Quotes
“Michaela Haas’ latest book, Bouncing Forward, breaks through our great confusion around how to be happy. Full of goodness, this book shares stories, including her own, of people who have suffered in many ways and come through it into strength and love. Together, these varied, living examples reveal an important truth: ultimately there is no way to avoid pain in life, and turning toward our challenges, whatever they may be, is the way to real happiness.” Sharon Salzberg, author of Lovingkindness
“Bouncing Forward propels our entire understanding of posttraumatic growth to a new level…Brilliant, inspiring, to be read, re-read, and treasured.” Linda Graham, MFT, author of Bouncing Back
“In this volume, Michaela Haas applies the wisdom of Buddhist mind training to real-life experiences in the modern world, thereby enriching the Buddhist tradition as well as our current understanding of ways to fruitfully transcend the miseries of the past, present, and future.” B. Alan Wallace, author of Genuine Happiness
“Bouncing Forward is a testament to the strength, resilience, and hope of the human psyche and spirit…A wonderful and entertaining read as well as a reasoned and reasonable guide to resilient living.” Sam Goldstein, PhD, coauthor of The Power of Resilience