{"product_id":"grief-is-love-living-with-loss-paperback","title":"Grief Is Love: Living with Loss - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMarisa Renee Lee\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA trusted grief expert shares advice on how to navigate the loss of a loved one in this incisive and compassionate guide: \"calm, lucid prose... humanizing exploration of coping with the life-changing tides of loss\" (\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eIn Grief is Love\u003c\/i\u003e, author Marisa Renee Lee reveals that healing does not mean moving on after losing a loved one\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e--\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003ehealing means learning to acknowledge and create space for your grief. It is about learning to love the one you lost with the same depth, passion, joy, and commitment you did when they were alive, perhaps even more. She guides you through the pain of grief--whether you've lost the person recently or long ago--and shows you what it looks like to honor your loss on your unique terms, and debunks the idea of a grief stages or timelines. \u003ci\u003eGrief is Love\u003c\/i\u003e is about making space for the transformation that a significant loss requires. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In beautiful, compassionate prose, Lee elegantly offers wisdom about what it means to authentically and defiantly claim space for grief's complicated feelings and emotions. And Lee is no stranger to grief herself, she shares her journey after losing her mother, a pregnancy, and, most recently, a cousin to the COVID-19 pandemic. These losses transformed her life and led her to question what grief really is and what healing actually looks like. In this book, she also explores the unique impact of grief on Black people and reveals the key factors that proper healing requires: permission, care, feeling, grace and more. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e The transformation we each undergo after loss is the indelible imprint of the people we love on our lives, which is the true definition of legacy. At its core, \u003ci\u003eGrief is Love\u003c\/i\u003e explores what comes after death, and shows us that if we are able to own and honor what we've lost, we can experience a beautiful and joyful life in the midst of grief. \u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMarisa Renee Lee\u003c\/b\u003e is a called upon expert in coping with grief. In 2008, after a courageous battle, she lost her mother to cancer. This loss transformed her life and led her to question what grief really is and what healing truly requires. She is now a rabble-rouser of social healing: a former appointee in the Obama White House; 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. She is a regular contributor to \u003ci\u003eGlamour\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eVogue\u003c\/i\u003e, MSNBC, and CNN. She is a graduate of Harvard. She lives with her beloved husband Matt and dog Sadie.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 192\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.63 x 8.27 x 5.43 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 17, 2023\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47460619485362,"sku":"9780306926037","price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0770\/3891\/1666\/files\/12f6d0c06a915489557d7437334e4bb7.webp?v=1778926659","url":"https:\/\/box.dadyminds.org\/products\/grief-is-love-living-with-loss-paperback","provider":"DADYMINDS BOX","version":"1.0","type":"link"}