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Mary Mac Author, Podcaster

Mary M. McCambridge is a Grief and Bereavement Specialist, Award-Winning Author, Personal Confidante to Bereaved Men, who established Grief Authority, The Mary Mac Show Podcast and the Foundation for Grieving Children, Inc. Mary Mac shares her over 35 years' experience with those who are grieving the death of a loved one. The Mary Mac Show is heard weekly in over 85 countries, ranked in the top 10 Grief and Bereavement Podcasts, and among the top 5% of podcasts globally.

Before her 27th birthday, she would lose two friends to drunk driving deaths, two to inoperable cancers, her grandfather to illness and her 11 year-old stepdaughter to murder, which would remain unsolved for 18 years. Later in life she would survive the near death experience of flying off the back of a motorcycle, a traumatic brain injury and nearly two years to recover her ability to walk again.

She is the author of several books in her field including her signature work “Understanding Your Grieving Heart After a Loved One’s Death” and “How to Help a Grieving Child After a Loved One’s Death,” and her award-winning directories “The National Directory of Bereavement Support Groups and Services” which catalogued support groups around the country long before the internet was born. Nearly twenty years ago, she created The Foundation for Grieving Children, Inc., the first national non-profit public charity to benefit organizations which help bereaved children, teens, young adults and their families regardless of manner of death.

She has appeared in print, television, radio, web and podcast media to spread the word as to how to deal with the death of a significant person in our lives and received several awards for her work. As a nationally known crime victim rights advocate, she lobbied and wrote legislation with New York State legislators for better laws for crime victims and assisted homicide detectives and district attorneys in helping families whose cases were highly sensitive, as well as attending more murder trials to support and guide families than she can remember. She is outspoken on the imbalance of how perpetrators vs. families of homicide victims are treated in society and throughout the criminal justice system as well as the steep jump in crime rates in the United States today. Her numerous awards include New York State Legislative Resolution for her work on behalf of survivors of homicide victims, The Caring Hand Award for her over twenty years work on behalf of grieving children, "Best New Directory, First Edition" from the Directory Publishers Association, and The Frank O’Hara Award, the highest award bestowed on distinguished alumni from her alma mater.

Personal Page: https://marymac.info
The Mary Mac Show Podcast on Grief: https://www.themarymacshow.com
Grief Authority: https:www.griefauthority.com
Foundation for Grieving Children, Inc.: https://www.FoundationForGrievingChildren.org

Books Authored By Mary Mac

How to Help a Grieving Child After a Loved One’s Death (Understanding Your Grieving Heart Book 3)

By Mary M. McCambridge

Holiday Grief: How To Cope With Stress, Anxiety and Depression After a Loved One’s Death (Understanding Your Grieving Heart Book 2)

By Mary M. McCambridge

Iggy The Train Cat

By Mary M. Mccambridge

Understanding Your Grieving Heart After a Loved One’s Death

By Mary M. Mccambridge

Recent Content

The Mary Mac Show | Grieving After a Loved One's Death

Death By Fentanyl Podcast Series | Dr. Keith Montgomery's daughter Lea Marie

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#fentanyl #fentanylpoisoning #homicide In Episode 228, I welcome Dr. Keith Montgomery who shares the life and death of his precious daughter, Lea Marie who died by fentanyl poisoning two days before her 31st birthday.She is survived by her father, Dr. Keith, her mother, Dr. Debra and her younger brother, Alex.Dr. Keith also speaks of his activism to help young people understand the dangers of fentanyl.Watch the video version here - https://youtu.be/coylDfzyXEURead our corresponding blog here - https://marymac.info/2024/04/014/the-mary-mac-show-death-by-fentanyl-podcast-series-dr-keith-montgom…

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Mary Mac April 14, 2024

The Mary Mac Show | Grieving After a Loved One's Death

Death By Fentanyl Podcast Series | Mareka Cole's 25 year-old sons Mario and Marek III

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#carfentanil #murder #Grief In Episode 227, I continue my conversation with Mareka Cole, in Part III, who shares the deaths of her 25 year-old sons, Mario to a motorcycle accident and Marek to carfentanil poisoning.Carfentanil is 100 times more potent than fentanyl.Watch the video version here - https://youtu.be/q9vu_d_G4Q8Read our corresponding blog here - https://marymac.info/2024/04/07/the-mary-mac-show-death-by-fentanyl-podcast-series-mareka-cole-two-sons-ep227/Visit Drug Induced Homicide at https://www.druginducedhomicide.org to learn more about the organization where Mareka and her famil…

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Mary Mac April 7, 2024

The Mary Mac Show | Grieving After a Loved One's Death

Death By Fentanyl Podcast Series | Mareka Cole's 25 year-old sons Mario and Marek II

#carfentanil #murder…

#carfentanil #murder #Grief In Episode 226, I continue my conversation with Mareka Cole, in Part II, who shares the death of her 25 year-old sons, Mario to a motorcycle accident and Marek to carfentanil poisoning.Carfentanil is 100 times more potent than fentanyl.Watch the video version here - https://youtu.be/-l-tF1QLvgMRead our corresponding blog here - https://marymac.info/2024/03/31/the-mary-mac-show-death-by-fentanyl-podcast-series-mareka-cole-two-sons-ep226/Visit Drug Induced Homicide at https://www.druginducedhomicide.org to learn more about the organization where Mareka and her family …

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Mary Mac March 31, 2024

The Mary Mac Show | Grieving After a Loved One's Death

Death By Fentanyl Podcast Series | Mareka Cole's 25 year-old sons Mario and Marek I

#carfentanil #murder…

#carfentanil #murder #Grief In Episode 225, I welcome Mareka Cole, in Part I, who shares the deaths of her 25 year-old sons, Mario to a motorcycle accident and Marek to carfentanil poisoning.Carfentanil is 100 times more potent than fentanyl.Watch the video version here - https://youtu.be/SShrf_57UsMRead our corresponding blog here - https://marymac.info/2024/03/24/the-mary-mac-show-death-by-fentanyl-podcast-series-mareka-cole-two-sons-ep225/ Visit Drug Induced Homicide at https://www.druginducedhomicide.org to learn more about the organization where Mareka and her family are very active in Sa…

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Mary Mac March 24, 2024

The Mary Mac Show | Grieving After a Loved One's Death

How To Use Narcan to Save a Friend Dying of Fentanyl Poisoning

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#fentanyl #opioids #narcanIn this very concise episode, Rebekah Brown teaches us what happens when an individual has been poisoned by fentanyl, what to look for, and how to administer Narcan in an effort to save their life.To purchase Narcan and keep it in your car/glovebox/backpack for emergencies, go here.To watch all my conversations with parents who have experienced Death By Fentanyl of their children, watch the full playlist on youtube here.Very Important to watch, listen, like, comment and share on all your social media profiles. The video version can be seen here.Read my corresponding b…

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Mary Mac March 17, 2024