Mira Kirshenbaum is an individual & family psychotherapist in private practice & the clinical director of the Chestnut Hill Institute of Massachusetts. She is the bestselling author of four previous books, including "Too Good to Leave", "Too Bad to Stay" & "Parent/Teen Breakthrough" (with Charles Foster) - both available in Plume. She has appeared on "Today", "The Maury Povich Show", "Geraldo", "Sally Jessy Raphael", & "ABC News". She lives in Boston.