Joy Is a Risk Worth Taking
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Joy Is a Risk Worth Taking
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Kelly McGonigal
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Narrated by:
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Kelly McGonigal
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Kelly McGonigal
'A practical and heartfelt celebration of everyday joy' ANNA LEMBKE
Bestselling author and renowned psychologist Kelly McGonigal offers a life-changing guide to embracing joy in our daily life
Joy gives life meaning, sustains hope and helps us feel close to others. Yet, many people find it difficult to allow themselves to feel joy; they worry that it is selfish to seek it and question whether it is even attainable when life gets hard. How can we allow ourselves to trust the feeling of joy and welcome it into our lives?
Weaving together personal storytelling with insights from psychology, neuroscience and research conducted around the world, McGonigal offers tangible ways to experience this powerful emotion in everyday life. You'll discover:
- How joy works in the brain and body to provide relief
- Why joy is a form of social support and how to bring joy to others
- Strategies to counteract joy dampening that keeps us from enjoying good moments
- Tools to navigate common obstacles to joy, such as envy, guilt, anxiety and grief
- 20 'joy experiments' you can begin implementing today
Motivating and uplifting, Joy Is a Risk Worth Taking shows that seeking and sharing joy is an act of courage and compassion - and one you can take even when life is difficult.©2026 Kelly McGonigal, Ph.D. (P)2026 Penguin Random House Audio
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Critic Reviews
A compelling case for taking joy more seriously - and a useful guide for seeking and spreading it. As a psychologist, Kelly McGonigal has a deep understanding of what shapes our emotional lives, and she recommends a series of creative experiments that you can try right away (Adam Grant, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Hidden Potential and Think Again)
A practical and heartfelt celebration of everyday joy. Blending psychological science with moving personal stories and insightful reflections, McGonigal reveals that joy is not just a fleeting emotion but a way of engaging with the world (Anna Lembke, New York Times bestselling author of Dopamine Nation)
This book is a delightful reminder that joy doesn't have to elude us - we can actively seek it out and practice it on a daily basis. McGonigal has given us the tools to find meaning, social connection, and levity, all by opening up to one of our most fulfilling emotions (Judson Brewer, New York Times bestselling author of Unwinding Anxiety)
Joy is integral to excellence, to hope, and to living a meaningful and textured life. McGonigal's book is a heartfelt tour de force on how to cultivate, experience, share, and reap the benefits of joy - at a time we need it more than ever (Brad Stulberg, New York Times bestselling author of The Way of Excellence and The Practice of Groundedness)
Joy lives in these pages, waiting for you to find her again (Astrid Jorgensen, founder of Pub Choir and author of Average at Best)
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