 4 min
In this heartfelt episode, I sit down with Dawn Jackson, a nurse and Advanced Grief Recovery Method Specialist, to explore her journey from personal trauma to becoming a guiding light for others.
Dawn shares how her nursing work revealed the connection between emotional pain and physical health — and how true healing begins when we learn to listen with our hearts. Through her work with veterans and grief recovery, she discovered that grief isn’t only about death but also the many losses and transitions we experience in life.

Mar 3, 2025
Make Your Handicap Your Superpower
Mar 3, 2025
Mar 3, 2025
56 min
Andre Santos is a relationship and marriage coach whose journey with autism led him to explore how the mind and brain connect from an engineering perspective. Through years of study and self-discovery, he developed a unique process that helps individuals and couples build stronger, more authentic connections — with guaranteed results.
In this inspiring episode, Andre shares how he turned what he once saw as a handicap into his greatest superpower. His story is a reminder that our challenges often hold the keys to our deepest strengths.
Tune in to discover how you can reframe limitation into potential, transform how you connect with others, and unlock the power of your own mind.

Feb 27, 2025
The Story of Bibi: From Grief to Gratitude
Feb 27, 2025
Feb 27, 2025
51 min
Anda Grobbelaar shares her inspiring journey of grief to gratitude after the stillbirth of her daughter, Bibi, 23 years ago. That moment forever changed her world, but also began a powerful legacy of love, purpose, and healing.
Through her grief, Anda discovered the gifts her daughter left behind — lessons of compassion, strength, and spiritual growth. Her journey led her to become an author, create a nonprofit in Bibi’s honor, and teach a masterclass on transforming pain into gratitude.
This episode is a tender reminder that even in our deepest sorrow, meaning can emerge. Anda’s story shows us how grief can evolve into purpose — and how love continues to guide us long after loss.

The Empowered Grief Journey Podcast
I’m your host Chris Mamone and I’m an Acceptance Coach who helps people heal from grief, loss, and trauma to discover their self acceptance and step into their personal power.
This podcast is your dedicated space for healing, growth, and transformation. Each episode shares insightful and inspirational stories along with practical tools and actionable insights to help guide you along your healing journey.
My mission is to create a collaborative collection of grief stories and healing journeys from people around the world to help inspire others on how to navigate their grief and discover the hidden gifts, lessons, and blessings of this experience in life.
Thank you for your support in visiting my podcast and listening to the stories my guests have shared with listeners across the world. Your support means alot to us and we hope that you will become inspired to share your story and journey with us one day on your own episode of The Empowered Grief Journey!
To learn more about me and my own grief journey visit my website at www.acceptancecoach.com





