The Growth After Loss Podcast

Watch on youtube . Many children are seeing frightening content online, often by accident. In this episode, Dr. Mari shares a calm, research-informed way to talk with children using honesty, age-appropriate language, and reassurance. You will learn one practical micro-step you can use right away: Ask what they saw or heard, listen closely, and help them feel safe while holding both hard realities...

Listen on Youtube Father's Day can be one of the most quietly painful days on the calendar — not because grief is doing something wrong, but because love doesn't have an expiration date. In this episode, Dr. Mari Marquez, PhD — post-traumatic growth researcher and educator, and host of the Growth After Loss Podcast — brings both the research and her own lived experience to one of the most ten...

YOUTUBE VIDEO This is where the research comes home. In Part 3 of this series, Dr. Mari Marquez brings together the neuroscience, narrative theory, and dual-process framework of the last two episodes — and shows you exactly how to live it, day by day. This is not about moving on. It's about learning to carry your loved one forward, woven into the very fabric of who you are becoming. What You'll Le...

WATCH THE VIDEO VERSION HERE In Part 1, we explored why continuing bonds matter and what the research says. Now in Part 2, Dr. Mari Marquez, PhD gets practical — walking you through when your heart naturally reaches for your loved one, and where you can intentionally create space for that connection. This episode is part of the Growth After Loss Podcast, hosted by Dr. Mari Marquez — personal growt...

WATCH THE VIDEO VERSION HERE What if staying connected to your deceased loved one wasn't a sign of being stuck — but a sign of growth? In this episode, Dr. Mari Marquez, PhD explores the powerful psychological concept of continuing bonds — and why maintaining an ongoing connection with someone who has died can be a profound part of living with grief. Recorded live from Washington, DC, Dr. Mari sha...

WATCH THE VIDEO VERSION HERE Would you trust an AI companion to guide you through grief? In this episode, Dr. Mari Marquez confronts the uncomfortable intersection of bereavement and artificial intelligence. Using insights from Steven Bartlett's interview with ex-Google insider Tristan Harris, we examine the growing trend of people turning to AI chatbots for therapy and emotional support after los...

WATCH THE VIDEO VERSION HERE Are you stuck in the "I Am Fine" trap? In this episode, Dr. Mari Marquez explores the silent weight we carry when we pretend to be okay after an unfathomable loss. Using the real-time story of Nancy Guthrie's disappearance and Savannah Guthrie's visceral honesty, we dive into why "toughing it up" actually has a biological cost. Dr. Mari discusses the science of psycho-...

 📺 WATCH THE VIDEO VERSION Click here to watch Episode 5 on YouTube --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Is there a "right" way to express pain after a loss? In this episode, Dr. Mari Marquez, PhD, explores why grief is a unique, non-linear journey, using the public discussion surrounding...

WATCH THE VIDEO VERSION HERE Not all coping strategies support your grief journey—some can keep you stuck. In this episode, Dr. Mari Marquez, PhD, explores the difference between healthy and unhealthy coping strategies to help you navigate grief with compassion and clarity. Dr. Mari Marquez is a personal growth educator after loss with a PhD in educational psychology. Her research focuses on meani...

WATCH THE VIDEO VERSION HERE Are the Five Stages of Grief Descriptive or Prescriptive? Welcome to the Growth After Loss Podcast! In this enlightening episode, Dr. Mari Marquez, Ph. D., a personal growth educator, delves into the widely known Five Stages of Grief—denial, anger, bargaining, depression, and acceptance. What You'll Learn: - Why the Five Stages of Grief are descriptive, not prescriptiv...

WATCH THE VIDEO VERSION HERE Can We Really Rise from the Ashes? Discovering What Personal Growth After Loss Looks Like.  In this episode of the Growth After Loss Podcast, Dr. Mari Marquez, Ph. D., Personal Growth Educator, explores the concepts of personal growth and post-traumatic growth after the death of a loved one. This conversation is grounded in research, lived experience, and deep res...

WATCH THE VIDEO VERSION HERE The Power of a "Three Letter Word: Introduction to the Growth After Loss Podcast Welcome to the first episode of the Growth After Loss podcast with Dr. Mari Marquez. In this episode, Dr. Mari shares her personal journey through grief after losing her father and husband. She explores the definition and impact of grief based on insights from the American Psychological As...