In this work, Ruby Wax tries to come up with some answers to that niggling question about who we are. With the input of a monk (an expert on our inner lives) and a neuroscientist (an expert on the brain), Ruby explores how to find happiness in the modern world - despite the constant bombardment of bad news, the need to choose between 5000 different types of toothpaste, and the loneliness of having hundreds of friends who we've never met and don't...

For many of us, life can feel like it's moving too fast with pressure bearing down on us from all sides - whether that's from school or work, family or social media. As a result, we find ourselves frazzled, lost and - too often - feeling blue. It's a subject close to Fearne's heart. Drawing on her own experiences and including expert advice, 'Happy' offers practical ways of finding joy each and every day. Happiness isn't a mountain to climb, it's...

Lykke (Luu-kah) (n): Happiness It's easy to see why Denmark is often called the world's happiest country. Not only do they have equal parental leave for men and women, free higher education and trains that run on time, but they burn more candles per household than anywhere else. So nobody knows more about happiness - what the Danes call lykke - than Meik Wiking, CEO of the Happiness Research Institute in Copenhagen and author of the bestselling sensation...

Malouf addresses one of the most fundamental questions of all: what makes for a happy life? He asks why, when so many of the essential unhappinesses have largely disappeared in the developed world, does happiness continue to elude us?

Until Emily Forrester is called back to Little Duxbury, the chocolate-box English village where she grew up - though it was anything but idyllic for the tearaway teenager. Her estranged step-father, a former high-court judge, is unwell and her step-sisters need her help. It?s just a week, Emily tells herself, but faced with the lies - and hard truths - that drove her to leave in the first place is difficult enough. Having to cope with a step-father...

Where can we find hope and comfort when life gets tough? Or see meaning in the tricky times? How can we release our full potential? Energy, spirit, universe - no matter what we call it, who we are or what we believe, this life-changing audiobook shows us how to open our minds to work towards happiness, connection and purpose. Bestselling author Fearne Cotton weaves her personal journey of discovery with the advice, insights and emotional tools of...

Dr. Jennifer Ashton is at the top of her field as an ob-gyn and news correspondent. But even at the top there?s still room to improve, and with The Self-Care Solution, she upends her life one month at a time, using her own experiences to help you improve your health and enhance your life. Dr. Ashton becomes both researcher and subject as she focuses on twelve separate challenges. Beginning with a new area of focus each month, she guides you through...

Love, calmness, confidence, gratitude, hope and happiness: these are the six emotions that tip the balance of our mindset in favour of a positive outlook rather than a negative one. Wouldn?t it be great to feel more of these positive emotions? Now you can with Fiona Brennan?s ultimate manual for the mind. With a chapter on each emotion and practical steps on how to cultivate them, the plan utilises mindfulness, habit loops, positive psychology and...

In 'The H Spot', Filipovic argues that the main obstacle standing in between women and happiness is a rigged system. In this world of unfinished feminism, men have long been able to 'have it all' because of free female labor, while the bar of achievement for women has gotten higher - never before have we had to work so much at every level (whether it's to be an accomplished white-collar employee or just make ends meet), and never before have the requirements...

Scientifially tested and proven, Robert Holden's training to improve wellbeing and mental health is finally available in this workbook of 50 principles and exercises to radically change a negative thought pattern to a positive mindset.