Bullied to Besties Book Launch with Author Gayle Kirschenbaum
Celebrate the publication of Kirschenbaum’s new memoir!
Aug 18, 2025
August 18 2025
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Talk Highlights:
- Emmy award-winning filmmaker Gayle Kirschenbaum shares an inside look at her personal and transformative memoir, Bullied to Besties: A Daughter’s Journey to Forgiveness, releasing on September 27th, National Forgiveness Day
- Hear about Kirschenbaum’s remarkable journey from childhood torment to emotional freedom and how she learned to forgive and ultimately befriend her once-abusive mother, Mildred (co-author of Mildred’s Mindset: Wisdom from a Woman Centenarian)
- Take part in an author Q&A and share your own stories of forgiveness
Left & Right Photos Courtesy of Kirschenbaum Family Archives, Center Photo by Tina Buckman
About Gayle Kirschenbaum:
Gayle Kirschenbaum is an Emmy-winning filmmaker, photographer, writer, and coach. Her film LOOK AT US NOW, MOTHER! premiered on Netflix and has been credited with transforming lives. Her TED talk is “No More Drama with Mama.” Gayle co-authored MILDRED’S MINDSET: WISDOM FROM A WOMAN CENTENARIAN with her mother, centenarian influencer Mildred Kirschenbaum. Her film A DOG’S LIFE: A DOGAMENTARY premiered on HBO. Gayle and her works have been featured in The New York Times, The Washington Post, Shondaland, The Ethel (AARP), and on national television. BULLIED TO BESTIES: A DAUGHTER’S JOURNEY TO FORGIVENESS is her debut memoir. Publisher’s Weekly calls it “a mesmeric memoir… more than a story of trauma–riveting and beautifully wrought.”
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