{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Catholic Education Matters ","title":"When Loss Leads to Heaven: A Therapist’s Journey Through Grief and Grace","html":"","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":3637,"description":"In this episode of Catholic Education Matters, host Troy Van Vliet sits down with Dr. Larissa Rossen, Assistant Professor of Counseling Psychology at Trinity Western University, to share her powerful journey from growing up without faith in Australia to converting to Catholicism in 2018 and building a life rooted in Christ in Vancouver. Dr. Rossen opens up about meeting her husband on a beach in Hawaii, her intentional RCIA journey, and how the tragic stillbirth of her firstborn son profoundly deepened her faith and understanding of hope, eternity, and the “dark night of the soul.” Now a wife, mother, professor, and practicing therapist in West Vancouver, she discusses how faith intersects with counseling, the formation of future therapists, navigating accreditation within a Christian university, and her clinical work using Internal Family Systems through a Catholic lens. This heartfelt conversation explores grief, resilience, vocation, and how authentic faith can transform both personal suffering and professional calling.If you are interested in our school, make sure to check out our website:🌐 https://www.sjp2academy.com/ Follow us on social media: 📸 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sjp2academy/ 📘 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/sjp2academy 🐦 X (formerly Twitter): https://x.com/SJPIIAcademy ","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/oYIplMj6Qsq3gAomaVZ2zAPT0Pa-I7uGUTcb3F6OulQ/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS85ZDM0/NjM3NGE4MjI2ZDVj/NDU3ZjMwNWRiNjli/YmEyNi5wbmc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}