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“The Happy Map will take you to your promised destination—happiness—with easy and very well-validated techniques that really work. I heartily endorse this book.”- Christiane Northrup, M.D., ob/gyn physician and author of the New York Times bestsellers: Women's Bodies, Women's Wisdom and The Wisdom of MenopauseEveryone wants to be happy. In fact, most everything we do is because we believe on some level it will make us happy. Why then do over 70% of people report living in a state of chronic stress, contributing to 80 to 90% of doctor visits? And why is it easier to worry or ruminate about stressful issues, than it is to focus on feeling happy and peaceful?We have been led to believe that when we are unhappy or stressed, all we need to do is change the way that we think and we will be happier. For many years, Drs. Hilary Stokes and Kim Ward believed and practiced the same. They were students and teachers of the positive thinking movement until they realized this led to a cycle of diminishing returns. They had diligently applied this strategy to their own issues; Hilary had been diagnosed with PTSD at 18 years old, while Kim experienced the disempowering frustration of feeling purposeless and unfulfilled. Over time they discovered positive thinking alone is not a complete formula for lasting happiness. This discovery sent Drs. Hilary and Kim on a passionate happiness quest. The Happy Map is a result of two decades of seeking, researching and applying the best of conventional and unconventional methods and strategies for happiness. Through their research, Hilary and Kim discovered that the conventional approaches they’d been taught to practice were missing some significant elements. Amongst these were; the executive power of emotions, the fact that stress hormones take priority over happy hormones, your mind-body connection is more powerful than your thoughts alone and focusing on your strengths is more effective than analyzing your weaknesses. In short this means that the strategy for being happy is a holistic journey of mind, body and spirit. In the Happy Map, Hilary and Kim take you on a step by step journey to developing the habit of happiness. Throughout the book you will learn the new science of happiness that forms the basis of The Happy Map system. In this practical roadmap you will tap into your innate ability to be happy and to change the pathways in your brain associated with stress and rewire them for happiness. By the time you finish the Happy Map you will have learned a new lifestyle for living the habit of happiness in your daily life. Praise for The Happy Map"The Happy Map is actually much more than the title implies. It's a guide to enlightened living. I love the books rich blend of practicality and inspiration - I'm grateful to have learned a lot from it. Follow the map, and your own sacred landscape will appear." -Raphael Cushnir, author of The One Thing Holding You Back: Unleashing the Power of Emotional Connection"The alchemy of happiness is not a secret to discover, it’s a roadmap to follow. Synthesizing the new science of neurophysiology, Hilary and Kim have drawn the perfect roadmap and all you need to do is familiarize yourself with it and start taking the first few steps toward a well-balanced life. "—Brian Luke Seaward, Ph.D. author of the bestselling book, Stand Like Mountain, Flow Like WaterThe journey to happiness has been made simple, accessible and practical in this book. Hilary and Kim offer a step by step roadmap to creating the habit of happiness. As a scientist, I appreciate their clarity and commitment to combining advances in neuroscience with authentic wisdom. -Dr. Myron WentzFounder of Sanoviv Medical Institute and USANA Health Sciences, Inc.Author of The Healthy Home: Simple truths to protect your family from hidden household dangers