Leanne is the author of the book “Grieving Room: Making Space for All the Hard Things After Death and Loss,” and the host and curator of the popular Instagram page @grieving.room where she offers grief support to 37,000 followers. A grief educator and ally, Leanne is passionate about helping our culture learn to make more space for grief and grievers. Leanne regularly speaks as part of grief forums, conferences and workshops, and is delighted to be honoured to be joining the Brainstorm Summit. She lives with her family in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada, where she works as an ordained minister.

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