Episode 48: 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 Podcast, host Chris Mamone sits down with Lisa Woolery, public relations executive turned sudden widow, who shares her raw and real journey through life after loss.

Lisa opens up about the shock of losing her husband with no warning and what it was like to navigate parenting, finances, dating, and her own identity in the aftermath. With humor, grit, and deep honesty, she reminds us that healing doesn’t have to be polished — and that embracing your “hot mess” moments can be part of what brings you back to life.

They discuss her book The Widow’s Comeback, writing through grief, why self-forgiveness is essential, and how playing pickleball and traveling the world became part of her own unexpected healing path.

This episode is for anyone who’s ever felt messy in their grief — and needed someone to say, “Me too.”

Follow her journey at thewidowscomeback.com or on Facebook and Instagram @TheWidowsComeback.