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Grief doesn't end when the world wants you to move on.
Growth After Loss™ offers support for rebuilding your life while honoring the loss of a loved one.
It's exhausting to carry loss and still be expected to function as if nothing has changed.
You're back at work. Parenting. Caring for others. Keeping up with schedules, household tasks, and life. A year after the loss of your loved one, the stress and shock may have softened, but the grief is still exhausting.

“You get to a point where you're so tired of feeling so miserable all the time.”

“Everybody asks how my kids are doing, but nobody asked how I'm doing.”
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"You mention your loved one and people either change the conversation or don't acknowledge it, and it makes you feel worse."
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"Not doing anything was only taking me to a really dark place."
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The journey is long. Growth After Loss™ is here for your whole life after loss, beyond the first year of grief.
We don’t move on from loss. But we can learn to carry it.
Growth After Loss™ supports you with small, purposeful steps as you carry your loss and build your life back—by tending to your heart, your needs, and your loved ones.
Wherever you are today, there is a gentle place to begin.
A path for those who have lost a loved one, after the first year of grief.

Loss of a Spouse or Partner
- Running your home alone
- Making every decision solo
- Hard days without your person to lean on
- Wondering who am I now?
Loss of a Child
- Facing birthdays and milestones
- Guilt about good days
- Grieving while caring for your family

Parenting while Grieving
- Parenting on empty
- Answering questions you don't have answers to
- Wondering how your grief impacts your children

Loss of a Parent
- An "expected" loss that still rocks your world
- Facing family tension and decisions
- Living up to others' expectations
We learn to carry the love, the loss, and the life that follows.
MEET DR. MARI | PHD, MBA
Hi, I’m Dr. Mari Marquez—a researcher, educator, and mother who has lived through profound loss.
In 2018, within the span of one year, I lost my father, my husband, and a child through miscarriage. While caring for my young child, I found myself trying to navigate a life I no longer recognized. I knew I wanted to build a different future for my daughter, but I did not yet know how to find my way forward.
That experience led me back to school to better understand how people adapt, rebuild, and grow after traumatic loss.
Growth After Loss grew from both research and real life. It is grounded in the Five Pillars of Growth After Loss™—a practical, research-informed approach that supports people as they care for themselves, navigate hard days, rebuild agency in daily life, and continue honoring the love and legacy of the person they carry with them.
“If you’re tired of trying to figure this out alone, there is help.
— Dr. Mari Marquez
You can take the first steps to build a life
that honors your loved one, makes space for your needs,
and creates a brighter future for you and those you hold dear.”
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