Mahogany Artis | Grief, Fitness & the LEAN Podcast

Grief and movement belong together.

Grief doesn’t only live in our thoughts. It lives in our bodies, our sleep, our energy and our routines. For many women, writing it out and moving through it gives heavy emotions somewhere to go. No punishing workouts. No pretending. Just steady steps back toward yourself.

Name it

Slow down and be honest about what hurts.

Move it

Build strength in a way that honors your body, whatever it can do today.

Align

Live in step with your faith, your purpose and the woman you’re becoming.

Mahogany Artis sitting on a stool in a tan suit

Hi, I’m Mahogany.

Here’s why I do this.

I’m a coach, a podcast host and a woman who has carried grief and had to learn how to move again. This is how I got here.

2002: Losing my backboneMy grandfather, the person who held our family up, left us. My childhood was also deeply affected by infidelity and addiction, and I’ve grieved experiences I never got to have.
2016: Going as hard as I couldI got into weight lifting and bodybuilding and pushed myself as far as I could in the gym. I fell in love with coaching women to push their bodies and minds to the limit.
2021: Relearning my bodyAfter injuring my back following my pregnancy, I spent a couple of years learning my body and its limits all over again.
Then grief hit hardI lost my mom and my sister less than a year apart. I also buried my aunt after COVID kept me from being with her.
Today: Healing through movementEven though I couldn’t do what I used to, I found peace in movement. I became grateful and determined to make the most of my time, my emotional strength and my physical abilities, no matter what and no matter how it looked.

Grief taught me why. Movement taught me how.

I don’t have grief figured out. But I know what it feels like to carry it, and I now have a deep passion for helping grieving women find their ability to heal through movement. We can miss what we’ve lost while still making room for faith, laughter, strength, love and a beautiful life.

— Mahogany

Maybe nobody told you this was grief.

Grief doesn’t always mean someone died. We grieve relationships, our childhood, lost time, broken dreams and versions of ourselves we had to leave behind.

Still Here is a free 7-day grief check-in journal to help you name what you’re feeling, honor what you’ve lost and make space for what comes next. Seven days of pausing, with no pressure to “move on.”