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Beyond Happiness: The 6 Secrets of Lifetime Satisfaction
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Are you happy? Nearly half of adults worldwide—40 percent—would say “no”. Even when we possess it, happiness can be a fleeting emotion. It’s natural that we should desire something longer lasting.
In Beyond Happiness: The 6 Secrets of Lifetime Satisfaction, psychologist Dr. Jennifer Guttman guides listeners in living a deeply fulfilling life by aiming for a kind of contentment that is more sustainable than happiness.
Having endured a number of life-altering challenges, Dr. Guttman knows firsthand how transient happiness can be. She spent nine years battling medical professionals to receive care for her son, whose long undiagnosed ailment eventually led to extensive heart surgery. Next, she was faced life-threatening health issues of her own and, soon after, her father’s death. Unexpectedly, she came out stronger and more content. But how, exactly?
Dr. Guttman analyzed the steps she took to persist in the face of adversity and to remain optimistic despite the obstacles she had to overcome. She subsequently shared these actionable techniques with clients suffering from depression, anxiety, feelings of unlovability, and feelings of existential despair. The tools that had helped her helped them.
In Beyond Happiness, Dr. Guttman empowers listeners to achieve lifetime satisfaction by employing six techniques that can be practiced and even mastered in the comfort of your own home:
1. Avoiding assumptions
2. Reducing people-pleasing behaviors
3. Facing fears
4. Making decisions
5. Closing out tasks
6. Active self-reinforcement
When coalesced, Dr. Guttman’s techniques will buttress feelings of inherent lovability, defiant resilience, patience, authenticity, and self-confidence. She provides clear-cut strategies and tangible steps that can be easily incorporated into everyday life.
Engaging and enlightening, Beyond Happiness: The 6 Secrets of Lifetime Satisfaction offers a user-friendly, practical approach not only to surviving life’s pitfalls but to thriving with a durable, balanced, sustainable level of contentment.
Are you happy? Nearly half of adults worldwide—40 percent—would say “no”. Even when we possess it, happiness can be a fleeting emotion. It’s natural that we should desire something longer lasting.
In Beyond Happiness: The 6 Secrets of Lifetime Satisfaction, psychologist Dr. Jennifer Guttman guides listeners in living a deeply fulfilling life by aiming for a kind of contentment that is more sustainable than happiness.
Having endured a number of life-altering challenges, Dr. Guttman knows firsthand how transient happiness can be. She spent nine years battling medical professionals to receive care for her son, whose long undiagnosed ailment eventually led to extensive heart surgery. Next, she was faced life-threatening health issues of her own and, soon after, her father’s death. Unexpectedly, she came out stronger and more content. But how, exactly?
Dr. Guttman analyzed the steps she took to persist in the face of adversity and to remain optimistic despite the obstacles she had to overcome. She subsequently shared these actionable techniques with clients suffering from depression, anxiety, feelings of unlovability, and feelings of existential despair. The tools that had helped her helped them.
In Beyond Happiness, Dr. Guttman empowers listeners to achieve lifetime satisfaction by employing six techniques that can be practiced and even mastered in the comfort of your own home:
1. Avoiding assumptions
2. Reducing people-pleasing behaviors
3. Facing fears
4. Making decisions
5. Closing out tasks
6. Active self-reinforcement
When coalesced, Dr. Guttman’s techniques will buttress feelings of inherent lovability, defiant resilience, patience, authenticity, and self-confidence. She provides clear-cut strategies and tangible steps that can be easily incorporated into everyday life.
Engaging and enlightening, Beyond Happiness: The 6 Secrets of Lifetime Satisfaction offers a user-friendly, practical approach not only to surviving life’s pitfalls but to thriving with a durable, balanced, sustainable level of contentment.
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About the author
Jennifer Guttman
2 books26 followersDr. Jennifer Guttman received her doctorate in clinical psychology from Long Island University. She began her career working at a family homeless shelter in New York. When she found that traditional protocols made it difficult for people to access her services, she fought to ensure that every resident could meet with her as often as they needed, eagerly working day and night to fulfill requests for services.
Motivated by a desire to reach even more people, she started lecturing and opened a private practice. Her approach fuses traditional cognitive-behavioral therapy techniques with her own core methods, which have been developed and refined through thirty-plus years of personal interaction with her clients. The combination of these innovative methods and her unparalleled empathic abilities has enabled her to have a profound impact on thousands of patients from diverse walks of life.
Over the past five years Dr. Guttman has launched a motivational brand platform Sustainable Life Satisfaction® with four SLS® YouTube web series which have cumulatively netted over two million views and published a workbook with the same title.
She is a regular contributor to Psychology Today, Thrive Global, MindBodyGreen, and written in articles for the Washington Post, NBC.com, Readers Digest, Redbook, Health, TeenVogue, among others. Dr. Guttman has been a guest on over two dozen podcasts including “Unshakeable Self-Confidence,” "Something You Should Know," “Harvesting Happiness,” “Resilience Unraveled” and “The Hidden Why.”
