The Illustrated Happiness Trap: How to Stop Struggling and Start Living

by Russ Harris

Unknown Binding

Published March 11, 2014

About the author

Dr Russ Harris is a medically-qualified doctor, stress consultant, executive coach, trainer, author, and a leading authority in the powerful new paradigm of Psychological Flexibility. (This is a revolutionary new development in human psychology that enhances performance, reduces stress, and improves health and wellbeing.) Dr Russ regularly presents workshops on Psychological Flexibility at both national and international psychology conferences, and has a thriving business traveling around Australia running training seminars for psychologists, coaches and a variety of health professionals.

Dr Russ's first book, 'The Happiness Trap', was published in Australia in March 2007, and is already well on the way to becoming a bestseller. (The title reflects a key theme in the book - that popular ideas about happiness are misleading, inaccurate, and actually make us miserable in the long term.) He is currently completing his second book 'From Fear To Fulfilment' - which is also the title of his most popular talk.

Back in the early nineties, when Russ was a GP in Melbourne, he moonlighted as a stand-up comedian, and as well as appearing regularly on the Melbourne comedy circuit, he featured on TV shows such as Tonight Live with Steve Vizard, and The Mid-Day Show with Ray Martin. As a result of this experience, his talks are fast-paced, engaging and humorous - as well as being action-packed with information, tools, and techniques for reducing stress, enhancing performance, and increasing vitality.

Reviews

[Brendon A]

After attempting my own life, being in a psych ward full of idiots idolizing drugs and 80% of the ward were psychosis patients.

My nurse manager James Leahy (who I thank for saving my life everyday lol) saw me reading losing hope and said yeah not now Brendon, he handed me this and the a book called full catastropicic living. These books helped me more than any part of the government system. I was on suicide watch for A DAY lol. Then they just kept me at the ward to ween me off my SSRI’s.

So here I am, fully NATTY (as the gym junkies say today) discovering my entire life, mistakes and my purpose and meaning reading books in my room at a loony bin. I think everyone dealing with stress, depresssion or anxiety or just honestly anyone, should read this at least once. !

[Niki]

A really good summary of the happiness trap, I will keep it and read it many times, whenever I think I’m slipping on my journey.

[Yas]

Excellent book with concrete strategies. Easy to read for non clinicians

[Amanda]

A Great illustrated guide into acceptance and commitment therapy

[Devin]

Quick read I’ll likely come back to when life is getting the best of me

[Maggie]

Read for work, very handy condensed version of ACT