Susan Piver is the New York Times-bestselling author of nine books, including The Hard Questions, The Wisdom of a Broken Heart, and The Four Noble Truths of Love. Piver teaches workshops and speaks on mindfulness, innovation, communication, relationships, and creativity. She has been a student of Buddhism since 1995, graduated from a Buddhist seminary in 2004, and was authorized to teach meditation in 2005. In 2012, she founded the popular online meditation center The Open Heart Project.