I started reading your book on the train ride back to Halifax after visiting you with Alex. I started it – and I nearly finished it. There was something about the way the words flowed flawlessly that I connected with; something about the realness of everything I had read. It is an incredibly inspiring book and I could sense the amount of passion that was behind every paragraph. As I was reading it, I bookmarked certain pages – ones that I felt I didn’t understand at the time, and ones that had quotes that I wanted to remember. From time to time I go back and re-read those pages and I find myself drawing inspiration from them – so thank you and well done! :)

Hey Lori, I went ahead and downloaded your book from amazon will be a good read before sleep :)

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Hi Lori,

I'm a new subsriber, thanks to Ali Macaluso. I'm a psychotherapist and your book sounds very interesting...I'll check it out!

Congrats Lori, I can't imagine all the work that went into your new book and I applaud you for getting it done! I will grab a copy!

Congrats again Lori! It was my pleasure to review your book on Amazon. I wish you every success! Kaarina

Hi Lori,

Looking to buy a new laptop or iPad, so I can untether from the desktop :) Tough decision, but when I do I'll get the kindle app and buy the book, then you can bug me to give you a review on Amazon :) Seriously, I would be very happy to write one! Good luck with the book. And I agree with Stu, very nice cover shot!

Lori, I won't repeat what I said about the book in my review, and my e-mail back to you, but I will say this:

I wish you the very best of luck and the very best of success with The Happy Place. You've put a lot of effort, passion, awareness, and heart into this, and it's been exhilarating to hear of the writing process, and your excitement behind this.

BTW, is that your daughter on the cover? :-)

My Dear Lori,

I started reading the book today and could not put it down for a while, it was so absolutely engrossing. I haven't gotten till the end yet. But, I don't want to hurry through it. I want to savour each thought, each story that you've shared. Talking about stories - that's what makes your book so unique, powerful and personal. Lori, as I was reading, I could not stop marveling at how genuinely, intensely and passionately you have shared events, anecdotes and stories from your life.

I loved how you deftly kept moving between the past and the now - connecting your childhood memories and stories with the present. It was a riveting read, my dear. I can't wait to resume reading tonight. Had to leave mid way as my daughter came from school.

It interests me all the more because, in it you've shared a powerful lesson in parenting as well. How the mind of a child works and how it can shape his entire life and leave impressionable mark! My God - you are such a talented writer and a sensitive, intelligent and thinking person!

Congratulations, dear for this intensely meaningful and enjoyable read at the same time. No self help book that I've read before was as engrossing. And, I mean every word of it. :)