The Book
Xlibris, a leading print-on-demand self-publishing services provider, announces the release of Women’s Paths to Happiness, a new book about women, happiness, and positive psychology edited by four certified coaches ~ Dr. Judy Touchton, Dr. Gayle Scroggs, Yehudit Lynn Yosef, MSW, and Dr. Neera Nijhawan Puri.
Drawing upon the new science of well-being and the psychology of women, twelve women coaches, therapists, and consultants share valuable insights about what women can do to feel happier and more fulfilled in a world of competing demands for time, attention, and energy. Leveraging the principles of positive psychology, these experts provide inspiring examples and concrete strategies for helping women face their daily challenges and build more optimal lives at work, home, and play. The authors draw on their own and client experiences in illuminating women’s shared concerns, including juggling family and career, developing a positive parenting style, dealing with our “inner critic” and outer suffering, finding inner wisdom, claiming personal strengths, and rediscovering women’s gateways to happiness.
Women’s Paths to Happiness represents a unique contribution to the emerging field of positive psychology by affirming women’s contributions and by recognizing its role as a valuable, scientific complement to women’s collective wisdom. It is the first such book by experienced women helping professionals for women based on this new science of well-being.
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CONTENTS
PREFACE..........................................................................................................................................................9
PART I
Women, Happiness, and Positive Psychology: An Introduction.......................................................23
Gayle Scroggs, Ph.D., A.C.C.
What Makes Women Happy?
Toward a Positive Psychology of Women..............................................................................................30
Gayle Scroggs, Ph.D., A.C.C.
PART II
Attending to Our Inner Wisdom: The Power of Voice........................................................................39
Judy Touchton, Ph.D., C.M.C.
Four Gateways to Happiness....................................................................................................................48
Barbara Becker Holstein, Ed.D.
Can We Have It All? Family, Career, and a Balanced Life................................................................56
Mary M. Leonard, Ph.D., C.M.C.
The Legacy of Black Women and the Power of Positive Psychology..............................................64
Rachel Mitchum Elahee, Psy.D., C.D.P.
PART III
The Solitary Landscape: Finding Meaning in Suffering.......................................................................73
The Reverend Darcy S. F. Ing, Psy.D.
Positive Parenting with Teens...................................................................................................................83
By Sarah Gillen, M.A., L.M.F.T., P.C.C.
Seven Steps to Ultimate Wealth..............................................................................................................91
By Neera Nijhawan Puri, Ph.D., P.C.C.
Is It Possible to Reach Happiness If You’ve Had a Painful Past?.....................................................96
Sarah Gillen, M.A., L.M.F.T., P.C.C.
PART IV
Timeless Wisdom, Modern Women......................................................................................................107
Yehudit Lynn Yosef, M.S.W., A.C.C
Not Perfect, But Happy.............................................................................................................................112
Janet Silliman Karzmark, L.M.F.T.
Embracing Friendships and Extending Connections.........................................................................117
Diane M. Sue, Ph.D.
Giving Yourself the Present.....................................................................................................................122
Elizabeth G. Krimstock, Psy.D.
BIBLIOGRAPHY..........................................................................................................................................131
AUTHOR BIOGRAPHIES..........................................................................................................................135
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With highly relevant topics such as satisfaction, career, family, lifestyles, friendships, and liberties, this book is highly recommended to women in search of happiness, as well as readers who share their concerns.