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The Happiness Trap (Second Edition): How to Stop Struggling and Start Living

by Russ Harris

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A practical introduction to ACT and a meaningful life

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A practical introduction to ACT and a meaningful life

Russ Harris’s guide presents Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) as a framework for responding to difficult thoughts and feelings while making room for personally meaningful choices. Its second edition brings together exercises and tools on clarifying values, practicing self-compassion, and addressing concerns such as worry, insecurity, habits, relationships, and work. The book’s approach connects everyday coping strategies with a broader question: how to shape a life around what matters, even when stress or painful emotions are present. It is a self-help resource rather than a clinical account, and its subject matter includes anxiety and depression.

Good fit for readers who enjoy

  • Adults interested in self-help approaches to stress, worry, or self-doubt.
  • Readers seeking practical exercises informed by Acceptance and Commitment Therapy.
  • Those exploring values, self-compassion, relationships, or fulfillment at work.

Themes

Acceptance and Commitment TherapyValues and meaningStress and difficult emotionsSelf-compassion and self-doubtRelationships and work

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Book overview

Free yourself from depression, anxiety, and insecurity, and instead build a rich and meaningful life with the updated and expanded edition of the world's best-selling guide to escaping the "happiness trap."


Over 1 million copies sold!

In The Happiness Trap, Dr. Russ Harris provides a means to escape the epidemic of stress, anxiety, and depression, unlocking the secrets to a truly fulfilling life.

Updated and expanded in its second edition, this empowering book presents the insights and techniques of Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), covering more topics and providing more practical tools than ever before. Learn how to clarify your values, develop self-compassion, and find true satisfaction with this bigger and better guide to:

- Reducing stress and worry
- Handling painful thoughts and feelings more effectively
- Breaking self-defeating habits
- Overcoming insecurity and self-doubt
- Building better relationships
- Improving performance and finding fulfilment at work

The Happiness Trap is for everyone. Whether you're lacking confidence, facing illness, coping with loss, working in a high-stress job, or suffering from anxiety or depression, this book will show you how to build authentic happiness, from the inside out.
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