Cracking Happiness: A Practical Guide to Good Feelings That Last

By Jan Seward PhD

Sarah had checked every box-- career, relationship, apartment-- yet found herself crying every Sunday night. She'd fallen into what licensed clinical psychologist Dr. Jan Seward calls the Happiness Paradox: the harder we chase happiness, the further it slips away. In Cracking Happiness, Dr. Seward offers a research-backed alternative to one-size-fits-all self-help. Drawing on nearly four decades in clinical practice and the happiness class she teaches at the world-renowned Miraval Berkshires resort, she introduces the Four Pillars of Sustainable Happiness-- Mind, Body, Connection, and Purpose-- and a customizable system readers build gradually, one pillar and one small practice at a time. Positioned alongside recent bestsellers such as Build the Life You Want and The Happy High Achiever, Cracking Happiness distinguishes itself with a licensed therapist's clinical rigor, decades of real client case studies, hands-on assessments in every chapter, and a structured 90-Day Happiness Plan readers complete themselves. Supporting research is consolidated at the back of the book for easy reference. A practical, sustainable framework for happiness that survives real life.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1968891153
• ISBN13: 9781968891152
• Release Date: October 2026
• Publisher: Empower Press
• Length: 266 Pages
• Dimensions: 6.0" x 9.0"