Books

Love 2.0: Finding Happiness and Health in Moments of Connection

A book by Fredrickson that is helpful in the way that it provides useful strategies for maintaining connections and relationships, especially during the pandemic where this may not be the easiest thing to do. It explains that doing so, through the implementation of various strategies, will help make you happier.

An Approach to Getting the Life you Want

In Sonja Luybomirsky’s book, she creates a comprehensive guide to understanding the elements of happiness based on research. This book is easy to follow and lays out different strategies for helping individuals understand, implement, and realize their potential for happiness.

The Myths of Happiness

This book by Sonja Luybomirsky addresses existing myths about ways individuals can increase their happiness, explaining happiness is not as black and white as we may understand it to be. Rather, she takes into account the unpredictability of life and how individuals must consider this when increasing their happiness.

Positivity: The 3-to-1 Ratio That Will Change Your Life

A book written by Fredrickson that explains the Upward Spiral of Well Being, a key component of Fredrickson’s Broaden and Build Theory. It showcases how implementing a variety of strategies into your life will make you happier and more resourceful and resilient, as you can continuously call upon them at later times.