Mariona Vilaclara Traserra, psychologist who accompanies life to the end

”Accompany life also when the end is coming”

Mariona Vilaclara Traserra is a psychologist who specializes in illness, end of life and grief. From your project Take Care of Life, accompanies people who are going through the most delicate moments of their lives, placing care, presence and listening at the center of their professional practice.
In this interview of Eholo Voices, Mariona shares her view on psychology, the challenges of accompanying farewell processes and what gives meaning to her journey.

When Life Becomes Fragile

If Mariona had to define her therapeutic approach in a single sentence, she is clear about it:

“Psychologist expert in illness, end of life and grief.”

His work takes place in contexts where psychology encounters the deepest vulnerability. Accompanying these processes involves supporting, listening to and respecting the times of each person, understanding that it is not always about relieving, but about being present when it is most needed.

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The biggest challenge... and the moment that changed everything

Throughout her professional career, Mariona has faced particularly complex challenges:

“The biggest challenge has been to accompany people, including children, to say goodbye to their loved ones before the end of their lives.”

Accompanying goodbyes requires enormous emotional and professional responsibility. It is a job where there are no quick formulas, only presence, training and a deep respect for each story.

But there are also moments that mark a before and after:

“The best moment was the day this profession chose me, now ten years ago.”

A turning point that gave meaning to his vocation and to the path he has been building ever since.

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Organization to be able to take better care

For Mariona, organization is an essential part of professional care. Having order and structure is not a minor detail, but a way to protect yourself and to be able to accompany yourself better:

“Eholo for me is the best tool. The one that saves me work and hours of suffering. The key to the organization.”

Having tools that offload the administrative burden allows you to focus on what is really important: the people you accompany.

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The Future of Psychology: Adding Views

When she thinks about where the profession is heading, Mariona is committed to an open and inclusive psychology:

“Third-generation therapies, integrative models and interdisciplinary approaches.”

A psychology that combines perspectives and understands that human complexity cannot be addressed from a single approach.

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Imagine the consultation five years from now

Looking to the future, Mariona sees the growth of her project Take Care of Life:

“I like to imagine that Cuida la Vida will have grown in five years, it will be a well-known project and from which I will be able to provide quality support to those who need it during processes of illness, end of life and grief.”

In addition, he imagines creating a team, expanding the project without losing the essence or care that characterizes it.

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Inspiration and references

📚 Book that changed the way you think: Remember that you are going to die. Live., by Paul Kalanithi.
A reading that helped him to become aware that those who accompany him are also vulnerable:

“It helped me to finally become aware that those of us on the other side of the table can also die tomorrow.”

🎙 Essential podcast: Naked Psychology, by Psi Mammoliti.

💭 If I weren't a psychologist...: “I would organize entertainment activities and find a way to unite art and health (which in fact I am also achieving a little).”

💬 Phrase that marked his life: “Be yourself, don't let them make you doubt yourself.”

🍽 Dream dinner: With Ramón Bayés, to learn how psycho-oncology and palliative psychology began and the challenges they faced in the beginning.

✨ Professional reference: The same Ramón Bayés, for his pioneering and profoundly human approach to accompaniment at the end of life.

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Learn more about Mariona and her project

🔗 Www.cuidalavida.com

📲 Instagram: @cuida .la.vida

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