Edie is the author of The Bliss Mistress Guide To Transforming the Ordinary Into the Extraordinary and co-author of Embraced By the Divine: The Emerging Woman’s Gateway to Power, Passion and Purpose. She has also contributed to several anthologies and personal growth books, including Taming the Anger Dragon: From Pissed Off to Peaceful. Her work has been seen in Beliefnet, Elephant Journal Psych Central, The Huffington Post, The Good Men Project, as well as a growing number of other publications. Over the past 30 years, she has had the honor of interviewing His Holiness the Dalai Lama, Louise Hay, Judith Orloff, Debbie Ford, Arielle Ford, don Miguel Ruiz, Wayne Dyer, Bernie Siegel, Deepak Chopra, Jack Canfield, Marianne Williamson, Grover Washington, Jr., Dan Millman, Ram Dass, Olympia Dukakis, Shirley MacLaine, Dennis Weaver, Mariel Hemingway, Ben & Jerry and SARK.

In the last four decades, she has worked with those who have been diagnosed with life-altering conditions, including mental health issues, cardiac disease, cancer, multiple sclerosis, infertility, end-stage conditions, eating disorders, addiction, traumatic brain injury, stroke, depression, and anxiety. She focuses on her clients’ resilience and assists them in developing a solid toolkit of coping skills. As both a clinician and a patient, she is aware of what it is like to be on the other side of the treatment relationship and can be of service to the patient, their caregivers, as well as the treatment team. Edie can address the issues that arise such as body image, trauma, sexuality, relationship changes, vulnerability, change in physical or cognitive ability, aging, end of life issues, and communicating needs.

REV. EDIE WEINSTEIN, MSW, LSW Love Ambassador, Opti-Mystic & Bliss Mistress Edie delights in inviting people to live rich, full, juicy lives. She is an internationally recognized, sought after, colorfully creative journalist, interviewer, author and editor, a dynamic and inspiring speaker, licensed social worker and interfaith minister, BLISS coach, event producer, certified Laughter Yoga Leader, certified Cuddle Party facilitator, and Cosmic Concierge. Edie is the founder of Hug Mobsters Armed With Love, which offers FREE HUGS events worldwide on a planned and spontaneous basis. She speaks on the subjects of wellness, relationships, trauma recovery, addiction, mental health, spirituality, sexuality, loss and grief. Edie is the author of The Bliss Mistress Guide To Transforming the Ordinary Into the Extraordinary and co-author of Embraced By the Divine: The Emerging Woman’s Gateway to Power, Passion and Purpose. She has also contributed to several anthologies and personal growth books, including Taming the Anger Dragon: From Pissed Off to Peaceful. Her work has been seen in Beliefnet, Elephant Journal Psych Central, The Huffington Post, The Good Men Project, as well as a growing number of other publications. Over the past 30 years, she has had the honor of interviewing His Holiness the Dalai Lama, Louise Hay, Judith Orloff, Debbie Ford, Arielle Ford, don Miguel Ruiz, Wayne Dyer, Bernie Siegel, Deepak Chopra, Jack Canfield, Marianne Williamson, Grover Washington, Jr., Dan Millman, Ram Dass, Olympia Dukakis, Shirley MacLaine, Dennis Weaver, Mariel Hemingway, Ben & Jerry and SARK. In the last four decades, she has worked with those who have been diagnosed with life-altering conditions, including mental health issues, cardiac disease, cancer, multiple sclerosis, infertility, end-stage conditions, eating disorders, addiction, traumatic brain injury, stroke, depression, and anxiety. She focuses on her clients’ resilience and assists them in developing a solid toolkit of coping skills. As both a clinician and a patient, she is aware of what it is like to be on the other side of the treatment relationship and can be of service to the patient, their caregivers, as well as the treatment team. Edie can address the issues that arise such as body image, trauma, sexuality, relationship changes, vulnerability, change in physical or cognitive ability, aging, end of life issues, and communicating needs. If you want to: • Embrace life fully • Release patterns that have kept you from moving forward • Re-write the narrative to create the life of your dreams and desires • Enhance your relationships • Become an Opti-Mystic who sees the world through the eyes of possibility Contact me today to see how I can meet the needs of your organization, publication or the person who looks back at you when you gaze in the mirror. www.opti-mystical.com [email protected] https://www.facebook.com/snuggleyoga https://www.linkedin.com/in/edie-weinstein-b8a7b44/

Edie has four decades of experience as a therapist, three decades as a journalist, three decades as an event producer/promoter and two decades as an interfaith minister. I have written for Pysch Central, The Huffington Post, Beliefnet, Elements Behavioral Health, Addiction.com, Good Men Project, The Whirling Blog, Elephant Journal, Vivid Life, Inspire Me Today, Identity, Visions Magazine, New Visions Magazine, Yoga Living, Wisdom Magazine, The Intelligencer. I offer workshops and presentations on topics ranging from relationships and communication, to spirituality and sexuality, from wellness, to loss and grief, from mental health to addiction and recovery. As a therapist, I see clients with various diagnoses all along the age spectrum, specializing in relationships, trauma, LGBTQ, illness, aging and end of life issues. As a minister, I officiate at rite of passage events such as weddings, baby blessings, and funerals. This book invites you to take a step into the life you have always wanted-filled with love, abundance, adventure, success, healing, joy, healthy relationships, self exploration and fun. Come along on a journey with the Bliss Mistress and learn to become Mistress or Master of your own bliss.