November 2025 Book of the Month
by Patricia McGuire, LPC-MHSP
11/5/2025
The November 2025 Book of the Month is The Happiness Trap: How to Stop Struggling and Start Living (Second Edition) by Russ Harris. This book is a must-read for mental flexibility and emotional awareness. It is rooted in principles from Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) and tackles and busts myths like “it’s easy to control how you think and feel” and “happiness is our natural state” and “if you’re not happy, you’re defective.”
From the back cover: “Free yourself from the shackles of 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 Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT). 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, with over 50 percent new material, the second edition of this empowering book presents the insights and techniques of 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 fulfillment at work
The Happiness Trap is for everyone. Whether you’re lacking confidence, facing illness, coping with loss, working a high-stress job, or suffering from anxiety or depression, this book will show you how to build authentic happiness from the inside out.”
Go deeper: https://thehappinesstrap.com/free-resources/
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