How to Have a Happy Birthday by Tamar Hurwitz-Fleming
Birthdays are supposed to be happy, yet sometimes aren’t. Or they’re festive—but not fulfilling. Whether you enjoy celebrating your birthdays or not, this book is for you.
With a wise and refreshing voice, author and birthday aficionado Tamar Hurwitz-Fleming understands the complex emotions that can arise as the day approaches and believes in the power of the day to uplift and honor your unique existence. Now she’s here to share thoughtful ways to embrace the moment and ignite the spark.
In How to Have a Happy Birthday, you’ll discover:
• A comprehensive guide to everything you need to know about becoming “birthday-positive”
• Thoughtful questions to help you identify and ease fears, so you’ll discover what will bring you joy on your special day
• Anecdotes, creative plans, and new ideas to help you find the magic and shape your day
• What to do—and NOT to do—to transform this celebration into pure enjoyment
• Tips to dodge the birthday blues, a personal workbook, and much more!
How to Have a Happy Birthday is a thorough dive into a day that is often glossed over or trivially observed. Whether you are 18 or 80, if you like heartfelt advice, straight-forward information, and refreshing points of view, then you’ll love this book.
Tamar Hurwitz-Fleming has also written a companion workbook to her award-winning How to Have a Happy Birthday book, the How to Have a Happy Birthday Workbook.
In the How to Have a Happy Birthday Workbook, you’ll investigate:
Why your birthdays can be challenging
Why you resist getting older
Why you are worthy of celebration
How you can prioritize time in your life for what matters
What your positive purpose in life is
What you love most
How to craft a birthday wish
The How to Have a Happy Birthday Workbook is the perfect journal to explore your feelings about your birthday and discover what you can do to create more meaning, fulfillment, and joy on your special day.
About the Author:
Tamar Hurwitz-Fleming is a birthday aficionado who is dedicated to helping people harness the transformational power of their birthdays so they can experience more joy, meaning, and fulfillment in their lives. Growing up, Tamar had a string of happy, sad and terrible birthdays until she realized that having a fulfilling birthday was entirely up to her. In her award-winning book How to Have a Happy Birthday, Tamar explores why birthdays matter, why they can be hard for many of us, and what we can do to fully put ourselves in the center of our day. She has also written an accompanying workbook, the How to Have a Happy Birthday Workbook was released in January 2025, published by Date Palm Books.
Readers can connect with Tamar Hurwitz-Fleming on LinkedIn, Instagram, Facebook, and Goodreads.
To learn more, visit HowToHaveAHappyBirthday.com