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?
The truth is happiness is fleeting, and we are stressing ourselves out trying to achieve it. In This Book Won't Make You Happy, national media commentator and Psychology Today columnist Feliciano offers a path to something much more achievable and abundantly more satisfying: contentment.
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.
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.
Product Details
ISBN-13: 9781506480411
Media Type: Hardcover
Publisher: 1517 Media
Publication Date: 04-05-2022
Pages: 275
Product Dimensions: 5.90(w) x 8.60(h) x 1.30(d)
About the Author
Niro Feliciano is a psychotherapist, the author of This Book Won't Make You Happy, and an expert on anxiety, stress, and relationships. She holds a master's degree from Columbia University and is a frequent guest on the TODAY Show. A first-generation Sri Lankan American, she lives with her family in Fairfield County, Connecticut.
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