About... Surviving Gun Violence (with Nelba Márquez-Greene)

Tell Me More with Nicole Walters

Dear Media

Society & Culture, Business

4.8 • 1.8K Ratings

🗓️ 9 December 2025

⏱️ 55 minutes

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Summary

" The rhythm of activism that was expected of [the Sandy Hook families] and the rhythm of my survival were two different rhythms, and I had to pick one to survive. I chose my survival."

Amongst many things, Nelba Márquez-Greene is the mother of Ana Grace, one of the 26 people that lost their lives in the Sandy Hook shooting. In this chat with Nelba, we talk about the trauma, grief, activism, and systemic injustices she has faced since losing her daughter to gun violence.

As a licensed therapist, Nelba beautifully breaks down the intersection of grief, trauma, and injustice, the role that Christian Nationalism and anti-Blackness play in gun violence, and the wins she has celebrated in the fight to decrease gun violence in America.

Friend, I hope this chat speaks to your soul like it did mine. Here are some of the ways you can take action after listening:

Learn about the families that lost someone at Sandy Hook: https://mysandyhookfamily.org/
Support the work being done at The Ana Grace Project: https://www.anagraceproject.org/
Find a local organization that is helping to decrease Gun Violence in your area

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0:00.0	The following podcast is a Dear Media production.
0:04.9	Hello, everyone.
0:06.2	So before we even get into this chat, I just want to do something I've never,
0:10.8	ever done before, but I know it's critically important.
0:14.6	You know, this episode is actually some pretty heavy content.
0:18.5	Now, we've stood in the discomfort together before. That's part of what we
0:22.4	do here at the Tell Me More podcast, but I also recognize that we each carry different levels of
0:27.4	trauma, of grief, and experiences. And for that reason, I'm going to issue the first trigger
0:32.4	warning that we've ever had here on the show. And that's because our conversation here today
0:36.6	is going to
0:37.7	consist of infant loss, child loss, as well as gun violence. And if this is something that
0:43.8	you have experienced, that you have been close to, or that may trigger some sensitivities
0:48.0	within you, I fully understand that you may need to pause during this episode, stop this episode, or decide to skip it
0:57.4	all together. And I understand that completely, but I also want to let you know that the episode
1:02.0	will begin after this introduction. So listen to the intro. And if it is something that you
1:07.4	believe could change your life as I do, then I think you should stay tuned.
1:17.0	Welcome to the Tell Me More podcast with Nicole Walters, the only podcast where I'm not
1:22.5	seeking to make you think more like me, but to help you keep thinking for yourself.
1:35.3	Okay. you think more like me, but to help you keep thinking for yourself. Friends, today's guest is someone whose story and strength has stopped me in my tracks
1:41.3	more than once. Nelba Marquise Green is not only a fierce advocate and licensed
1:47.9	marriage and family therapist, but she's also a mother, a movement builder, and a woman who
1:52.9	knows unimaginable loss, and she still dares to live out loud. Nelba is the founder of the
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