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Purpose, Not Pity: After the Impact is a podcast about rebuilding your life after loss, heartbreak, identity shifts, and unexpected change.
Hosted by Erika Hernandez, this show explores what happens when grief, divorce, career pivots, or major life disruption reshape who you are. It’s not about replaying the pain. It’s about understanding your identity after loss and learning how to move forward with intention.
If you’re navigating grief, starting over, rebuilding confidence after a setback, or trying to find clarity in the middle of change, this space is for you.
Through grounded, emotionally intelligent conversations, you’ll find language for what you’re feeling and direction for what comes next.
Because life doesn’t stop after the impact.
You build forward.
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Grief Is an Identity Shift With Donielle Young
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May 19, 2026 |
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When Downsizing Feels Like Losing Yourself
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May 05, 2026 |
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The Text I Never Thought I'd Have to Send
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Apr 29, 2026 |
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Who Are You Without the Role? Identity, Loss, and the Mess in Between
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Apr 07, 2026 |
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Recalibrating After Impact: Finding Stability | Season 2 Trailer
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Mar 17, 2026 |
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When Life Hits Again: Job Loss & Starting Over
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Mar 17, 2026 |
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Becoming the Woman I Don’t Recognize Yet
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Jan 12, 2026 |
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Why the Holidays Feel Different After Loss (And Why That’s OK)
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Dec 23, 2025 |
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Not Everything Is Mine to Carry: A Healing Lesson on Letting Go Without Guilt
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Dec 13, 2025 |
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I Didn’t Lose Him, I Was Being Prepared
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Nov 25, 2025 |
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What If Everything You’ve Been Through Is Preparing You for What’s Next
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Nov 11, 2025 |
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The Call That Broke Me Today
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Nov 08, 2025 |
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The Anger I Didn’t Expect After Losing My Son
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Oct 28, 2025 |
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When the Life You Planned Falls Apart
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Oct 14, 2025 |
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The Friendships That Survive After Loss and the Ones That Don’t
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Sep 27, 2025 |
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When Grief and Your Menstrual Cycle Collide
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Sep 16, 2025 |
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A Letter to My Son, Two Years After
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Sep 02, 2025 |
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Who We Were, Who We Become After Heartbreak
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Sep 02, 2025 |
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Learning to Live Again: One Brick at a Time
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Sep 02, 2025 |
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Welcome to Purpose, Not Pity
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Aug 30, 2025 |