This Book Won't Make You Happy

<p>Thought-provoking insightful full of practical tidbits and a fun read. --<b>Dr. Leah Katz</b> psychologist and author of <i>Gutsy: Mindfulness Practices for Everyday Bravery</i></p><p>When people find out she is a therapist Niro Feliciano knows she isn't going anywhere anytime soon. At soccer games at cocktail parties in waiting rooms people corner her and ask: Why am I so stressed? Is the way I feel normal? Why can't I just be happy?</p><p>The truth is happiness is fleeting and we are stressing ourselves out trying to achieve it. In <i>This Book Won't Make You Happy</i> national media commentator and <i>Psychology Today</i> columnist Feliciano offers a path to something much more achievable and abundantly more satisfying: contentment.</p><p>By incorporating eight simple postures rooted in cognitive behavioral science and mindfulness practices into our daily routines we can move away from anxiety and toward balance and calm. Acceptance gratitude connection a present-focused perspective intentionality and priority self-compassion resilience and faith: through these practices we will overcome obstacles that hold us back from living full meaningful contented lives.</p><p>Anxiety stress and grief aren't going away anytime soon and this book won't make you happy. But with wit and empathy Feliciano leads you right past happy to calm. No matter how happy your life is--or isn't--you can reach a deeper truer and longer-lasting place of contentment.</p>