A B O U T
At 19, Marialicia González experienced the sudden death of a close family member. Seven months later, she attended the birth of their child. Having the doors of death and birth open simultaneously at that young age, catapulted her into a journey of fascination, deep respect, and curiosity, about all things birth and death.
A 25+ year Traditional Midwife turned Hospice Nurse, who is also a published author, poet, and artist, Marialicia has transformed the heartache of deep personal losses to become a strong voice in the cultural shift to normalize the experience and expression of grief. "Our cultural stagnation and fear around grieving is a weakness & I believe knowing and feeling what we grieve, is one of the things that makes us strong." Mari is passionate about breaking down the social barriers around grief & the stigma attached to it.
She is co-founder of the Grief Rites Foundation, where art is used as agency for expression and witnessing of grief. For over a decade, she has held grief groups and rituals, internationally and locally, creating grief literacy content for all ages.
She is a Certified Grief Educator and is passionate about supporting individuals in establishing healthy and heart-ful relationships with their own, and other's grief. Her warm, grounded, and embodied approach has served hundreds over the last 25 years.
Marialicia is first generation Cuban-American and offers services in Spanish, English, and Portuguese.
A 25+ year Traditional Midwife turned Hospice Nurse, who is also a published author, poet, and artist, Marialicia has transformed the heartache of deep personal losses to become a strong voice in the cultural shift to normalize the experience and expression of grief. "Our cultural stagnation and fear around grieving is a weakness & I believe knowing and feeling what we grieve, is one of the things that makes us strong." Mari is passionate about breaking down the social barriers around grief & the stigma attached to it.
She is co-founder of the Grief Rites Foundation, where art is used as agency for expression and witnessing of grief. For over a decade, she has held grief groups and rituals, internationally and locally, creating grief literacy content for all ages.
She is a Certified Grief Educator and is passionate about supporting individuals in establishing healthy and heart-ful relationships with their own, and other's grief. Her warm, grounded, and embodied approach has served hundreds over the last 25 years.
Marialicia is first generation Cuban-American and offers services in Spanish, English, and Portuguese.