Showing us how to thrive in the midst of grief and uncertainty.

Showing us how to thrive in the midst of grief and uncertainty.

MARISA RENEE LEE

Marisa is an award-winning advocate, writer, and speaker on coping with grief and loss of all forms. She is also a sought after business and political strategist leveraging her time as a Deputy Director in the Obama White House, as the founding Managing Director of the My Brother's Keeper Alliance, as the Founder and Past President of The Pink Agenda, and the Founder of the Grief is Love Research Project.

Marisa is a leading grief advocate who regularly offers incisive and compassionate advice on managing life after loss with unique insights for women and African American communities. In 2022 her first book, an award-winning instant bestseller, Grief is Love: Living with Loss was released. In 2023, Grief is Love was optioned by Al Roker Entertainment for a docuseries. 

Marisa is a sought after public speaker and a regular contributor to Elle, Vogue, New York Magazine, MSNBC, and The Atlantic. She lives in New York with her husband Matt, son Bennett, and dog Sadie.


THE BOOK

“Grief is Love is the closest many of us will get to understanding eternal love for another.”


— Elaine Welteroth, cohost of The Talk and New York Times- bestselling author of More Than Enough


GRIEF IS LOVE
in the news

Good Morning America | Marisa Renee Lee on how to embrace feelings of grief.

Grief is the repeated experience of learning to live in the midst of a significant loss

— Marisa Renee Lee, Grief is Love

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