Mira Kirshenbaum

Mira Kirshenbaum's Main Accomplishments Include . . .
Mira Kirshenbaum is the Co-Founder and Clinical Director of the Chestnut Hill Institute, a center for research, couples, family and individual psychotherapy, training, supervision and outreach. She is also the author, co-author, and/or researcher with Charles Foster of many articles, and twelve books including The Weekend Marriage, Feel Better Fast, and The Emotional Energy Factor. Several of her books were honored twice as finalists for the National Books for a Better Life Award.

Mira has made numerous media appearances including three appearances on The Today Show, the CBS Early Show, and many other TV news and talk shows, as well as being featured expert on a John Stossel 20/20 ABC News prime time special.

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Mira Kirshenbaum is a consultant on organizational morale and interpersonal dynamics for businesses and organizations. She has received advanced clinical training from Salvador Minuchin, Carl Whitaker, Jay Haley, Virginia Satir and others. After completing her undergraduate study at The State University of New York at Stony Brook, she did her postgraduate training at the Boston Family Institute, followed by graduate study at the University of London and The City University of New York. Mira has since led workshops and conducted training for medical professionals at Harvard Medical School. She is a recipient of the Parent's Choice Award for authoring best parenting book for 1991 and a Board Member of One Generation After: International Network of Children of Holocaust Survivors.

Mira Kirshenbaum is releasing two books in 2006: Is He Mr. Right? Everything You Need to Know Before You Commit (Harmony/Random House, May 2006) and The Weekend Marriage: Everything Harried Marrieds Need to Know About Love and Romance (Random House, April 2006).

• The Emotional Energy Factor: Creating a supercharged workplace by developing supercharged employees--increasing morale as a way of increasing productivity.
• Managing through Relationships: The key interpersonal skills and tactics that lead to personal and organizational success.
• The Weekend Marriage: Powerful tools for keeping marriages healthy (and workplaces productive) in the face of our stressed-out, time-starved lives.
• Having It All: Balancing work, family, and your self to have a high-energy, high-satisfaction life.
• Everything Happens for a Reason: Gaining a sense of personal mission and meaning in the workplace and in our personal lives.

"Mira brims over with emotional energy, providing clear access to the rich resources we all carry within us. Recommend for all of us who tend to feel deeply depleted by the demands and stresses of our busy lives."

--Rabbi Ted Falcon, Ph.D.

"Provides millions with the opportunity to live a productive and meaningful life. Revolutionary tools. An incredible, powerful, and insightful resource."

-- Christopher L. Hayes, Director,
National Center for Women

"Simple, powerful insights for getting more than you imagined from the precious time you have together."

-- Jack Canfield
Co-author, Chicken Soup for the Soul(R) and The Success Principles (TM)

"Mira Kirshenbaum's words of wisdom are an inspiration to everyone who reads them."

-- Deepak Chopra