Surviving Immense Grief and Finding Connection Beyond Death, Through a Structured Journaling Process

About this episode

Marie Crews discusses how structured journaling helped her cope with the loss of her son and find peace.

A blank page can feel like a cliff edge—especially when your life has been torn open by loss. Author and coach Marie Crews joins us to share how a simple, structured journaling practice helped her survive her son’s death and uncover a grounded path back to connection and peace. What started as morning pages became a reliable dialogue with a wiser voice, one that didn’t sugarcoat the pain but expanded the story with context, compassion, and courage. We walk through Marie’s four-step method—Rev...

People in this episode

Host: Marla Miller

Guest: Marie Crews

Topics covered

• grief
• journaling
• connection
• loss
• healing

Keywords

• grief
• journaling
• loss
• healing
• connection
• structured process

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