Karen Frances McCarthy

Her doctoral research at the University of Birmingham explored the effects of cultural shifts in consciousness theory, postsecularism, and re-enchantment on contemporary American ghost literature.

She was one of the first to write about Sunni Awakening Councils in Anbar Province, Al Qaeda HQ in Baqubah, for The Irish Times.

[7] The book was supported by Ireland's Department of Foreign Affairs as part of the country's Reconciliation and Anti-Sectarian Fund as a cultural outreach project.

We saw the potential for sectarian activity to flare up again this summer, so it's clear that, despite the enormous progress made since the Good Friday Agreement was signed, great challenges remain.

The book was reviewed favourably by the Huffington Post,[17] and by Prof. James Flannery of Emory College for the Irish America Magazine.

It was described by NYU Professor Ernest Rubinstein as "a story that doesn't just save us from our fear of death but also from the vague uneasiness and sense of disconnection that sometimes infect a life."

Susan Shapiro, New York Times bestselling author of Unhooked & Byline Bible, wrote "It's a fascinating transformational journey that challenges all our assumptions about death."

Author Jennifer Belle wrote, "A news reporter and former diehard skeptic, McCarthy gives us an entertaining, impeccably researched, and brilliantly written page-turner about continuing love after life, that will move, amaze, and provide deep comfort with its glorious, inspiring, and deafening ring of truth.

"[40] It also received favorable praise from Tricia J. Robertson, former President of the Society for Psychical Research, Minister David R Bruton MBA, President Spiritualists' National Union & Principal of the Arthur Findlay College, Nancy Eubel, former co-executive director of Association for Research and Enlightenment, and Victor and Wendy Zammit, co-authors of A Lawyer Presents the Evidence for the Afterlife.

She continues to write about spirituality, bereavement, and metaphysical issues She offers private consultations to clients around the world, and she teaches subjects, including consciousness theory, mysticism, and contemplative writing with The Shift Network,[43] The Arthur Conan Doyle Cantre,[44] the Edgar Cayce Center of New York, One Spirit Learning Alliance,[45] and Humanity's Team.