Serena Mastin
Serena’s career has included being knocked down and climbing back to executive leadership roles with Fortune 500 companies. In 2013, she founded Pulse Marketing Inc., an award-winning marketing and advertising agency. In addition to being a visionary entrepreneur, Serena recently published her first book, Exposed: You Can't Heal When You Hide, a memoir recounting her life story in harrowing detail. She has dedicated her life to personally and professionally empowering others.
Chapter 16: Navigating the Ocean of Grief
Serena Mastin grows up in abuse and learns to earn love by over-giving. She marries Kyle, founds an ad agency he later joins, and spends years absorbing his betrayals and untreated struggles while trying to hold the family and business together. Choosing herself at last, she leaves—and then learns Kyle has died by suicide. Refusing to hide any longer, Serena tells the truth at work, writes a candid memoir, and rebuilds with community and self-compassion. She offers OCEAN—Overcoming waves, Connecting, Embracing pain, Accepting change, Navigating a new normal—as a practical compass for living with grief.
Listen To Serena’s Podcast Here:
Episode 73 - You Can’t Heal When You Hide:
Serena Mastin on Grief, Survival, and Owning Your Story
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Empowered Grief Journey
Discover Serena’s story and 22 others inside The Empowered Grief Journey. A collection of voices who have faced the depths of loss and emerged transformed.
Through raw, heart-centered storytelling and deep reflection, each author shares how grief became their greatest teacher guiding them toward acceptance, resilience, and empowerment.
These stories remind us that grief is not something to escape, but a journey that awakens us to deeper wisdom, presence, and personal truth. Within these pages, you’ll find hope, reassurance, and the quiet strength that comes from choosing to live fully, even after loss.
Whether you are grieving a loved one or rediscovering yourself after change, this book will meet you where you are and invite you to rise, rebuild, and reconnect with your own inner power.
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Your story matters. Your healing matters.
You don’t have to walk this road alone.
The Empowered Grief Journey Podcast
This podcast is your dedicated space for healing and transformation.
Each episode brings real conversations with people around the
world who have navigated grief and discovered the strength
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You’ll discover how to walk from loss to empowerment through
powerful storytelling and actionable insights that will
guide you towards a future filled with courage and hope.
