What if the kindest thing someone told you about your pain was that it didn't have to mean anything?
Marisa Renee Lee has spent her career inside other people's grief and her own. She's the bestselling author of Grief Is Love, a former deputy director in the Obama White House, and now CEO of Beacon Advisors. Her new book, Waiting for Dawn, comes out of her own experience with chronic illness, and it argues against nearly every wellness cliché about turning pain into purpose.
In this conversation, you'll explore:
If you've ever felt ashamed for not finding the silver lining in something genuinely hard, this conversation is your permission to put that pressure down.
You can find Marisa at: Website | Instagram | Holding Both Substack | Episode Transcript
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