Episode 712: Coaching Lisa on Grief, Identity, and Beginning Again

Make Some Noise with Andrea Owen

Andrea Owen

Education, How To, Self-improvement

4.8 • 516 Ratings

🗓️ 21 January 2026

⏱️ 54 minutes

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I have a coaching episode for you today, and I’m joined by Lisa. When she filled out her coaching application, she shared an honest snapshot of where she was at the time: “I think I need coaching on the fear and anger I have for starting over at this point in time. The world is scary, men suck, work is slim, my friends feel different now that I am single.” In this poignant conversation, Lisa and I talk about what it really looks like to start over after a 26-year long marriage and how disorienting that in between season can feel. Especially when your identity, your relationships, and your sense of safety all feel up in the air, all at the same time. We explore grief in a way most people do not talk about it, not just the hard parts but the beautiful parts that are just as painful to let go of, and how creativity, boundaries, and honest conversations can become your way back to yourself when everything feels uncertain. In this episode, you’ll hear: What it really means to grieve the joy of what you once had (11:50) How internal pressure about “what’s next” can keep you stuck (19:37) Why creativity and art are not indulgent but essential tools for processing emotions (27:32) How feeling your feelings is not a weakness but a form of emotional hygiene (32:40) Writing prompts to help Lisa move closer to her grief and begin healing: “What is stopping you from looking underneath the grief?” (39:20) Having hard conversations with friends and how setting boundaries with compassion can strengthen your relationships instead of breaking them (44:44) Resources from this episode: Write Your Way Through It Book recommendations: I love a good personal development book, and you do too, right? I’ve compiled a list of book recommendations, as mentioned in past episodes. Check out these amazing book recommendations here. Happy reading! MSN is supported by: We love the sponsors that make our show possible! You can always find all the special deals and codes for all our current sponsors on our website: andreaowen.com/sponsors/ http://andreaowen.com/podcast/712 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:30.1	I feel like a lot of things just aren't going the way I want. It's just I feel like I can't
0:35.0	handle my life. I'm just not getting what I want. And that's big. And I know a lot of people feel like that. I don't know. I think there's a lot of unknown. And that's frustrating. Am I supposed to be doing this if my career's not working the way I want it to? I'm looking for signs. It's all very confusing. You're listening to Maksen Noise Podcast, episode number 712.
1:00.4	Welcome to Make Some Noise Podcast, your guide for strategies, tools, and insight to empower yourself. I'm your host, Andrea Owen,
1:13.9	global speaker, entrepreneur, life coach since 2007, an author of three books that have been
1:19.5	translated into 18 languages and are available in 22 countries. Each week, I'll bring you a guest
1:26.0	or a lesson that will help you maximize unshakable
1:29.1	confidence, master resilience, and make some noise in your life. You ready? Let's go.
1:39.5	Hi, everyone. Welcome to another episode of the podcast. I am so glad that you are here. Hey, guess what?
1:46.1	Write your way through it is open for registration. And we start today, though. Today is the day,
1:52.2	January 21st. So you can still get in. Andrea owen.com slash program. It is my signature journaling
1:58.5	class. I will probably only teach it one time this year.
2:01.9	So if you want to get in it, it's the most affordable way to work with me. And I highly
2:06.5	suggest that you do that. Andrea Owen.com slash program. I have a coaching episode for you today.
2:11.9	It's been several months since we've, since we put one of these out. And the wonderful Lisa came on
2:17.3	the show, was very vulnerable,
2:19.7	and sat for a coaching session and let me record it for a podcast episode. I've done these
2:26.4	before. Don't be too scared, anyone who's listening. I open up applications for these
2:31.7	probably about once a year. And I always get at such an amazing
2:36.9	bunch of applications to be on the show and to get coached live on the show. So I always am so
2:42.1	incredibly grateful that people come on to do that. And so this is how it works. You will listen to
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