Marisa Renee Lee

Bestselling Author of 'Grief is Love: Living with Loss;' CEO of Beacon Advisors, Co-Founder of Supportal & Founder of The Pink Agenda

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Marisa Renee Lee Biography

Marisa Renee Lee is a called upon grief advocate, entrepreneur, and bestselling author of "Grief is Love: Living with Loss." Deemed "the friend we all wish we had in times of need" by Elaine Welteroth, Marisa is able to utilize research-based advice and wisdom to help others navigate the complicated and challenging emotions we face when experiencing loss, offering unique insights for women and Black communities.

She is no stranger to grief herself. In 2008, after a lengthy battle, she lost her mother to cancer. Shortly after, she lost her fertility, a pregnancy, and most recently, a cousin to the COVID-19 pandemic. These losses transformed her life and led her to question what healing truly requires outside the limited roadmap often handed to us by societal expectations. In the end, Marisa found that if we can own and honor what we've lost, we can have a beautiful and joyful life amid grief.

In addition to her work in the grief space, Lee is a former appointee in the Obama White House and CEO of Beacon Advisors, a mission-driven consulting firm primarily focused on racial equity. She is a rabble-rouser of social healing: former managing director of My Brother's Keeper Alliance; co-founder of the digital platform Supportal; and founder of The Pink Agenda, a national organization dedicated to raising money for breast cancer care, research, and awareness.

Lee also regularly contributes to The Atlantic, Glamour, Vogue, MSNBC, and CNN and serves as an expert for Ritual's wellbeing app. She is a Harvard graduate and an avid home cook. Marisa lives in the Washington DC area with her husband Matt, their newborn son Bennett, and their dog, Sadie.

Marisa Renee Lee Speaking Topics

    • Grief and Loss

    • Resilience

    • Grief and Racism

    • Mental Health and Grief

Marisa Renee Lee Videos

  • WHY GRIEF – LIKE LOVE – IS FOREVER WITH MARISA RENEE LEE
    There is a lot to grieve these days – individually and communally, personally and politically. Today we are normalizing grief – including the...
  • How to embrace feelings of grief l GMA
    David Kessler, author of "On Grief and Grieving," and Marisa Renee Lee, author of ”Grief is Love," talk about accepting and being open about...
  • Rev. Al Sharpton On Honoring Those Who Died In Tragedy
    The Rev. Al Sharpton and writer Marisa Renee Lee join Morning Joe to discuss how to comfort those who are grieving following the two recent mass...

Marisa Renee Lee Books

  • Grief Is Love: Living with Loss
    Grief Is Love: Living with Loss

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