Welcome to Heart's Renewal
Life After Complicated Loss™
Life can change in an instant. Sometimes we lose relationships, sometimes dreams, sometimes the future we thought we would have. Whether you're navigating family estrangement, grandparent alienation, grief, identity loss, or another life-changing transition, I want you to know one simple truth:
You are still whole.
Heart's Renewal is a place where healing begins with compassion—not judgment. Here you'll find hope, practical guidance, supportive coaching, meaningful resources, and a gentle reminder that even after life's deepest losses, renewal is possible.
I'm honored you're here.
— Lisa Franco Alexander
Founder, Heart's Renewal
Take a deep breath. You're safe here.
A Path Back to Yourself
Peace · Purpose · Wholeness
Healing begins by rediscovering the strength that has been within you all along.
Life After Complicated Loss™ can leave you feeling disconnected from your identity, your confidence, and the future you believed would be yours. Through compassionate, trauma-informed coaching, I walk beside you as you reconnect with the strength, wisdom, and resilience that already live within you.
Together, we create a personalized Heart's Renewal Journey™—one that honors your story while guiding you toward greater peace, renewed purpose, and a deeper sense of wholeness.
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Build practical strategies for healing, resilience, and emotional growth.
Meet Lisa
Founder,
Heart's Renewal
Meet Lisa
Life can change in an instant.
Sometimes we lose relationships.
Sometimes dreams.
Sometimes the future we truly believed would be ours.
I've lived that kind of loss myself.
Like many of the people who find Heart's Renewal, I know what it feels like to navigate profound life changes, search for hope in the middle of heartbreak, and slowly discover that healing doesn't mean forgetting—it means finding yourself again.
That journey became the foundation of Heart's Renewal.
Today, I have the privilege of walking beside people facing family estrangement, grandparent alienation, grief, identity loss, and other forms of complicated loss, helping them rediscover peace, purpose, and wholeness.
I believe healing begins with compassion.
I believe every story deserves to be heard.
Most of all...
I believe you are still whole.
Why Heart's Renewal?
Heart's Renewal was created to be a place where people experiencing life's deepest losses can find hope without judgment.
Whether you're searching for support through coaching, looking for practical resources, reading one of my books, or simply taking your first step toward healing...
You're welcome here.
Professional Background
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Certified Master Life Coach & NLP Practitioner
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Certified Trauma-Informed Life Coach
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Specialized Training in Estrangement Psychology & Grief and Loss
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Published Author of 15+ Books on Family Estrangement & Intergenerational Relationships
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Specialist in Grandparent Alienation & After Marriage In-Law Alienation (AMILA)
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Certified EFT and Ho'oponopono Practitioner
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Distance Usui Reiki Master
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Volunteer Facilitator for "Still Whole Circle" Peer Support Group
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Founder of Heart's Renewal
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My Mission
To help people experiencing complicated loss rediscover peace, purpose, and wholeness—one heart at a time.
I am deeply inspired by the Japanese philosophy of Kintsugi—the art of repairing broken pottery with gold. Rather than hiding the fractures, Kintsugi honors them as part of an object’s history and beauty. This reflects the heart of my work: that even after life’s deepest fractures, we remain worthy, valuable, and whole.
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~BC, Canada
FANTASTIC!
"Fantastic! Lisa is warm, empathetic
and caring and made me feel comfortable right away.
She's given me plenty of real, practical advice for identifying priorities in my life, setting goals, and moving forward."
Lori M.
~Mother and Grandmother
"Lisa Franco Alexander brings a unique combination of professional
expertise, personal experience, and compassionate leadership to her work
with families affected by estrangement.
As a master life coach, author,
advocate, and facilitator, she creates emotionally safe spaces where
alienated grandparents and estranged parents feel genuinely heard,
respected, and understood.
Her ability to hold difficult
conversations with
empathy and dignity allows participants to share without fear of judgment
or pressure.
Through Still Whole Circle, Lisa offers something many people
experiencing estrangement have
never had before—a sense of
connection, validation, and hope.
Her advocacy, writing, and leadership
remind participants that while families may fracture, their worth, dignity, and
wholeness remain intact."
Christi
~TX, USA
"Working with Lisa was a truly meaningful experience. She created a safe, trusting space where I felt comfortable opening up, even about deeply personal experiences. She listened with genuine care, asked thoughtful questions that helped me go deeper, and checked in with me throughout the session to make sure I felt safe. She never rushed the process and allowed me to move at my own pace.
By the end of our session, I was able to release guilt I had carried for years from my strict religious upbringing—something that brought me to tears in the best possible way. I left feeling lighter, understood, and genuinely cared for. I highly recommend her to anyone looking for a compassionate, skilled coach who meets you exactly where you are."
