<p>A Short Course in Happiness After Loss brings to us a powerful intersection of the science of positive psychology and the wisdom necessary to thrive when facing life&rsquo;s harshest moments. In poetic, compassionate and yet fearless language, Sirois traverses the territories we most fear&mdash;death, exile, disease&mdash;and carefully lights pathways toward a happiness that includes the scars of our suffering and the bounty and goodness present within our world. Her work offers each of us, no matter the trials of our lives, a template for rising through pain into a steady, resilient and open heart, one capable of facing sorrow and loving fully and laughing richly anyway.</p>

<p>&ldquo;A Short Course in Happiness After Loss deserves a place on your shelf next to When Things Fall Apart, Broken Open, and The Year of Magical Thinking.&rdquo; &mdash;Mark Matousek</p>

<p>&ldquo;Maria gives us permission to confront suffering directly, while reminding us of our resilience, capacity to love, and our ability to endure.&rdquo; &mdash;Richard M. Berlin</p>

<p>&ldquo;Wise, real, and clear, this book offers a way into what we all have to do sooner or later&mdash;live alongside death.&rdquo;<br />
&mdash;Megan McDonough</p>