Imagine being told by your father over and over again that you’re a moron. Imagine loving to draw and being told you’re not a real artist. And imagine your father suggesting that he should have been your first lover. Celia Hirsch heard all this and more before she turned 18, and she’s now telling her story with emotional detail and psychological insight. Discovering that denial could have fractured her life forever, Hirsch believes the power of her will to survive is what saved her.
Hirsch’s difficult childhood was further complicated by her parents being Holocaust survivors. Despite this flawed parenting, Hirsch went on to become an accomplished artist, an entrepreneur several times over, a wife and a mother with a healthy and loving family. But it wasn’t until she sat down to tell her story that she realized how she did it. Her grinding and relentless sense that something was wrong drove her to face her monsters, break through barriers, and reconstruct her past. By sharing her story, she hopes others will find the courage inherent in all of us.

With professional success not only in the field of art and design, Celia Hirsch has been an innovator in the fitness world as well. And now, she adds the credential of first-time author, with this, her expertly written and compelling memoir. Hirsch, who currently resides with her husband in Westchester County, New York, teaches yoga privately and cares for her granddaughter often.