Finding familiar things to hold onto certainly helped in dealing with the trauma. Mara had gotten herself a new student when she'd shown up on Earth. Galen Marek, Vader's former apprentice and recently had forsaken the Dark Side and wanted to embrace the Light Side. Mara taught him about the Light Side, always allowing him the choice of how much he wanted to learn. Watching the struggle of leaving the Dark Side behind was one Mara knew from first hand experience. It wasn't easy, but she had respected Galen immensely for his efforts. She did miss him.
"Being dedicated to learning certainly helps things. It would seem in the midst of that chaos, you were handed a best case scenario. There is certainly something to be said for that." Siri could have easily had a mess on her hands if those who suddenly found themselves with the Force had lost control or not sought how to control the basics of the Force.