Happiness Resources
Books
Buddha’s Brain: The Practical Neuroscience of Happiness, Love and Wisdom by Rick Hanson, PhD
Joyful: The Surprising Power of Ordinary Things to Create Extraordinary Happiness by Ingrid Fetell Lee
How We Choose to Be Happy by Rick Foster and Greg Hicks
The Happiness Project by Gretchen Rubin
Loving What Is by Byron Katie
The Joy Diet by Martha Beck
Wake Up to the Joy of You: 52 Meditations and Practices for a Calmer, Happier Life by Agapi Stassinopoulos
The Book of Joy: Lasting Happiness in a Changing World by His Holiness the Dalai Lama and Archbishop Desmond Tutu with Douglas Abrams
Awakening Joy: 10 Steps to Happiness by James Baraz and Shoshana Alexander
Big Magic: Creative Living Beyond Fear by Elizabeth Gilbert
Care of the Soul by Thomas Moore
The Artist’s Way by Julia Cameron
A Beautiful Morning: How a Morning Ritual Can Feed Your Soul and Transform Your Life by Ashley Ellington Brown
Wonder Seeker: 52 Ways to Wake Up Your Creativity and Find Your Joy by Andrea Scher
Courses, Videos, & Sites
The Aesthetics of Joy website + Ingrid Fetell Lee’s Ted Talk on joy
Awakening Joy course by James Baraz
The Science of Wellbeing course by Yale University
Brené Brown’s Ted Talk on The Power of Vulnerability
The Happiness Project (articles, courses, and Happier app)
SuperDoodleGirl (creativity resources, coloring pages, and classes) + coloring books:
Embrace Your Journey: A Coloring Book for Navigating Life, From Grief to Growth, Grounded in Gratitude: A Gratitude Journal for Healing After Loss. and Mindful Mandalas: A Coloring Book for Peacefulness, all by Roxanne Glaser
More Books!
How to Live a Good Life by Jonathan Fields
Simple Abundance: A Daybook of Comfort and Joy by Sarah Ban Breathnach
The Miracle of Mindfulness and Peace Is Every Step by Thich Nhat Hanh
A Short Guide to a Happy Life and Being Perfect by Anna Quindlen
Life Reimagined: The Science, Art, and Opportunities of Midlife by Barbara Bradley Hagerty
Wherever You Go, There You Are by Jon Kabat-Zinn
The 52 Weeks: Two Women and Their Quest to Get Unstuck by Karen Amster-Young and Pam Godwin
Do Less: A Revolutionary Approach to Time and Energy Management by Kate Northrup
Breaking the Habit of Being Yourself by Dr. Joe Dispenza
The Gifts of Imperfection by Brené Brown
Gift from the Sea by Anne Morrow Lindbergh
Hallelujah Anyway by Anne Lamott
Dying to Be Me by Anita Moorjani
Any poetry by Mary Oliver, Rumi, or Hafiz
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