No More Holiday Blues: Uplifting Advice for Recapturing the True Spirit of Christmas, Hanukkah, and the New Year

by Wayne W. Dyer

Shows readers how to recapture the true spirit of Christmas, Hanukkah, and other holidays, offering specific ideas for overcoming self-defeating attitudes, rekindling childhood excitement, and making holidays experiences of joy. Reprint.

Genres: Self Help, Psychology

144 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1990

About the author

Wayne Walter Dyer was an American self-help author and a motivational speaker. Dyer earned a Bachelor’s degree in History and Philosophy, a Master’s degree in Psychology and an Ed.D. in Guidance and Counseling at Wayne State University in 1970. Early in his career, he worked as a high school guidance counselor, and went on to run a successful private therapy practice. He became a popular professor of counselor education at St. John's University, where he was approached by a literary agent to put his ideas into book form. The result was his first book, Your Erroneous Zones (1976), one of the best-selling books of all time, with an estimated 100 million copies sold. This launched Dyer's career as a motivational speaker and self-help author, during which he published 20 more best-selling books and produced a number of popular specials for PBS. Influenced by thinkers such as Abraham H. Maslow and Albert Ellis, Dyer's early work focused on psychological themes such as motivation, self actualization and assertiveness. By the 1990s, the focus of his work had shifted to spirituality. Inspired by Swami Muktananda and New Thought, he promoted themes such as the "power of intention," collaborated with alternative medicine advocate Deepak Chopra on a number of projects, and was a frequent guest on the Oprah Winfrey Show.

Reviews

[Kaytlin]

This title was written before Wayne Dyer started his spiritual writings and thus is from a purely psychological bent. I love Wayne Dyer's spiritual books. However this early book of his didn't personally resonate with me because I noticed undertones of "just don't be sad" and "remember how happy you were at Christmas as a child" that TO ME, implies a lack of sensitivity to those struggling with grief, loss, trauma, or other serious issues from childhood. I wouldn't recommend this book to someone new to Wayne Dyer but it is worth the read for the bits of solid advice that I did find, such as suggestions for creating new holiday traditions to replace those that no longer serve you.

[Rebecca · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is a helpful book discussing mindfulness, living in the moment, setting boundaries, eliminating unwanted stresses, and attitude and feelings checks. I agree with Dyer's core values and think I'll read more of his books.

[Talie]

fun quick read to help stay grounded in the holiday season

to my future self - read it again