A nicely written book with lots of excellent advice. Indeed, I use several of these techniques myself already and I can confirm they really do work. A great read whether you're struggling and in a dark place, or just want to learn more about taking control of your own happiness.

If only it were so simple.It's a fault of the genre, not the author. These are more mood-lifting, good reminders. And there's nothing wrong with working on improving your mood. It just doesn't sell like "Happiness." But it's a well put together, good-intentioned book.

A great book to dip in and out of which gives great tips and encourages new habits to increase happiness.

This was a great book to start my 2019 reading with. A great way to reflect on last year and set myself up for a successful new year. An easy read that was enjoyable - when some "self help" books are brutal to get through. Each step in this book was thought out and straight forward. No repetition.

A realistic yet optimistic book. Be Happy seeks to help readers boost their mood through positivity.

This book was awesome and I felt like it was written especially for me! I feel like that makes the whole reading experience way more enjoyable. I loved the tips and tricks the author put throughout the book. Rebecca Ray is definitely going to be an auto-buy author from this day forward.

In Be Happy!, Dr Rebecca Ray introduces us to 35 different strategies for cultivating happiness. Over the course of the book, she is careful to stress that 'happiness’ is a transient emotion, and what we are really seeking is improved quality of well-being. The techniques are broken into 4 sections- choosing, cultivating, practising, and making space for.

Choosing gives tips on turning your focus to important virtues. Topics include: laughter, gratitude, courage and self-love, Cultivating turns that focus to different areas of our lives. Topics include: rest and sleep, a calm environment, and your values. Practising is mostly about learning to be mindful and open in our lives. Topics include: creativity, forward momentum, and setting boundaries. The final area- Making Space For gives tips and tricks to improve quality of life. Topics include: imperfection, holding onto pain, and forgiveness.

Many of these strategies I was already aware of, but not all. Even so, the way Dr Ray has arranged everything, so neatly laid out, it was a pleasure to read. These tips and tricks are easy and accessible. Reading it prompted my to restart gratitude journal, and turn it into a meme/ tag for my blog. Highly recommended for any looking to better themselves, and improve their coping skills.

***Many thanks to Netgalley and Quarto Publications for providing an egalley in exchange for a fair and honest review.

This is a cute easy to read self help book. There is not a lot of new information but it is presented in a clear easy to follow format. The author does offer many suggestions on how to try and achieve happiness. Enjoy

Being happy is a complicated thing. It's not easy to achieve and not continous. The best we can do is try to strive for it every day and this book does a good job with it. It includes several examples to do that and explains why/how they work. Definitely a book to read if you're looking for ways to be happy.

A new book on how to be happy! Yes, please!

BE HAPPY is the new book by Dr. Rebecca Ray, a clinical psychologist, on how to create more happiness and well-being in your life with specific habits, based on:

a) the science behind happiness and

b) the author's clinical experience.

In the words of Dr. Ray:

              "Thriving is a psychological state that doesn't just rely on positive feelings like happiness but on the daily choices we make."

Doesn't that make you feel empowered? To know that there are some things that you control (at least 40%) in order not only to survive but to thrive?How is the book structured?

The book is divided into four sections:

CHOOSING (emotional states and values that help us to live full lives based on what’s important to us deep down)

CULTIVATING (habits and routines that provide the architecture for a life of flourishing)

PRACTICING (methods that create a well-being mindset)

MAKING SPACE FOR (life when it gets hard, so you can face the many ways life trips you up without getting stuck)

At the end of each chapter, there is a section titled Make A Habit of… where the author gives us specific habits that we may adopt that will make an actual difference in our everyday lives. This is where we put these lessons to work and look at ways we can cement positivity into our everyday lives.

There are many books on happiness but what I found different in this book is the fact that it is chock full of advice in a concise and clear manner (like bullet points). There is  some theory but, most of all, is full of practical ideas and suggestions to live a life of thriving. To be honest, I've made a lot of notes in my notebook and for the first week or so, I would read them again and again! What I absolutely loved that it left me empowered that, by developing habits and changing my mindset, I was in charge of my own happiness in spite of various circumstances. It is a book worthy of your investment in time and money as I am sure that you are going to read it again and again!

Be Happy! by Rebecca Ray is a workbook of cultivating time and hacks to do things that will help increase happiness. Each page has quotes, a brief paragraph lesson or instructions, and activities and questions to answer. I suggest buying this book instead of borrowing because you'll want to write and journal in it.

A very good book full of interesting advice and resourceful.
Strongly recommended.
Many thanks to Quarto Publishing Group and Netgalley

This book was a great read. It reinforces happiness choices with implementation techniques. I would definitely recommend this to my friends.

This was not what I thought this book was going to be. I hate that I did not enjoy it very much

I think I've read every book about happiness available. This one falls prey to a common problem: it is too simplistic. While each item is a good reminder, many of them are vague. I understand this is probably to make the book more applicable to a wider audience, but I think more concrete ideas would be more helpful. Instead it comes off as trite and parrots the clichés that are so commonly seen posted on Instagram. "Be mindful" is easy to say, but some clearly demonstrated suggestions would be more helpful.

It was ok and easy to handle, but I have to admit that it didn't give me enough new suggestions, but maybe this si due to the fact this is far from being the first book that I read on the subject.

Non era male e particolarmente facile da leggere, ma devo anche ammettere che in quanto a novitá era piuttosto scarso, anche perché é l'ennesimo libro che leggo sull'argomento felicitá.

THANKS TO NETGALLEY FOR THE PREVIEW!

This is a small book that covers so many aspects of happiness in a way that makes it easy to read and refer back to the areas that you wish to return to.It is set up in three parts: choosing, cultivating, practicing and making space for.
I’ve looked at a few books similar to this, and I believe this is one of the best. The author condensed all this information in such a way that you don’t have to read twenty pages to end up with one fact. Not only that, but she has included suggestions on things you can do right now. Sometimes, I wish more self help books were like this. Have you ever read a book that makes one good point on page 10 and the next one is on page 80 with too much unneeded page filler between the two? It is a bit annoying that it isn’t easy to refer back to the pertinent information.

This self-help book had super cute graphic elements and was very organized. However, a lot of the content felt recycled; I think I've read most of the "methods" in blog posts before. I could've appreciated this book more if it was presented in a new, exciting way.

I did enjoy a few of the goal oriented sections and found the prompts to be motivational. Even though the rest served as a reminder of things I've learned before, I think this book could definitely be useful to others.

Thank you to the publishers who provided me with an ARC of this book through NetGalley!

This book shows us how to do something small everyday to increase our happiness. It is an enjoyable light read.