Author Event! Beth Ricanati, MD with Lori Gottlieb

For fans of celebrated self-help books The Power of Now and Atomic Habits, an MD’s soulful exploration of healing, tradition, and spirituality through the grounding and nourishing habit of baking challah.
What if an ancient ritual could transform the way you live today?
In her beloved first book, Braided, Dr. Beth Ricanati shared how making sacred bread, challah, every Friday for over a decade transformed her life. Now, in The Braided Prescription, she shares insights from her subsequent challah workshops with groups all over America and even abroad, distilling what she’s learned into seven attainable and powerful practices for managing stress in our daily lives.
Blending personal stories, scientific research, and timeless wisdom, Ricanati demonstrates how these seven practices can restore presence in a distracted world, strengthen bonds with family and community, and teach resilience through imperfection. With warmth and wisdom, she shows how the weekly ritual of making challah bread can help us mend what feels frayed, anchor what feels uncertain, and create space for what truly matters.
For readers from every walk of life—including those who have never made dough or even seen yeast—The Braided Prescription is a powerful reminder that small acts, repeated with care, can lead to profound transformation.

Dr. Beth Ricanati, a board-certified internist, has spent her career focused on improving the well-being of her patient’s lives, in traditional medical clinics, wellness programs, and now as an author/speaker. She has worked at the NY Presbyterian/Columbia Medical Center and the Cleveland Clinic. At the Cleveland Clinic, she led a groundbreaking lifestyle modification program called LifeStyle 180 and today she volunteers weekly at the Venice Family Clinic in Los Angeles, the largest clinic in the country for the underserved.
She received her medical degree from Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine and undergraduate degree from the University of Pennsylvania.
She currently speaks and gives workshops (both live and digitally) around the country, based on the premise of her award-winning book, Braided: A Journey of a Thousand Challahs. Her audiences have included for example medical students, corporations, faith-based groups, and schools.

Lori Gottlieb is a psychotherapist and author of the blockbuster New York Times bestseller Maybe You Should Talk To Someone, which has sold 3 million copies and has been translated into over 30 languages. In addition to her clinical practice, she writes biweekly New York Times "Ask The Therapist" advice column and is co-host of the popular "Dear Therapists" and "Since You Asked" podcasts. A contributing writer for The Atlantic, she wrote the "Dear Therapist" advice column for six years. She is a sought-after expert appearing on Oprah, Mel Robbins, The Today Show, The Daily Show, Good Morning America, CBS Mornings, CNN, and NPR’s “Fresh Air” and her TED Talk, which has 8 million views, was one of the Top 10 most watched of the year. Inspired by her readers, she recently created a guided companion to her book, The Maybe You Should Talk To Someone Workbook: A Toolkit for Editing Your Story and Changing Your Life. Learn more at LoriGottlieb.com.