Be Happy Be You: The teenage guide to boost happiness and resilience

by Penny Alexander, Becky Goddard-Hill, Collins Kids

This positive and insightful guide gives you the tools to build your confidence, eliminate negative feelings and boost happiness in all areas of your life.

Being a teenager has its own unique challenges, but it’s also the perfect time to shape your own mental wellbeing and happiness. Scientists reckon 40% of your happiness is within your control, that’s A LOT of happiness and this book will help you to harness it…

There are tons of ideas to try from creating an anxiety toolkit, to planning a digital detox and meditating, plus you’ll learn the science behind why they work. Carry out the activities by yourself or with family and friends and take your happiness into your own hands!

160 pages, Kindle Edition

Published January 9, 2020

Reviews

[Emma · Rating 4 out of 5]

I found this in my local library and thought what harm could reading this bring. Don’t get me wrong I wasn’t enlightened… But I found this to be one of the first teenage self help guides that doesn’t seem to hate teenagers. Instead of screaming that phones are the reason for unhappiness, this book talked through the science of individual goals, relationships, and contributing to the world and how all these things contribute to our happiness. The book even includes activities to try out new techniques and suggests journaling.

A great read, and evidence that understanding the science behind happiness and how to boost our dopamine can help us better our lives.

[Mart · Rating 4 out of 5]

This was very good for my son