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Author · Widow · Speaker · Hope-Holder

There is life after loss

An honest space for women navigating grief, loss and the brave work of building a life you actually want.

Love, Grit & Grace — the bestselling memoir Messy Grief coming soon

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Hi, I'm Amanda — I'm so glad you're here

She knows what it means TO BEGIN again.

Amanda didn't choose this story. Losing her husband rewrote everything — her identity, her plans, her sense of what came next.

What she found on the other side of grief became her life's work: proof that the next chapter is still yours to write.

Meet Amanda
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grief → grace → strength → hope

Her Story

Loss changed my life. it didn't end it.

In the quiet after everything changed, Amanda started writing — first to survive, then to make sense of it, and eventually for every woman who would one day stand where she stood.

The Bestselling Memoir

What if grief wasn't the end of your story?

It isn't — and Amanda will show you the way in her bestselling memoir Love, Grit & Grace.

A story of losing everything and finding the way back — for the woman who needs to know she isn't alone, and she isn't finished.

Love, Grit & Grace by Amanda Elizabeth Martin — book cover
Love, Grit & Grace — cover

Love · Grit · Grace

Coming Soon — Messy Grief

A new chapter is coming.

Messy Grief: A Young Widow's Book of Wisdom by Amanda Elizabeth Martin — book cover
Messy Grief — cover

Messy Grief: A Young Widow's Book of Wisdom goes deeper into what comes after survival — the slow, brave work of building a life you actually want.

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One-on-One Coaching

You don't have to do the next chapter alone.

Private, one-on-one work for women navigating loss and everything it unravels. Not a program. Not a formula. A companion for the becoming.

  • Grief
  • Identity
  • Life transitions
  • Rebuilding confidence
  • Finding direction
  • A new chapter

You're not who you used to be. And that's okay.

you're becoming someone new

Amanda helped me realize that grief wasn’t the end of my story.

— A coaching client, widowed 2023

Your storyis not over.

Whether you're looking for a book, support, or a new direction — Amanda is here for the next chapter.