Grief coach Chris Mamone returns to Wisdom Without the Guru to talk about what genuine support looks like when someone is grieving. Drawing from his own experience after the loss of his son, and from conversations on his Empowered Grief Journey podcast, Chris tells us about how the wrong words can deepen pain, and how simple presence can heal.

This conversation spans a wide field: the difference between empathy and comparison, why men’s grief is often overlooked, the isolation that siblings feel when their loss is minimised, and how pet loss reveals unconditional love. Chris also shares ways for grievers to set boundaries — how to say “that hurt me” or “I need space” — without guilt.

It’s a grounded discussion about language, emotion, and compassion. For anyone navigating grief, or trying to support someone who is, this episode offers clear guidance on how to be human together when life falls apart.

Key Takeaways

• Grief is not a problem to solve. People want to feel seen and heard, not fixed.
• Presence often means more than words; silence is sometimes the greatest comfort.
• Avoid comparison. Saying “I know how you feel” shifts attention away from the griever.
• Men’s and siblings’ grief are frequently overlooked — both need space to be acknowledged.
• Pet loss can trigger deep grief because of its unconditional bond; don’t minimise it.
• Grievers can set boundaries and name what hurts without guilt.
• Supporters should avoid phrases like “time heals,” “move on,” or “you’ll have another one.”
• Real empathy is asking “What do you need today?” and listening to the answer.

About: Chris Mamone is an Acceptance Coach and the Founder of The Empowered Grief Journey Coaching Practice and Podcast. He helps individuals move from a place of pain into a place of hope and empowerment through their grief. Chris supports those navigating grief, loss, and trauma to rediscover self-acceptance and step into their personal power so they can create an inspiring future grounded in healing, truth, and purpose.

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What happens when every familiar structure in life—country, language, health, even career—shifts at once? In this conversation, Czech-born guest Veronika Bubenickova traces a life shaped by transition. From growing up during political upheaval to rebuilding from scratch in the UK, to facing a sudden breast cancer diagnosis at the height of professional success, her story unfolds as a continuous study in adaptation and self-understanding.

Veronika reflects on:

• Childhood memories of a revolution and the quiet fears that children absorb when adults can’t speak openly.
• Emotional patterns inherited from families that had to stay silent for generations.
• How 9/11 triggered an early spiritual awakening and a search for meaning.
• Leaving a secure banking career after a financial crisis, moving abroad, and beginning again.
• Learning English, rebuilding her identity, and later finding a spiritual community.
• The diagnosis that changed everything, and the deliberate choice to combine medical treatment with mental focus, spiritual practice, and self-directed healing.
• The role of imagination, visualisation, and the Silva Method in staying centred through chemotherapy and surgery.
• Losing work during treatment, redefining what “purpose” means, and transforming the experience into a calling to help other women.

This episode is not only about survival but about agency—the slow rebuilding of one’s own authority after systems, borders, and the body itself have all been shaken.

Key Takeaways

• The unspoken fears of childhood can shape how we respond to later crises—until we name them.
• Medicine treats the body, but mindset and community support the terrain in which recovery happens.
• Identity can be rebuilt.
• Preparation hides inside experience.
• Support requires clarity - knowing how to ask for help.
• Purpose often begins in the aftermath.

About: Veronika Bubenickova is a Transformational Breast Cancer Coach and Therapist, survivor, advocate for holistic breast cancer prevention and author of Diary of a Soul Reborn. Diagnosed with breast cancer in 2023, she turned inward and upward, choosing to heal through an integrative path that included plant-based living, energy healing, emotional trauma work, and vision-led spiritual growth. Her diagnosis became a catalyst for radical transformation, awakening a new life purpose: to help others navigate the breast cancer journey with courage, clarity, and compassion. Today, Veronika supports women facing cancer, offering personalised coaching, therapy sessions, community healing circles, and powerful online programs that honour the body, mind, soul, and heart. Her unique framework inspires others globally to not just survive, but truly thrive.

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What happens when the life you built no longer fits — and then grief shatters the rest? In this episode, Regina sits down with Chris Mamone, who spent years navigating corporate sales, toxic workplaces, and the weight of being misunderstood. But everything shifted after the loss of his son, Caden. Chris opens up about:

• Growing up with both support and struggle — an encouraging grandfather and a controlling mother, childhood therapy, and feeling unseen.
• Building a career in sales and mortgages, only to collide with workplace bullying and toxic leadership.
• The grounding force of his marriage and the tough love that kept him moving forward.
• Losing his grandfather during the pandemic, and later his son, Caden — a stillbirth that became the most defining and painful experience of his life.
• How grief transformed his purpose, leading him toward grief coaching and helping others feel seen, heard, and understood.
• Why he believes quitting toxic jobs, investing in yourself, and refusing to conform are essential acts of self-respect.

This is not just a story of loss — it’s about presence, courage, and the power of honouring the people who shape us, even after they’re gone.

Key Takeaways

• Childhood support and strain can coexist.
• Workplace bullying often hides behind high performance.
• Quitting can be a survival skill.
• Marriage as both anchor and mirror.
• Loss changes everything.
• Grief is not to be 'fixed.'
• Investing in yourself matters.

About: Chris Mamone is an Acceptance Coach and the Founder of The Empowered Grief Journey Coaching Practice and Podcast. He helps individuals move from a place of pain into a place of hope and empowerment through their grief. Chris supports those navigating grief, loss, and trauma to rediscover self-acceptance and step into their personal power so they can create an inspiring future grounded in healing, truth, and purpose.

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