Michele Mariscal
Navigating Emotional Tides
Anchored in Science, Guided by Heart
Carrying Your Past into Your Present
How much energy do we spend carrying the past? Old hurts. Old disappointments. Old regrets. What would happen if that energy became available for today? When I ask people if they're grieving, most quickly answer, "No." Yet as we continue talking, they tell me about a...
Your Emotional Health
When we struggle at work, we often reach for mental health solutions. And while mental health matters deeply, I believe there is another conversation workplaces need to be having more openly and that is the conversation about emotional health. Because long before...
Grief in the Workplace and HR
There is a quiet expectation placed on HR professionals that often goes unspoken. When an employee experiences loss… HR becomes the first call. Not because they were trained for it. Not because they feel fully equipped. But because there is nowhere else for that...
When a Beloved Animal Dies, What Remains?
The loss of a beloved pet can leave a very real and tender space in your life. Not just in your home. In your body. In your rhythm. In your spirit. Whether your companion was a dog, cat, horse, rabbit, bird, or another cherished animal, they were not “just a pet.”...
What Is the Purpose of Pain?
This is a question I began to hold gently when my life seemed to revolve around loss. One of the discoveries for me was that I was working in what Carl Jung described as the shadow, and learning through the Victim archetype. Years ago, I would have reacted with anger,...
Practical Support After Job Loss
Job loss is one of the most minimized yet destabilizing losses. January often arrives with pressure to “start fresh” and “move on.” For some professionals, the new year begins with the loss of a job. And while job loss is typically framed as a career transition, it is...
Integrating Loss During Your Holidays
The holidays arrive with expectations of joy, togetherness, and celebration. For many people, the season also brings a quiet ache. A chair left empty. A tradition that no longer feels the same. A version of life that has changed. Loss doesn’t take a holiday. And...
Job Loss and Grief
Job loss is one of the most under-recognized forms of grief, and yet it affects every layer of a person’s wellbeing including identity, purpose, financial safety, and connection. ???? The Human Side of Work: When Job Loss Feels Like Grief Losing a job isn’t just a...
Grief Comes to Work
Grief is not something that stays at home when we clock in. It walks through the doors with us in the form of divorce, health changes, burnout, restructuring, or the death of a loved one. Yet in most workplaces, we’re taught to “be strong,” “keep busy,” or “give it...
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