Happy for No Reason

By Marci Shimoff, Carol Kline,

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Book description

Everyone wants to be happy, yet so many people are the opposite of that, with increasing numbers of anti-depressants being dispensed each year. Clearly we need a new approach to life. Happy for No Reason presents startling new ideas and a practical programme that will change the way we look…

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2 authors picked Happy for No Reason as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?

Marci Shimoff’s book was my first happiness book on my inner journey. Reading it excited and inspired me and it now sits on my bookshelf crammed with bookmarks and worn pages.

I think of Happy for No Reason as a happiness encyclopedia filled with so much usable knowledge. Marci also became my first mentor through her “Year of Miracles” online group. She is so generous with her wisdom and encouraging to others – this is a woman who walks her talk. I will forever be grateful for her initial inspiration.

This book does exactly what the title suggests: teaches ways for you to be happy regardless of your circumstances. I think this is hugely important when, as daughters of narcissistic mothers, we are navigating so much childhood trauma, and indeed current trauma and difficulty if we are still in contact with our mothers and the narcissistic abuse continues. This book isn’t instead of resolving issues, but rather parallel with them. I love that it includes extremely practical steps to help us be happy for no reason too, rather than just airy fairy talk.

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