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We Can Do Hard Things
It was described as a book that normalizes grief and encourages readers to surrender to the experience, rather than attempting to control it, as it is presented as a form of love.
I knew we were ready to finally do this episode when I read Marissa Renee Lee's book, Grief is Love.
— Episode: 110. Why Grief – like Love – is Forever...
Episode: 110. Why Grief – like Love – is Forever with Maris...
It was described as a book that normalizes grief and encourages readers to surrender to the experience, rather than attempting to control it, as it is presented as a form of love.
I knew we were ready to finally do this episode when I read Marissa Renee Lee's book, Grief is Love.
Marisa really normalizes grief for the world. She doesn't present it prescriptively or make any promises. She just paints it as a beautiful picture. And really she teaches us that we can't prepare for it because to prepare is to control and love can't be controlled so neither can grief because as she tells us and teaches us through her work, grief is love.
They're just different words to say the same thing. So even if we can't prepare for it, we can be together in it.
Marisa Renee Lee is a grief advocate, entrepreneur and author of Grief is Love.
Marisa's book utilizes research-based approaches to navigate the complicated and challenging emotions we face when experiencing loss, offering unique insights for women and black communities.