Happy & Resilient: The Complete Guide to Joyful Teaching, Learning, and Living

by Roni Habib

Well-being and resilience can be learned—by students and teachers!

Teaching is a deeply relational endeavor at its core, and we cannot be there for our students unless we are first emotionally available to ourselves. But that kind of well-being doesn’t just happen. It takes investing in our own happiness, resilience, and presence for us to flourish and become the kind of educators students can rely on—the kind that can help them flourish as well.

For over fifteen years, Roni Habib has used positive psychology to teach thousands of educators and leaders effective and rigorously studied practices for developing the types of thoughts, attitudes, and actions that allow us to thrive in life and to be top educators no matter what subject or grade level we teach. In Happy & Resilient, Roni shares practical ideas, skills, and exercises that will support your teaching in the classroom, your leadership at school, and your own well-being and resilience. Each chapter includes activities to use in the classroom with students or at school with your staff, journal prompts to deepen your reflection, and graphic organizers that recap the core exercises.

This book lays out a path for what all educators to be happy and resilient.



Endorsements



“A must-read for any educator, mentor, coach, or parent. It’ll even help you better understand yourself!”—Julie Lythcott-Haims, New York Times bestselling author of How to Raise an Adult

“A road map that will make you laugh, reflect, think, and, most importantly, grow as a person on this professional journey.”—Marianne Chowning-Dray, Recipient of Presidential Award for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching from President Barack Obama

“Whether you’re a new teacher or a seasoned educator, the insights and strategies in this book will help you thrive both in and outside the classroom. I highly recommend this book to anyone who wants to unlock their full potential as an educator and make a lasting impact on the lives of their students.”—Terry Walker, Superintendent of Irvine Unified School District

246 pages, Kindle Edition

Published November 20, 2023

Reviews

[Laura McDonell · Rating 5 out of 5]

Happy and Resilient is a great book for anyone in education! I am a high school teacher, but could not only use this book in my own classroom- I could even pass it along to colleagues at the middle, elementary and preschool levels. I even discovered a few strategies and activities that I wanted to try with my own teens at home. Roni Habib does an incredible job interacting with readers online as well as packing his book full of ideas and extras through reflection questions and QR codes. I am really excited to try a number of the journal prompts. He has a tremendous amount of mindful practices that could be applied immediately to the classroom. The book is professional yet authentic and conversational.There were so many times that I was able to connect with the words on the page and feel seen. I appreciated this book for a number of reasons and have so many pages folded over! It is a great read and worth any educatorś time.

[Tarn Wilson · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book is a gem for both new and experienced teachers. With a deep well of compassion, wisdom, and hard-earned experience, Habib reminds us what drew us to the work of teaching, keeps us focused on our core values, and helps us be more compassionate with ourselves and others. He reminds us to focus on joy and the quality of our relationships–all in the service of high quality teaching and learning. To reset and re-energize yourself, you can read this book straight through. Or you can also pick and choose from the powerful menu of games, activities, communication strategies and self-reflection prompts. This book will transform your classroom–and maybe your life.

[Woods Shannon · Rating 5 out of 5]

As a professional educator for over 20 years, this book has tranaformed my relationship with my students, staff, and my own personal relationships. a must read and do book. Be vulnerable and brave by applying the activities. The QR codes help get a better idea of how to run the activity and its ecpected outcome.

[Nicole Buchner Scott · Rating 3 out of 5]

I don’t like that it feels as if the author is blaming teachers for their burnout. If feels as if he is saying if you just do this you will feel better. Also it is one big ad for the EQ schools with QR codes embedded throughout