Doreen Virtue (née Hannan, born 1958) is an American author, formerly writing exclusively about New Age topics.

She spent the early part of her childhood in North Hollywood until her family moved to Escondido, California when she was 10 years old.

[4] When Virtue was growing up, she and her family practiced Christian Science and followed the teachings of Mary Baker Eddy.

[5] In 2017, Virtue earned a Master’s Degree in Biblical and Theological Studies from Western Seminary in Portland, Oregon.

Following her experience of being the victim of a carjacking, she attributed "angelic intervention" for preventing her from harm in the incident.

Virtue has also released several videos on YouTube where she strongly criticizes The Chosen, a popular TV series on the life of Jesus, claiming it has New Age themes and music embedded in the storylines.