Welcome back, beautiful souls. Today's episode is a powerful one. We're diving deep into the messy, complicated, heart-wrenching reality of grief. Not the "just keep busy and you'll get over it" kind — but the raw, unapologetic truth of loss and healing.

My guest today is the unstoppable Deb Day, a Certified Master Transformational Health and Life Coach, motivational speaker, and author who knows firsthand what it means to rebuild after profound loss. After losing her husband suddenly at 50, Deb found herself navigating a storm of grief, PTSD, and anxiety. Yet she emerged with a new purpose: guiding high-achieving women to break free from stress, burnout, and the cycles that no longer serve them. She's a change master and cycle breaker with a gift for helping others see what's possible in their lives, even when they're stuck in the darkest chapters.

As this episode goes live, I find myself personally connected to this conversation in a way I never expected. My ex-husband, Michael - the father of my two incredible daughters — has just passed away unexpectedly. Our relationship had so much complexity and was layered with love, laughter, and struggle, and while we've been emotionally peeling back these layers for years. His death has brought a wave of grief I didn't see coming. It's not just about mourning him, but also witnessing the pain my daughters are facing, losing their dad far too soon.

Grief isn't just about losing someone physically. It can be the loss of a relationship, an identity, your youth, a job, or the version of yourself you thought you'd always be. Deb teaches us that grief, while gut-wrenching, can also be a space for rebirth. She shares how to honor those we've lost by honoring ourselves — taking care of our mind, body, and spirit, one small step at a time.

In this episode, we get real about the winding road of grief — the triggers that can knock you sideways when you least expect it and how to hold space for those emotions instead of brushing them under the rug. Deb shares her signature IMPACT Alignment Methodology — a holistic approach to breaking free from self-sabotage, stress, and patterns that hold us back.

If you're walking through a season of loss — whether it's a person, a dream, or a part of yourself — this conversation will remind you that healing is possible. You are stronger than you think. And on the other side of grief? There’s growth, resilience, and a life filled with purpose.

In this episode, Deb teaches us:

1. We honor the memory of those we have loved and lost by honoring ourselves. Taking really good care of ourselves enables us to more forward one small step at a time.
2. Loss can be a time of growth and rebirth. It is an opportunity to ask ourselves, "who am I", "what is the opportunity for growth" and "what will be the catalyst to help me do that?"
3. We can grieve a loss of any kind. When we go through the midlife transition we may be experiencing the grief of losing our youth, who we once were, children who grow up and leave the house, even our own sense of self. The process for healing these losses is similar to the way we would heal from the loss of a loved one.
4. Grief can stay with you for a long time. From that point forward any loss felt can trigger or reignite the emotions that linger just below the surface. But, identifying those feelings and triggers is one of the first steps on the healing journey.
5. Grief doesn't always entail the loss of a loved one. It can include any loss including the loss of a friendship, the loss of a job, the loss of a grown child leaving the household. These losses all bring with them the same emotions that come with grief and the emotions can be managed in the same way.

For more of Deb:

Website | debdaycoaching.com

Facebook | debdaycoaching

Facebook Group | bbliveloveleadafterloss

Take advantage of Deb's TWO WEEK TRIAL of her Beyond Bereavement Mentorship program

Beyond Bereavement is a monthly paid membership designed to support you as you move forward on your journey. The room is a safe space for those who have experienced loss and you will have the opportunity to:

💖 Share your experience and your feelings in a judgement-free zone

💖 Learn ways to honor your loved one's memory and integrate the memories into your life now

💖 Participate in healing, connection and the value of building resilience. Meet new like-minded souls.

💖 Choose to make grief care your priority, commit to taking extra special care of you

And girl...we know that midlife brings with it major transitions, which can feel like loss. I think about my own life, I just lost my job, my oldest daughter is off to college, now the loss of my ex and come to realize that this kind of loss can bring with it significant feelings of confusion, heartache, frustration, regret, and emptiness. It can be hard to dig ourselves out, to figure out what direction to take next, to find our path forward. But, I just want you to know that you don't have to do this alone. We are here to support you. Find us on Facebook and follow us on Instagram and join a tribe of badass women who understand where you are and are traveling this journey alongside you.