
Maree Dee is a speaker passionate about inspiring and supporting others to lead meaningful lives in the face of life’s unexpected circumstances. She’s a warrior who never gives up, knowing that, with God’s help, we can find incredible joy even in the midst of pain.
Maree founded Embracing the Unexpected, Embracing Faith & Mental Illness, and co-founded Circles of Hope: A Mental Health Ministry. She is a devoted and experienced advocate for families with mental health challenges, providing them with education, support, and life-changing skills.

One Skill to Help You Avoid Compassion Burnout
Supporting someone with mental health challenges can quietly lead to exhaustion and resentment. In this practical session, Maree Dee, Founder of Embracing Faith & Mental Illness, teaches how observing personal limits protects your health, strengthens relationships, and sustains long-term compassion. Participants will learn six signs of burnout and a six-step framework for implementing personal limits effectively
Saturday, March 7, 2026 | 9–10:30 am Mountain Time | Zoom
Additional Speaking Events: Maree Dee

How to Empower Emotional Strength and Boost Resilience as Cargivers
Caring for someone with mental illness can be rewarding but also emotionally draining. How do you stay strong when your reserves feel empty?
Join us as we explore practical strategies and faith-based encouragement to help you keep going with hope.
Verve City Church – Main Building, Room 1
14670 Ramona Ave, Chino, CA 91710
📅 Tuesday, October 21, 2025
🕡 6:30–8:00 pm
Hosted by Circle of Hope: Mental Health Caregiver Support
Maree Dee Speaker | Topics
Please feel free to contact Maree directly at maree.dee@embracingtheunexpected.com if you would like to book her for your next event.
Is it Possible to Embrace Joy When Your World Turns Upside Down?
Emotional Strength: How to Boost Resilience So We Don’t Give Up
Unspoken Losses: How to See the Caregiver Pain When No One Else Does
How to Support Someone With An Anxiety Disorder
Reach Your Loved One: Learn Targets and Levels to Validate
Grieving: When Mental Illness Hurts and No One Notices
Does Guilt Have a Hold of You?
What Skills Help Caregivers?
How to Help Prevent Suicide
Is Change Possible When Your Loved One Has a Mental Illness?
One Skill to Help You Avoid Compassion Burnout
How to Communicate in a Way That Reaches Your Loved One
Will You See Blessings in the Pain?
Grieving Losses the World Can’t See?
How to Step in and Help a Family With Mental Illness
Maree Dee Speaker | Podcasts


Embracing Faith & Mental Illness Community
Embracing Faith & Mental Illness is a Christ-centered online community for people who care for someone with a mental illness. We have five unique ways for caregivers to participate. You choose what works best for you.
Click here to discover five unique ways for caregivers to participate.




