The Bright Side is an excellent call for optimism, aka the bright side, to maximize and sustain our health and well-being. Driven by an excellent summary of the relevant research, The Bright Side is precisely what we need right now as we doom scroll and fret about our future. It's not easy, and at times, it isn't our knee-jerk impulse, but expecting and looking for the bright side can make life far more meaningful and fun.

For a book that’s supposed to be about optimism, this book is really dark and depressing. It’s full of negativity and violence. DNF.

Trigger warnings needed for suicide and SA.

Thanks, NetGalley, for the ARC.

Why and how your cup can be half-full! The author went through Trauma, and came out the other side a new person. He shares how you can, too!