THE PODCAST

 The Growth After Loss Podcast is a compassionate, research-informed space created by Dr. Mari Marquez, PhD, psychologist, grief researcher, and personal growth educator. This podcast is dedicated to exploring what it means to live with grief while navigating growth, meaning, and identity after the death of a loved one.

Drawing from both professional expertise and lived experience, Dr. Marquez offers thoughtful psychological insight, reflection, and education—without pathologizing grief or rushing the process. This podcast is an educational and supportive resource, not therapy, designed to meet you where you are.

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In this episode, Dr. Mari Marquez, PhD shares her deeply personal story of navigating profound loss after the death of her father and, just four months later, the sudden death of her husband. These experiences reshaped her life and became the foundation for her work in grief and personal growth.

Through reflection and research-informed insight, Dr. Marquez introduces a pivotal concept that shifted her own journey: the choice to say “yes.” Not as a way to move on from grief, but as a way to create space for support, possibility, and meaning while living alongside loss.

This episode blends:

• Psychological insight grounded in research 
• First-hand lived experience of loss 
• Compassionate reflection on growth after loss—without minimizing grief

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• How the American Psychological Association defines grief .
• The differences between grief, bereavement, and mourning .
• Why grief can feel emotionally and physically overwhelming .
• How small, intentional choices can support meaning-making and adaptation over time.

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• PhD in Psychology with a research emphasis on grief and personal growth after loss .
• Conducted research with individuals who experienced growth following the death of a loved one. 
• Combines academic knowledge with lived experience.
• Passionate about translating research into accessible, compassionate education.
   

Dr. Marquez is not here to tell you how to grieve.
She offers research-informed insight and support so you can decide what growth with grief looks like in your own life.

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Your grief matters.
Your loss matters.
And you matter.

 Growth after loss is possible—not because grief ends, but because meaning, connection, and purpose can still be shaped alongside it. You don’t have to walk this path alone. 

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