Empowering Women to Rise With Elegance and Impact
You don’t need to become someone new.
You just need to come home to yourself.
And I’m here to guide you there—
with clarity, grace, and sacred structure.
I’m JoAnn Andrews — founder of Graceful Empowerment. I guide high-achieving women to reclaim their clarity, command their lives with grace, and rise into the next chapter with elegance, purpose, and unstoppable power.
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After two decades of helping leaders and public health systems navigate complexity and change, I turned my life's greatest heartbreaks into a calling: to support women through their own transitions—divorce, caregiving, reinvention, and rebirth.
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​​A Woman Who’s Walked the Fire — and Risen in Grace
At 39, I was a global executive, a new mother… and suddenly, a widow.
Two weeks after burying the love of my life, I gave birth to our son. Our daughter was just three. I went from jet-setting across Europe to building a business in rural Northwest Florida — with no life insurance and two babies.
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That was the beginning of my first rebirth.
I founded Ascendant Healthcare Partners by reading all 2,000+ pages of the Affordable Care Act — twice — identifying the hidden opportunities in federal compliance and translating them into a thriving, nationwide consulting firm.
But I wasn’t done transforming.
From Survival to Sovereignty
Seven years later, I sold the house we once shared and moved to my dream beachfront condo. I remarried. And just as life felt steady, my husband was diagnosed with early-onset Alzheimer’s.
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That was the moment Graceful Empowerment™ was born — not as a brand, but as a necessity. I knew there had to be a better way to live… in beauty, in clarity, and in my full power.
So I mapped it.
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The Grace Map™ became my private tool — to navigate caregiving, motherhood, business, and womanhood without losing myself. It brought rhythm, joy, and radiant peace into the hardest chapters of my life.
And now? I teach other women how to lead themselves through their own transitions — with structure, soul, and elegant ease.
What I Offer?
The 90-Day Private Coaching Experience
Your full transformation container. Three months of tailored 1:1 coaching, The Grace Map™ system, private voice/text support, and a personalized journey across the three phases:
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Release what no longer serves
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Realign with your values, vision, and rhythm
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Rise into your next chapter with joy, clarity, and leadership
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The 30-Day Kickstart
A powerful short-term breakthrough container for women in active transition — divorce, caregiving, new career, or healing. Four weeks of momentum-building clarity, support, and movement. Includes one weekly call, light Voxer support, and The Grace Map™ preview.
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VIP Integration Days
In-person or virtual deep-dive days to accelerate your breakthroughs. This is where we clear the noise and build the plan.
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Grace Awakens: The Book
Launching August 15, 2025, this seasonal devotional and transformation journal offers daily prompts, rituals, and reflections for the modern woman awakening to her truest self.
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The Grace Map™
My signature framework for clarity-driven success—designed for women ready to stop proving and start leading with grace.
Are You Ready to Lead With Grace?
If you're ready to:
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Navigate life transitions without losing yourself
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Reclaim your power without chaos
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Lead your life, not just manage it
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Then I invite you to schedule a private discovery call. Together, we’ll clarify where you are, where you want to go, and how I can support your graceful rise.
About JoAnn
JoAnn Andrews is a global strategist turned transformational coach. She built an award-winning public health consulting firm, led systems change in 17 countries, and is now the voice behind Graceful Empowerment—a global movement helping women rise with clarity, confidence, and peace.
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Her personal journey through grief, caregiving, entrepreneurship, and reinvention makes her uniquely equipped to walk with women in transition. She lives between the Gulf Coast and the Highlands with her children, her dogs, and a heart full of purpose.
Let's Rise Together
Your power was never lost—just buried beneath the noise. Let’s uncover it, honor it, and lead from it.
You’ve achieved so much — yet what’s next feels just out of reach.
JoAnn’s structured yet graceful method helps you reset, rise, and thrive in your next chapter.
Your next step starts here.