Kristine Carlson
Kristine Carlson | |
|---|---|
| Born | Kristine Anderson July 5, 1963 Portland, Oregon, U.S. |
| Alma mater | Pepperdine University |
| Occupation | Author |
| Spouse | |
| Website | dontsweat |
Kristine Carlson (born July 5, 1963) is an American author. She co-wrote several titles in the Don't Sweat the Small Stuff series with her husband, the self-help author Richard Carlson, and wrote Don't Sweat the Small Stuff in Love and Don't Sweat the Small Stuff for Women. She has served on the board of directors and the Global Leadership Council of Challenge Day.[1]
Early life and education
Carlson was born Kristine Anderson in Portland, Oregon, and is a graduate of Pepperdine University. She lives in California.
Career
Richard Carlson died of a pulmonary embolism on December 13, 2006, at the age of 45.[2] After his death, Carlson published An Hour to Live, an Hour to Love: The True Story of the Best Gift Ever Given in December 2007.[3] The book is built around a letter her husband had written her on their eighteenth wedding anniversary, in which he answered the question of whom he would call if he had one hour left to live; the second half of the book contains her reply.[3] It appeared on The New York Times hardcover nonfiction bestseller list in 2008.[4]
She later wrote Heart Broken Open, a memoir about her grief following her husband's death.
Carlson appeared on The Oprah Winfrey Show on December 5, 2007.[5] She has also appeared on other national television programmes, including Today and The View, and on local news and talk shows.[6]
Awards
In 2010, Carlson received the Kennedy Laureate Award from John F. Kennedy University.
Bibliography
- Don't Sweat the Small Stuff in Love (with Richard Carlson)
- Don't Sweat the Small Stuff for Women
- An Hour to Live, an Hour to Love: The True Story of the Best Gift Ever Given (with Richard Carlson, 2007)
- Heart Broken Open
References
- ↑ "Don't Sweat The Small Stuff". Archived from the original on November 29, 2014. Retrieved May 30, 2025.
- ↑ "'Don't Sweat Small Stuff' author Carlson dies at 45". Oakland Tribune. December 15, 2006. Archived from the original on May 5, 2009. Retrieved May 30, 2025.
- 1 2 "An Hour to Live, an Hour to Love". Publishers Weekly. Retrieved August 27, 2026.
- ↑ "Hardcover Nonfiction - New York Times". www.nytimes.com. Archived from the original on June 11, 2015. Retrieved May 30, 2025.
- ↑ "An Hour to Live, An Hour to Love". Archived from the original on December 7, 2007. Retrieved May 30, 2025.
- ↑ "CBS Bay Area - Breaking Local News, First Alert Weather & Sports". www.cbsnews.com. Retrieved May 30, 2025.