Michele DeMarco, Ph.D., Rev, was an award-winning writer and published author in the fields of psychology, trauma, health, and spirituality. She was also a professionally trained therapist, clinical ethicist, and researcher, specializing in moral injury and resilience. She was one of Medium’s Top Writers for Mental Health and Health, respectively. Michele passed away in 2025.

Her writing appeared in the New York Times, POLITICO, The Boston Globe, The Daily News, Psychology Today, The War Horse, Medium, Elemental, Invisible Illness, Heart Support, Curious, The Ascent, and The Basement Series publications, Partners HealthCare journal, Living Well magazine, and Be Well and Life Without Baby blogs. She was featured as a psychology and spirituality expert for MindBodyGreen, The Daily News, Bloomberg/WNBP Radio, Partners HealthCare, and the American Heart Association. Her non-fiction books included I’m Okay…Right Now…Really: Practices for Getting Anxiety Under Control in Real Time and Spirit Wellness. Her most recent novel, About Others, won the national Mystery Writers of America’s Helen McCloy Award for Mystery Writing.

A native Bostonian, Michele held master’s degrees in World Religion and Ethics, Comparative Culture and Conflict, and Psychology via a consortium comprising Harvard University, Boston College, and Boston University. She also studied Marriage and Family therapy at Antioch University and completed further academic coursework in creative writing, criminal justice, and law. She finished her Ph.D. in Psychology at the California Institute of Integral Studies, where she also taught Creative Nonfiction Writing and Conflict Transformation.

When Michele was not writing, she worked helping individuals, couples, families, and groups to navigate change, transform conflict, and rebuild lives in the wake of crisis or transition. She also spoke on the subjects of trauma and transition, resilience, and moral injury.

Her project "In the Black Hours" with photographer Andrew Simboli was a collection of photographic vignettes and a compendium of life stories about moral injury.