Enjoy Life! Healing with Happiness - Softcover

Lynn D. Johnson

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0976273411 ISBN 13: 9780976273417

Publisher: Head Acre Press, 2007

Synopsis

The new field of Positive Psychology was the inspiration for this book. I wrote it because I have been giving classes and workshops on Positive Psychology. I wanted to share with students what we are learning about joy and happiness. Happiness is a new direction for shrinks. We have mostly been interested in what is wrong with people, why they get depressed, anxious, and into conflicts with people they love. We study anger and fear and try to make people better. But traditionally we have not studied hope, love, inspiration, and joy. What a shame. We want to live lives of joy and fulfillment. In fact, when we look at young children, it is clearly our natural state, a default setting to use today s computer lingo. Through research into high functioning people, we now know that people high in curiosity are much happier. And curiosity is the most natural state possible. Young children are full of curiosity, wanting to know and learn. If you want to be a happier person, all you have to do is remember that natural curiosity.

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About the Author

Dr. Lynn Johnson has thirty years experience in helping others. After receiving his Ph.D., he created a center devoted to brief psychotherapy, helping patients in the most effective ways possible. He has taught techniques of brief therapy in 45 states and five foreign countries. He and his wife, Carol Sue, have raised four very happy children together.

Review

In addition to being one of the most skilled psychotherapists I know, Lynn Johnson is a wise and compassionate person. This is evident throughout his eminently useful book. Reading it will lift your heart and spirit while simultaneously providing solid, empowering information highly meaningful to any one who has wrestled with problems and longs to live a more satisfying and rewarding life. I totally recommend it! Yvonne Dolan, international trainer in Solution-focused Brief Therapy, co-author (with Steve de Shazer) of More Than Miracles: the State of the Art of Solution-focused Brief Therapy, Tales of Solution: A Collection of Hope Inspiring Stories ( with Insoo Kim Berg), author of One Small Step: Moving Beyond Trauma and Therapy, Resolving Sexual Abuse and other books. --pre-publication reader

EAT THIS BOOK! Seriously, it s much better than the alternative of medication. Consider this: Americans consume more anti-depressants than anyone else on the planet. At the same time, surveys consistently show us to suffer from record levels of depression and anxiety. Thankfully, Dr. Lynn Johnson shows us there is an alternative. Combining years of research on mental health and the latest insights from positive psychology, he presents a step-by-step plan for achieving the happiness that most search for but find elusive. Try it, you ll like it. Scott D. Miller, Ph.D. Co-director, Institute for the Study of Therapeutic Change, Chicago, Illinois --pre-publication reader

Enjoy Life! Healing with Happiness is an easy-to-read guide to greater joy and happiness. Dr. Lynn D. Johnson makes a compelling case for harnessing our thoughts on this quest. He presents a treasure trove of practical insights to overcome fears and anxieties, resolve anger, nurture relationships, and craft a life of service. His book is full of hope that we all have the capacity to be happy, some just have to work on it longer. Dr. E. Jeffrey Hill Associate Professor BYU School of Family Life --pre-publication reader

About this edition

• Publisher: Head Acre Press
• Publication date: 2007
• ISBN 10: 0976273411
• ISBN 13: 9780976273417
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 168