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The Grief Disruptor®

Donielle Young

Welcome to The Grief Disruptor® Podcast.

If you've ever felt like the world moved on while yours stood still... you're in the right place.

If you've ever wondered, "Who am I now?" after losing someone you love... you're not alone.

Come sit with me. Listen in your car, on your morning walk, while you're folding laundry, or during one of those nights when sleep just won't come. Wherever you are, I'll meet you there.

I'm Donielle Young. At 44, I lost my husband to Stage IV colon cancer. Overnight, I went from wife to widow, caregiver, and ultimately to rebuilding a life I never imagined.

The Grief Disruptor® is where honest conversations replace toxic positivity. Here, we talk about grief, widowhood, caregiving, healing after loss, resilience, identity, dating after loss, and finding purpose again.

Because healing isn't about forgetting. It's about learning to live again.

New episodes twice a month. Subscribe and join thousands changing the conversation around grief.

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  • Yesterday · 40 sec

    Episode 3 - Teaser

    I Took Off My Wedding Ring: The Grief Police Will Survive. Episode 3 Dropping Thursday! IF YOU’VE EVER BEEN AFRAID THAT LETTING GO MEANS YOU’RE LETTING THEM GO, THIS ONE’S FOR YOU. If you’ve ever felt guilty for moving forward, this episode is for you. Donielle Young, The Grief Disruptor®️, is challenging the rules about what it means to let go after loss. Don’t miss it. Subscribe now so you don’t miss Episode 3. Everywhere you get your podcasts!!

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  • S1 · E2
    August 19 · 14 min

    The Checklist Is a Lie: Killing the Five Stages of Grief

    They gave you five stages. Told you to feel it in order. Told you there was a right way to grieve. They lied. In this episode, Donielle Young, The Grief Disruptor®, burns the checklist down and tells you the truth about what grief actually looks like when nobody is performing it for anyone else. If you've ever felt like you were failing at your own grief, this one's for you. THE G3 FRAMEWORK® Grief → Grit → GlowUp FOLLOW THE GRIEF DISRUPTOR® 📱 Instagram: @thegriefdisruptor 📘 Facebook: @thegriefdisruptor 🎵 TikTok: @thegriefdisruptor ABOUT DONIELLE YOUNG Widow. Mother. Founder of MHDS Media. Over two decades in corporate finance advising C-suite executives. Now disrupting the way grief is packaged and sold. The Grief Disruptor® Podcast drops twice monthly. Subscribe. Leave a review. Share this with someone who needed it yesterday.

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  • August 17 · 30 sec

    Episode 2 - Teaser

    The Checklist Is a Lie: Killing the Five Stages of Grief Episode 2 Dropping Thursday! Somebody put your grief in a box. Gave it five neat little stages. Told you to feel it in order and come out healed on the other side. They lied. Donielle Young - The Grief Disruptor® is burning that checklist down on Thursday. If you’ve ever felt like you were grieving wrong this episode was made for you. Don’t miss it. Subscribe now so you don’t miss Episode 2. Everywhere you get your podcasts!!

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  • S1 · E1
    August 5 · 18 min

    The Audacity of The Audience

    Where were they when you were sitting in hospital rooms? When you couldn't sleep? When your entire world was falling apart? And why do the people who weren't there suddenly think they get to decide how you should grieve... how long you should grieve... or how you should rebuild your life? In this first episode of The Grief Disruptor® Podcast, Donielle Young shares the raw truth about what happens after the funeral, when the casseroles stop coming, the phone stops ringing, and everyone seems to have an opinion about your healing. This isn't about grief. It's about reclaiming your identity after loss. You'll learn why you don't need permission to smile again, date again, dream again, or create a life that still brings you joy. Through her G³ Framework (Grief → Grit → Glow Up®), Donielle shares practical tools and hard-earned lessons to help you stop living for other people's expectations and start rebuilding a life that's yours. In this episode: Why people judge grief they never witnessed The truth about "I'll be there if you need me" How to stop carrying other people's expectations Finding the courage to rebuild after devastating loss Three practical ways to protect your peace and reclaim your life If you've ever felt judged for how you're healing, this episode is for you. 🎧 Subscribe to The Grief Disruptor® Podcast for honest conversations about grief, identity, resilience, dating after loss, parenting, rebuilding your life, and finding hope in the messy middle. 💛 If this episode resonates with you, share it with someone who needs to hear that they're allowed to live again.

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  • August 4 · 30 sec

    Trailer - The Grief Disruptor® Podcast is here!

    Everyone talks about the loss. We're talking about the messy middle. The part no one prepares you for. The moments when your world has changed, but life expects you to keep going. When you don't recognize yourself anymore. When you're grieving a person, a relationship, a career, a dream... or the version of yourself you thought you'd always be. I'm Donielle Young, author, keynote speaker, and creator of the G³ Framework™: Grief. Grit. Glow Up. I created The Grief Disruptor® because I've lived through the kind of loss that changes everything. I know what it feels like to wonder if you'll ever feel like yourself again. This podcast is for anyone who has ever lost someone, something, or themselves and is ready to stop simply surviving and start rebuilding. Each episode brings you raw conversations, real stories, and practical tools to help you navigate grief, rediscover your identity, and create a life you never thought was possible. This isn't a grief support group. It's where grief meets grit... and healing becomes your glow up. Welcome to The Grief Disruptor®. Your story isn't over. It's just beginning.

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