Purpose, not Pity: After the Impact
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 in your 30s or 40s, 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.
Purpose, not Pity: After the Impact
Who We Were, Who We Become After Heartbreak
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Who were you before your heartbreak? Before the divorce, the loss, the diagnosis, the friendship that ended, the dream that slipped away?
In this episode of Purpose, Not Pity, I open up about the version of me that existed before September 2nd, 2023, before I lost my son. I share what my mom, my sister, and my childhood friend remember about me, and how loss forced me to confront the truth: we are never the same after heartbreak.
But here’s the hope, that’s not failure. That’s transformation.
This episode isn’t just about my story. It’s about our stories. About how loss strips us down, reshapes us, and forces us to meet a version of ourselves we never expected. One that is wiser, softer, and stronger in ways we couldn’t see before.
If you’ve ever felt like you’ve lost yourself, this conversation is for you. You’re not lost. You’re being remade
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🎧 New episodes drop the 2nd & 4th Tuesday of every month
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💚 Thanks for listening. Keep choosing purpose, not pity.