How to be Sad: Everything I’ve learned about getting happier, by being sad, better

Russell, Helen

Parenting & Relationships

Fourth Estate

‘In any human life there are going to be periods of unhappiness. Learning how to be sad is a natural first step in how to be happier’ Meik Wiking, CEO of the Happiness Research Institute 
Helen Russell is an expert on the pursuit of happiness. In How to Be Sad she combines her powerful personal story with surprising research and warm advice to reveal the secret of finding joy: allowing sadness to enrich your life and relationships. 
Timely and essential, this book is about how we can better look after ourselves and each other, simply by getting smarter about sadness.

How to be Sad: The Key to a Happier Life

How to be Sad

4th Estate - GB

"In any human life there are going to be periods of unhappiness. That is part of the human experience. Learning how to be sad is a natural first step in how to be happier."--Meik Wiking, CEO of the Happiness Research Institute "How to Be Sad is a poignant, funny, and deeply practical guide to better navigating one of our most misunderstood human emotions. It's a must-read for anyone looking to improve their happiness by befriending the full range of their own feelings." - Laurie Santos, Chandrika and Ranjan Tandon Professor of Psychology&nbsp;at Yale University and host of The Happiness Lab podcast An expert on the pursuit of happiness combines her powerful personal story with surprising research and expert advice to reveal the secret of finding joy: allowing sadness to enrich your life and relationships. Helen Russell has researched sadness from the inside out for her entire life. Her earliest memory is of the day her sister died. Her parents divorced soon after, and her mother didn't receive the help she needed to grieve. Coping with her own emotional turmoil--including struggles with body image and infertility--she's endured professional and personal setbacks as well as relationships that have imploded in truly spectacular ways. Even the things that brought her the greatest joy--like eventually becoming a parent--are fraught with challenges. While devoting a career to writing books on happiness, Helen discovered just how many people are terrified of sadness. But the key to happiness is unhappiness--by allowing ourselves to experience pain, we learn to truly appreciate and embrace joy. How to Be Sad is a memoir about living with sadness, as well as an upbeat manifesto for change that encourages us to accept and express our emotions, both good and bad. Interweaving Helen's personal testimony with the latest research on sadness--from psychologists, geneticists, neuroscientists and historians--as well as the experiences of writers, comics, athletes and change-makers from around the world, this vital and inspiring guide explores why we get sad, what makes us feel this way, and how it can be a force for good.&nbsp; Timely and essential, How to Be Sad is about how we can better look after ourselves and each other, simply by getting smarter about sadness.&nbsp;

How to Be Sad: Everything I've Learned About Getting Happier by Being Sad

Biographies & Memoirs

Community & Culture

HarperOne

A fun, illustrated guide that takes us around the world, discovering the secrets to happiness. Author Helen Russell (The Year of Living Danishly) uncovers the fascinating ways that different nations search for happiness in their lives, and what they can teach us about our own quest for meaning. This charming and diverse assortment of advice, history, and philosophies includes: <ul>
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Sobremesa from Spain </li> <li>
Turangawaewae from New Zealand </li>
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Azart from Russia </li>
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Tarab from Syria </li>
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joie de vivre from Canada </li>
<li>and many more.</li>
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The Atlas of Happiness: The Global Secrets of How to Be Happy

Religion & Spirituality

Running Press Adult

Journey Through the 20th Century: Memoirs

Professionals & Academics

Xlibris, Corp.

Born in a snowstorm before snowplows, growing up on a farm, working in a shirt factory in the Depression, finishing a two year teacher training program, teaching one room school, consolidated school and city schools. BS from Lebanon Valley College 1943 - PhD., Cornell 1949. Teaching and being Dean at Fitchburg State College. Married Robert Russell. When he decided to go to Columbia University we lived in graduate housing. I started conducting workshops in newly organized nature centers. Over the years joyously teaching pre-K thru graduate school and Elderhostel. This story is intersphersed with chapters like snakes, poison ivy, birds, rodents, along with first Nations Peoples experiences.

Leap Year: How small steps can make a giant difference

FROM THE BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF THE YEAR OF LIVING DANISHLY - How to make big decisions, be more resilient, and change your life for good. Having spent the last few years in Denmark uncovering the secrets of the happiest country in the world, Helen Russell knows it's time to move back to the UK. She thinks. Maybe. Or maybe that's a terrible idea?
Like many of us, she suffers from chronic indecision and a fear of change. So she decides to give herself a year for an experiment: to overhaul every area of her life, learn how to embrace change, and become a lean, mean decision-making machine. From how to cope with changing work lives and evolving relationships, to how we feel about our bodies, money and well-being, Helen investigates the benefits of new beginnings, the secrets of decisive people and what makes changes last - and uncovers the practical life lessons we can all use thrive when change is afoot - and inject some freshness and magic if it's not.

Self-Help

Happiness

Two Roads

Atlas Of Happiness

Medical Books

Psychology

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