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Fox 11 Los Angeles

The Life and Legacy of Tommy Mark

Nikki touches on her pain to purpose journey detailed in her new book, “TOMMY’S FIELD: Love, Loss, and the Goal of a Lifetime“.


Oprah Daily

Out of Devastating Loss Comes a Healing Friendship

How an intergenerational friendship and an ancient practice helped a grieving mom heal.

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“Her beautifully written book follows her path as a mother, wife, and endless seeker who takes the anguish of her son’s loss and turns it into a beautiful project of meaning: creating a state-of-the-art public athletic field in honor of her son and the gift of play.”

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Alexi Lalas’ State of the Union Podcast

Nikki sits down with Alexi Lalas to talk about ‘Tommy’s Field: Love, loss, and the goal of a lifetime’ and the impact it has had

Alexi Lalas and special guest Nikki Mark discussed her amazing book, Tommy’s Field: Love, Loss, and the Goal of a Lifetime, and the impact of the book across the soccer landscape.

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Fox 11 Los Angeles

Second ‘Tommy’s Field’ Opens in West Los Angeles

Today, we opened our 2nd Tommy’s Field in Los Angeles at Vista Del Mar. It was a magical day filled with bubbles, butterflies, soccer, water balloons, friends, family, donors, friendly press, children playing, and even quality time with our Mayor!

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Katie Couric Media

After My 12-Year-Old Son Tragically Died, Spirituality Was the Only Thing That Made Sense

When my young son passed away without reason, I had to find answers within and beyond.

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Spectrum News

Tommy’s Field at Vista Del Mar is dedicated to the spirit of play

In 2018, 12-year-old Tommy Mark passed away in his sleep. The young boy embodied such a profound spirit of play that in his memory, his parents have established Tommy’s Field — new state-of-the-art sports fields meant to brighten the city with that same love of play that Tommy so believed in.

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Tiny Buddha

How This Dog Person Learned to Embrace Her Inner Cat

Earlier this year, I went to Egypt with a small group of friends. “Egypt will activate something ancient in you,” I was told by one of them. “You have to go.” Egypt wasn’t exactly on my bucket list, but in the span of one year, three different people had told me I needed to visit the country, so when the opportunity presented itself, I did.

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Maria Shriver

The Healing Gift of Play

“On Monday, April 16, 2018, my 12-year-old son, Tommy, went to sleep and never woke up. We still don’t know why. I was so empty for so long that it felt like my soul had left my body and to go searching for him. I wasn’t sure it would ever return.”

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Elephant Journal

I See Magic Everywhere. Even at Sit ‘n Sleep.

“Even after enduring the biggest tragedy of my life and experiencing an awakening that cracked open a magical sixth sense–the idea of all of us being “one” was too big; way too nebulous; and far too woo-woo, even for me.”

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LA Parent

Mother Who Lost a Child Implores Us to Support Bereaved Parents and Their Causes

“I am going to explain what it feels like for a parent to lose a child in hope that my perspective inspires you to support these parents and improve our world at the very same time.

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Los Angeles Times

Op-Ed: Even after he was gone, our son gave us the gift of persistence

“My family had raised money to replace a decrepit field at Westwood Recreation Center and dedicate the new site to my 12-year-old son, Tommy, who went to sleep on Monday, April 16, 2018, and never woke up.”

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VoyageLA

Community Highlights: Meet Nikki Mark of TM23 Foundation

“I want to do something meaningful,” I told him. Until I found my next job, I wanted to give back to the community and build a full-size soccer/multipurpose field with lights in our local Los Angeles public park – one that had a dirt field with holes sitting empty in the middle of it for Tommy’s entire life and at least two decades of mine.” 

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