Grace O’Connor is a high school special education teacher in New York City, an avid runner, artist, and writer, and the founder of the Dan O'Connor Foundation. After the tragic loss of her brother Dan to suicide at 16, Grace turned her personal grief into a mission to foster hope, faith, healing, and community education about suicide prevention. She moves through life boldly making waves, and she recently officially launched her foundation and shares her process with us. She has raised significant funds and inspires countless lives with her story of resilience and advocacy. Grace has a unique perspective of grief that must be shared. Grace authentically shares her journey of finding beauty and divine purpose in the aftermath of loss, reminding us all of the power of love, faith and community.
Grace is a true inspiration to live with purpose, spread love, use your voice, and create positive change in your own life and community.
You can find her on instagram at @graceannoconnor and her art @growwithgraceannoconnor, and follow along as she rolls out her foundation @danoconnorfoundation !