Angela W.
~Texas, USA
Working with Lisa Franco Alexander has been a truly transformative experience. As an NLP coach, Lisa brings a rare combination of deep professionalism, empathy, and genuine care to every single session.
From the start, her active listening and compassionate approach create a space where you feel completely heard and understood. She masterfully guides you through discovery, helping you identify and release limiting beliefs while setting a clear, powerful path toward where you want to be. Thanks to her guidance, I experienced breakthroughs in my personal growth that I never saw coming.
Lisa is simply amazing at her craft and deeply passionate about helping others heal and grow. If you are seeking peace within and true personal transformation, I cannot recommend Lisa highly enough!
Mandy
~Vietnam
"Lisa is a wonderful, vibrant coach who will both lift you up and hold space with so much softness and care. I have thoroughly enjoyed our sessions together."
Vanessa
~Wife and Mother of three
"If your family is dealing with estrangement, you seriously need Lisa
Franco Alexander in your corner!
She brings this amazing mix of
professional brilliance, real-life experience, and so much heart to
everything she does.
As a master life coach,
author, and advocate,
Lisa creates the ultimate
judgment-free zone.
Whether you're a parent or a
grandparent navigating this
tough space, she makes you
feel totally heard, deeply respected, and completely understood.
Lisa has this incredible gift for handling the heaviest, hardest
conversations with so much grace and zero pressure.
Through Still Whole Circle, she gives us something that is so hard to find when you're going through this
—true connection, validation, and a real sense of hope.
Her advocacy and writing are a beautiful, constant reminder
that even when family dynamics fracture, our worth, dignity,
and wholeness stay
100% intact!"
The Heart’s Renewal Journey™
Your 8-Week Signature Roadmap.
The Heart’s Renewal Journey™ is an eight-week private coaching experience designed to help you move beyond surviving your loss and begin rebuilding a life filled with hope, meaning, confidence, and inner peace. You cannot control another person’s choices or rewrite what has happened. You can begin reclaiming your identity, restoring your self-worth, and creating a meaningful life beyond the loss.
Who This Journey Is For:
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Family estrangement & grandparent alienation
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Ambiguous or disenfranchised grief
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Loss of identity, self-worth, or expected life dreams
What You Can Gain:
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Greater emotional steadiness and resilience
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Renewed self-worth and independent confidence
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A deeper sense of peace without requiring another person to change
Books
Non-Fiction Healing Resources
Coming Soon: Echoes of Estrangement
The Hidden Impact of Family Fractures on the Next Generation
In her upcoming fourth non-fiction release, Lisa Alexander tackles the modern epidemic of family division, looking deeply at how adult child estrangement and grandparent alienation ripple down to affect a child’s long-term identity, self-esteem, and mental health.
Breaking away from traditional discussions, this groundbreaking book uncovers the quiet influence of online advice trends, maps out childhood attachment trauma, and provides actionable, trauma-informed coping mechanisms for families navigating deep grief.
Echoes of Estrangement blends clinical relationship dynamics with compassionate, hope-filled strategies to help families navigate ambiguous loss and move toward genuine, intergenerational healing.
Expected Release: Late 2026 / Early 2027
The Generational Thread Series
Writing under the beloved pen name LiLi Franco (the name given to me by my grandchildren), this fictional historical adventure series teaches children the power of family ties, generational threads, and cultural roots.
Thoughts for the Journey
Life After Complicated Loss™
Articles, reflections, and practical guidance to help you rediscover peace, purpose, and wholeness.
The Heart's Renewal Journey Begins Here
Life After Complicated Loss™
Whether you're living with family estrangement, grandparent alienation, ambiguous grief, or another profound life loss, healing is possible.
Complete the form below, and I'll personally reach out to arrange your complimentary Discovery Call.
Together, we'll explore where you are today, where you hope to be, and whether the Heart's Renewal Journey is the right next step for you.
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Meet Lisa Alexander — Author, Advocate, & Community Leader
As both an estranged parent and alienated grandparent, I understand firsthand the profound grief, confusion, and isolation that family fractures bring. Beyond my private coaching practice at Heart's Renewal, I am deeply committed to community healing. I proudly serve as a volunteer facilitator for the "Still Whole Circle" virtual peer support group hosted by MentalWellness.help, helping individuals find steady ground in a compassionate environment.
Ready for Deeper, Personalized Healing?
While peer-to-peer support groups offer a wonderful, confidential space for community connection, group settings cannot provide the deep, tailored, one-on-one strategic roadmaps required to completely reconstruct your life after complex trauma. Private individual coaching is where your unique relationship history is honored, and your personalized transformation genuinely takes place.
