The Positivity Effect: Simple CBT Skills to Transform Anxiety and Negativity into Optimism and Hope

Harness the power of positivity to overcome anxiety—and thrive!

If you suffer from anxiety, you may feel stuck in a vicious cycle of rumination, worry, and avoidance—and ultimately miss out on all life has to offer. But what if you could shift your thinking and start living with more expansiveness, hope, and happiness? What if you could transform stress and anxiety, and find lasting balance, peace, and joy? This book can show you how.

Based in proven-effective cognitive behavior therapy (CBT) and positive psychology, psychologist Dan Tomasulo—author of Learned Hopefulness—offers powerful skills to help you overcome negative thinking and harness the power of positivity to reduce stress, boost confidence, and find instant calm and sustainable happiness. With this uplifting guide, you’ll learn how to:

• Replace anxiety and stress with learned hopefulness 
• Boost positivity, amplify joy, and awaken inspiration
• Increase motivation and perseverance
• Overcome self-limiting thoughts and beliefs
• Build a solid support system and connect with your community

Not being anxious is not the same as thriving. Nor does worrying less mean that you are at peace. With this inspiring guide, you’ll learn to do more than just stop worrying—you’ll learn to completely transform your outlook for long lasting serenity and joy.

Dan Tomasulo, PhD, is author of the popular self-help guide, Learned Hopefulness. He is core faculty at the Spirituality Mind Body Institute (SMBI) at Teachers College, Columbia University; and was honored by Sharecare as one of the top ten online influencers on the issue of depression. He holds a PhD in psychology, an MFA in writing, and a master of applied positive psychology from the University of Pennsylvania. A highly sought-after international speaker on topics relating to applied positive psychology, he authors the popular blog, The Healing Crowd, for Psychology Today. His award-winning memoir, American Snake Pit, was released in 2018.



Foreword writer Lisa Miller, PhD, is professor in the clinical psychology program at Teachers College, Columbia University, where she founded the Spirituality Mind Body Institute―the first Ivy League graduate program in spirituality and psychology. She is author of The Awakened Brain and The Spiritual Child.