For more than 20 years, Lisa Keefauver has helped more than half a million people reshape limiting personal narratives, transforming their relationship with grief and moving them from numbness to aliveness in a world full of loss.

She began her career as a social worker and narrative therapist in 2004, expanding her activism through roles as clinical director, non-profit co-founder, clinical supervisor, and facilitator of personal and professional growth and healing. Lisa's insights on grief are also deeply informed by her personal losses, including the death of her husband Eric in 2011 and surviving Breast Cancer in 2024.

Her impact is expansive, as the creator of Reimagining Grief, renowned host of a long-running top-rated grief podcast and inspirational TEDx and in-demand keynote speaker. She is changing the lives of individuals and organizations as an engaging retreat leader, grief guide, and grief-smart workplace consultant. As author of the internationally acclaimed book Grief is a Sneaky Bitch: An Uncensored Guide to Navigating Loss, she is having a global impact on grief literacy.

Knowing grief is in every workplace, Lisa created Grief-Smart Workplace, a suite of offerings to help organizations become more grief-literate. Fortune 500 companies, national hospice and medical organizations, educational institutions, and non-profits have invited her to deliver keynote addresses, online and onsite workshops, leadership consultations, grief support, and more. Lisa's unique approach to shifting our grief culture led to an invitation to teach the Loss and Grief course at the University of Texas at Austin.

As a thought leader, Lisa's wisdom, warmth, and engaging personality have led to her appearing as a keynote speaker on dozens of stages. She's appeared on TV, radio, and podcasts including WNYC NPR, CBS Austin, NBC Seattle, and Medicinal Media. Her contributions have also appear