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"When she was a child, her father said he had ""good blood"" and that is why he and his wife survived and healed from the Holocaust. The author searched for the meaning and significance of her father's words over two continents and through four generations. Her journey uncovered a unique voice of wisdom revealing mysteries of the healing powers within us and the existence of light in every situation that helps us overcome and transcend any obstacle. This book is a quest into the depth of the human spirit. It is a rich family memoir, being deeply personal, sharing joy and pain and fear and forgiveness. It encompasses the themes of life and a topic in common with every reader: complicated family relationships. Awards earned by the first edition of this book: Hollywood Book Festival silver medal, Paris Book Festival silver medal, Book Excellence Award"

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Good Blood is good for the soul, immortalizing the essence of the good life. -- Dr. Norm Sheely, M.D., Ph.D., Founder and CEO, International Institute of Holistic Medicine Irit Schaffer cares deeply about faith, family, and the ability we have all inside us to heal ourselves. Part tenaciously self-examining memoir, part love song to her wise and powerful dad, part peace treaty with her unsinkable and recalcitrant mother, Good Blood is an acutely honest and profoundly and affecting prayer of gratitude for the palliative and curative powers handed down from the Israelites who walked out of Egypt to her parents who survived the Holocaust, to Irit herself and her professional healing practice, and to all the generations to come. -- Pam Houston, author, Contents May Have Shifted

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"Born in Israel, raised in Canada, and now living in the United States, Irit Schaffer works in her physical therapy practice in California, where her ""good blood"" background and her extensive educational training has allowed her a unique perspective on the mind-body-spirit connection."

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