The Space After Loss: Learning to Live in the After (Ft Michelle Murphy)

What if grief isn’t something you heal from…but something that teaches you how to love differently? Marc sits down with medium and spiritual guide Michelle Murphy to explore grief not as a problem to solve, but as an experience that reshapes identity, presence, and love itself. Michelle shares what she’s learned from over 20 years of guiding people through loss—why grief lives in the body, why time doesn’t “fix” it, and how moments of joy after loss often arrive wrapped in guilt. Together, they unpack the difference between missing someone and missing their presence, the danger of spiritual bypassing, and how love continues even when form disappears. Show Partners: Get your MENTAL FITNESS BLUEPRINT here ! A special thanks to our mental fitness + sweat partner Sip Saunas Personal Socrates : Better Question, Better Life Connect with Marc: Timestamps: 00:00 — The question that opens every interview: “Who are you?” 02:00 — Being a medium: why it’s not something you can turn off 04:30 — Grief as an embodied experience (lungs, breath, nervous system) 07:15 — Why grief isn’t linear—and never really ends 10:30 — The isolation of grief and the healing power of being seen 13:45 — The four-year cycle: anniversaries, acceptance, and new reality 17:20 — “Grief is the price we pay for love” 20:10 — Why joy after loss often brings guilt 23:40 — Missing someone vs. missing their presence 27:00 — Spiritual bypassing and toxic positivity in grief 30:15 — What actually helps people who are grieving 34:50 — Love as continuity, not absence 38:30 — Final reflections on patience, presence, and living forward * Special props 👇 Music: Clouds - Joakim Karud See Privacy Policy at and California Privacy Notice at . Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

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The Space After Loss: Learning to Live in the After (Ft Michelle Murphy) is an episode from Behind The Human with Marc Champagne by Marc Champagne.

This episode is 00:51:37 long.

This episode was published on Jan 25, 2026.

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