{"product_id":"this-book-wont-make-you-happy-eight-keys-to-finding-true-contentment-9781506480411","title":"This Book Won't Make You Happy: Eight Keys to Finding True Contentment","description":"\u003cp\u003eWhen 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?\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe truth is happiness is fleeting, and we are stressing ourselves out trying to achieve it. In \u003ci\u003eThis Book Won't Make You Happy\u003c\/i\u003e, national media commentator and \u003ci\u003ePsychology Today\u003c\/i\u003e columnist Feliciano offers a path to something much more achievable and abundantly more satisfying: contentment.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBy 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.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAnxiety, 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eFeliciano, Niro:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNiro Feliciano \u003c\/strong\u003eis a psychotherapist, podcast host, national media commentator, and expert on anxiety, brain science, and spirituality. She holds a master's degree in social work from Columbia University and is a columnist for \u003cem\u003ePsychology Today\u003c\/em\u003e. A first-generation Sri Lankan American, she lives with her family in Fairfield County, Connecticut.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Broadleaf Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50726898270482,"sku":"9781506480411","price":20.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_f1ce6ff7-11db-4155-ad0f-02b3aab09b40.jpg?v=1734889002","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/this-book-wont-make-you-happy-eight-keys-to-finding-true-contentment-9781506480411","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}