Debra Lee recalls navigating grief when her son Quinn Coleman took his own life in 2020

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After her son Quinn Coleman took his own life in 2020, CEO emerita of BET Debra Lee credits an exercise suggested by her therapist with bringing her comfort while navigating grief.

While speaking with NPR’s Michel Martin during the Morning Edition live event called Going There: A Matter of Life and Death, Lee detailed that the exercise involved her asking close family and friends to share three a…

After her son Quinn Coleman took his own life in 2020, CEO emerita of BET Debra Lee credits an exercise suggested by her therapist with bringing her comfort while navigating grief.

While speaking with NPR’s Michel Martin during the Morning Edition live event called Going There: A Matter of Life and Death, Lee detailed that the exercise involved her asking close family and friends to share three a…

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