"One could not possibly impart the invaluable wisdom Mira Kirshenbaum does without possessing a keen intellect, a warm heart, profound life experience and an extraordinary generosity of spirit and caring for humankind. In my online community, women are at one of life's major crossroads. Every time Mira has visited with us, the women walk away feeling enlightened, emotionally validated, better equipped to grapple with life's issues, but, most of all, personally hugged."
– Alice Stamm (Dearest), founder of Power-Surge.com
"Mira Kirshenbaum mesmerizingly interweaves personal narratives with psychological wisdom. Everything Happens for a Reason is a transforming book for all who struggle with accidents of fate and how to make lemonade out of lemons when confronted with meaningless suffering. This book is a compelling guide for each reader to find a unique way to begin life anew after a tragedy."
– Eva Fogelman, author of Conscience and Courage: Rescuers of Jews During the Holocaust
"I found Mira Kirshenbaum's book Everything Happens for a Reason accessible, and full of life-giving spirit. She tackles life's most challenging and existential issues with a rare combination of authority, gentleness, and humility, and provides practical insights that will move the reader toward greater healing and wholeness. I will be recommending this book to friends and clients alike, and am glad to have it in my own library for reference."
– Dr. Ross Porter, Licensed Clinical Psychologist
"Brilliant, beautiful, and bound to make a profound difference in all of our lives! With her warm voice and wise prose, Mira helps us discover the deeper meaning of the most challenging events in our lives and teaches us that the universe is an infinitely more nurturing place than we'd previously thought. How refreshing! In these insightful, intimate pages, you'll not only find the closure you need, but also the hidden meaning of your life to advance fully, passionately, and confidently."
– Debra Waterhouse, MPH, RD, best-selling author of Outsmarting Female Fatigue and
Why Women Need Chocolate
"Once again Dr. Mira Kirshenbaum has written a book of timely importance. I believe Americans are now, more than ever, seeking to find meaning in their lives. This beautiful book teaches us how to accept the course of our lives, become more resilient and less fearful in the face of change. All those interested in living with passion rather than with regret should read this most insightful book."
– Arthur P. Ciaramicoli, Ed.D., Ph.D., author of Performance AddictionChief Psychologist and Director of Alternative Medicine Services, MetroWest Wellness Center, an AMA affiliate medical center in Framingham, MA
Instructor of Psychology in the Department of Psychiatry at Harvard Medical School
"The search for meaning is perhaps the most definitive aspect of our humanness. Everyone longs to find or make meaning of their lives and particularly the difficulties of their lives. Everything Happens For a Reason offers the reader an easy and thoughtful hand in this oh-so-important quest. Not only do we have stories of other people's profound and enlightening experiences of making meaning, we are offered sound guidelines for helping ourselves find the reason for the things in our lives that are most troubling. And when we can begin to find a way to make sense of our lives, we are suddenly infinitely more able to build meaningful and rich lives. Mira Kirshenbaum is a wise and seasoned guide, her book a welcome map of the difficult terrain of life."
– Dr. Dorothy Firman, author of Chicken Soup for the Mother and Daughter Soul and
Daughters and Mothers, Making it Work
"I have read this book with great interest. I met Mira more than thirty years ago, and remember very vividly the intensity and deep honesty with which she confronted life and its multiple problems. In particular, I remember how she was struggling with the memories of her early childhood in a DP camp in destroyed Germany, after the Second World War. It is impressive to see this intensity transformed, as if through alchemy, into golden rules of self acceptance and happiness. Mira is able to lead the reader of her new book, just like her many patients, on the path of interior truth and peace. I strongly recommend her book, which should appeal to all of us."
– Guy G. Stroumsa, Martin Buber Professor of Comparative Religion, Director, Center for the Study of Christianity, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem
"Mira Kirshenbaum's Everything Happens for a Reason is one of life's wonderful surprises that she talks about in the book. Insightful, wise, and warm, the book can help us all find the often elusive reasons behind seminal events in our lives. I walked away from this book with courage, curiosity and a sense of peace about my own life's challenges -- past, present and future. It's a marvelous book!"
– Mary J. Shomon, Patient advocate and best-selling author
Living Well With Hypothyroidism
Living Well With Autoimmune Disease
Living Well With Chronic Fatigue Syndrome and Fibromyalgia
The Thyroid Diet
"I am impressed with Everything Happens for a Reason, and believe that it will be very helpful to many people. I think that what Mira is doing in this latest book is one of the most important things we can do for one another. Because of her history, she is able to speak with deep authority. Because of her growth through her own darkness, she is able to speak with grace. I am grateful to be able to support this work. Finding meaning through the dark moments is the fundamental challenge of our lives, and Mira shares her own journey from pain to purpose with intimacy and clarity. Her life experiences contribute to the sensitivity with which she encourages us all to discover the blessings hidden in our pain. She does not ask us to deny our grief, but to honor it more fully. Everything Happens for a Reason can help us awaken to fuller meaning in our own journey."
– Rabbi Ted Falcon, Ph.D., author of Journey of Awakening: Kabbalistic Meditations on the Tree of Life
co-author of Judaism For Dummies
"Everything Happens for a Reason lovingly inspires us to reach beyond our grief to embrace a deeper, more meaningful message, the truth that is found within even the most challenging events of our lives. In a loving universe everything does happen for a reason, and in Mira Kirshenbaum's new book we are persuaded that the universe always has our best interest at heart - even in our darkest moments."
– Gavin de Becker, best-selling author of The Gift of Fear
"The author describes herself as practical, but filled with dreams. In this book she helps make dreams a reality by looking with compassion and insight at the traps we fall into when things go wrong. Her years of brass tacks experience will help you see your life differently and rise to new heights in your private life, your love life, your career. Invaluable wisdom!"
– Arthur Rosenfeld, novelist, and author of The Truth About Chronic Pain
"Everything Happens for A Reason will help you to find the real meaning of every event in your life. You will learn that everything you need to make your life truly meaningful is already within you. This is a first-rate book. Congratulations on a wonderful achievement."
– Rosalene Glickman, Ph.D., author of Optimal Thinking: How to Be Your Best Self
