11/04/10

Heart Broken Open

Kristine Carlson

Show Description:
Kris was living an idyllic life. She and her husband Richard Carlson had a romantic marriage, two beautiful daughters, and, thanks to the success of Richard‘s bestselling Don’t Sweat the Small Stuff series—all of the comforts of the American Dream.
But on December 13, 2006, that perfect story took a sudden and heartbreaking turn when, on a typical flight to New York, a pulmonary embolism would take Richards life; catapulting Kris into heartbreak and uncertainty. It was the end of life as Kris knew it, and the beginning of a journey through the depths of grief and mourning that would reveal to Kris her true strength and an immeasurable love that cannot be broken.
Kris shares her deeply personal and profound story in the new book Heartbroken Open, A Memoir Through Loss to Self-Discovery (Harper Collins, 2010). This book is a courageously honest memoir. It is the true story of a wife, a mother, a woman forced to come face to face with fear, insecurity, and the painful but ultimately precious teachings she discovered along the way.
During his life, Richard Carlson, PhD, was considered one of the foremost experts in happiness and stress reduction in the United States and around the world and was a frequent featured guest on such shows as Oprah, The Today Show, The View, NNC, CNN, Fox, PBS and over 2000 other shows. Don‘t Sweat the Small Stuff continued to be a publishing phenomenon with over 20 titles in the brand franchise, two of which were co-authored and authored with his beloved wife, Kris.
The words ―Don‘t Sweat the Small Stuff‖ have become a part of American Culture and made publishing history as the #1 best-selling book in the US for two consecutive years. Don’t Sweat the Small Stuff spent over 100 weeks on the New York Times Best-Seller list and has sold over 15 million copies worldwide.
Today, Kristine Carlson continues to expand and deliver the Don’t Sweat message inspiring mil-lions with timeless wisdom and practical ideas to create a life of abundance. With over twenty three million Carlson books in print and published in over 130 countries, it remains an enduring and instantly recognizable brand that continues to touch the lives of people across the globe. www.kristinecarlson.com

http://www.kristinecarlson.com

Guest Bio:
Kristine Carlson (born July 5, 1963, Portland, Oregon) is an American author living in California. A graduate of Pepperdine University, she is internationally known as the wife of, and co-author with the late Dr. Richard Carlson of the Don’t Sweat the Small Stuff…and it’s all Small Stuff series, and author of National Bestsellers, Don’t Sweat the Small Stuff in Love and Don’t Sweat the Small Stuff for Women. She served on the Board of Directors and the Global Leadership Council for Challenge Day.

Her newest best-selling book, written with her late husband and released in December 2007, is An Hour to Live, an Hour to Love, and is based on an extended love letter written to her by her husband. Richard Carlson died at 45. Having taken the opportunity to express his love for her in such a form has brought this book to the public's attention by Oprah Winfrey in a special show on December 5, 2007 about losing someone you love.

In addition to numerous appearances on The Oprah Winfrey Show, Kristine has appeared on other national talk shows, such as The Today Show and The View and local news and talk shows, such as CBS in San Francisco.