Lea Abram - Navigating Identity Loss, Loneliness and Grief

Send us Fan MailThe ground can vanish in an instant. When Leah Abrams’ 46-year marriage ended without warning, she fell into a full-body grief that shattered identity, routine, and the story she thought she was living. What followed wasn’t a dramatic comeback—it was the tiniest of choices, repeated: notice the sun on a pine, call a friend, take a breath. We sit down with Leah—life coach, grief guide, circle facilitator, and founder of Rise Well—to explore how divorce grief extends far beyond a signed document. She names the hidden losses many carry in silence: a home sold, a community scattered, a career halted, the family unit reshaped. Leah explains why healing must be trauma-informed and whole-body, tending to the physical, emotional, energetic, mental, and spiritual layers that store shock and memory. Lea’s story is also about belonging in a lonely age. She builds “sudden villages” through online circles—Mindful Monday to begin with intention, Thankful Thursday to close with self-compassion and gratitude—because bread doesn’t rise without yeast and warmth, and neither do we. She shares how her book, And Then She Grew Wings, emerged only after she could reread her own poems and recognize an evolution: wings don’t mean perfection, they mean permission to lift.  Subscribe, share this with someone who needs it, and leave a review with the practice that helps you rise.My website - https://www.risewellcoaching.com/Find me on Facebook at:  FacebookFind me on LinkedIn -  LinkedInMy book - ...and then she grew wingsPublished by Palmetto PublishingFind it online at: AmazonBarnes and NobleBookshop.orgPowells BooksIf this conversation stirred something in you… good. That’s where change begins.Make sure you’re subscribed, share this with someone who needs it, and if you’re ready to tell your story, step into your voice, or build a life that actually feels like yours… You’re in the right place.I’m Julie Fairhurst, and this is where stories turn into power.Go to my website if you would like to be a guest on the Women Like Me Stories & Business in the toolbar click Let's PodcastJulie's Website