Dr. Guttman is a mother of two and resides in New York.
Motivated by a desire to reach even more people, she started lecturing and opened a private practice. Her approach fuses traditional cognitive-behavioral therapy techniques with her own core methods, which have been developed and refined through thirty-plus years of personal interaction with her clients. The combination of these innovative methods and her unparalleled empathic abilities has enabled her to have a profound impact on thousands of patients from diverse walks of life.
Over the past five years Dr. Guttman has launched a motivational brand platform Sustainable Life Satisfaction® with four SLS® YouTube web series which have cumulatively netted over two million views and published a workbook with the same title.
She is a regular contributor to Psychology Today, Thrive Global, MindBodyGreen, and written in articles for the Washington Post, NBC.com, Readers Digest, Redbook, Health, TeenVogue, among others. Dr. Guttman has been a guest on over two dozen podcasts including “Unshakeable Self-Confidence,” "Something You Should Know," “Harvesting Happiness,” “Resilience Unraveled” and “The Hidden Why.”
Dr. Guttman is a mother of two and resides in New York.
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March 27, 2023
Listened to this one, not a bad piece of work. The key thought for me was that “content” or being at peace with yourself and surroundings are better to strive for than any ecstatic joy or happiness. These are ultimately more attainable and longer lasting.
July 15, 2024
Solid CBT practices.
July 3, 2023
Raise your hand if you want to be happy, content, and satisfied with all aspects of your life. I certainly do! This book came at the right time in my life when stresses at work and anxieties seem to be taking over distracting from a life worth living. I love reading about relatable stories and not a quick fix read. There are a lot of thought provoking exercises that helps with self doubt, life balance, and learning to love oneself. Highly recommend read for everyone.
March 31, 2023
Beyond Happiness: The 6 Secrets of Lifetime Satisfaction by Dr. Jennifer Guttman
6h 28m narrated by Bernadette Dunne, 256 pages
Genre: Personal Success, Self-Help, Nonfiction
Features: Perseverance, Stop People Please, Satisfaction, Social Media, Self-Concept: Self-Worth, Self-Confidence, Self-Efficacy Self-Respect, Belief in One's Inherent Lovability, Avoid Assumptions, Reducing People Pleasing Behaviors, Face Your Fears, Make Decisions, Following Through - Starting is Easy Finishing is Hard, Closing Out Tasks,
Active Self-Reinforcement, Thinking Errors, Magnifying and Minimizing, Patience, Frustration Tolerance, Overthinking, Rubber-Band Method, Self Talk, Not Rescuing Your Children, Anxiety, Treat Yourself Well, Habit Formation, Types of Resilience
Rating as a movie: PG-13
My rating: 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟❤️
My thoughts: This book was in my Audible library, and I discovered it was going to expire in the Included catalog in 9 hours, so I spent my night reading this book. It was a very good read, and I am saddened to know I can't reread it without using a credit or paying $10-$28. One of the best books I've read on the topic, better than Atomic Habits, as this book focuses on that too.
Recommend to others?: Absolutely!
6h 28m narrated by Bernadette Dunne, 256 pages
Genre: Personal Success, Self-Help, Nonfiction
Features: Perseverance, Stop People Please, Satisfaction, Social Media, Self-Concept: Self-Worth, Self-Confidence, Self-Efficacy Self-Respect, Belief in One's Inherent Lovability, Avoid Assumptions, Reducing People Pleasing Behaviors, Face Your Fears, Make Decisions, Following Through - Starting is Easy Finishing is Hard, Closing Out Tasks,
Active Self-Reinforcement, Thinking Errors, Magnifying and Minimizing, Patience, Frustration Tolerance, Overthinking, Rubber-Band Method, Self Talk, Not Rescuing Your Children, Anxiety, Treat Yourself Well, Habit Formation, Types of Resilience
Rating as a movie: PG-13
My rating: 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟❤️
My thoughts: This book was in my Audible library, and I discovered it was going to expire in the Included catalog in 9 hours, so I spent my night reading this book. It was a very good read, and I am saddened to know I can't reread it without using a credit or paying $10-$28. One of the best books I've read on the topic, better than Atomic Habits, as this book focuses on that too.
Recommend to others?: Absolutely!
March 9, 2023
This book was not what I expected! It was even better!
September 9, 2023
I was lucky to receive this book through Giveaways! Thank you so Post Hill Press! Dr. Guttman lays out a 6 step process to achieve satisfaction in life that are broken down into great manageable pieces. Finding ones own truth and meaning in life is key to her message. A great book!
January 2, 2023
Got this one free on audible. Wasn’t my favorite self-help book but not mad that I listened to it.
June 4, 2023
First of all, this isn’t a book that I felt can be read in one sitting. This is one that needs time for digestion, reflection, and note taking.
Dr. Guttman, a mental health professional, shares with us a concept called Sustainable Life Satisfaction. Let each of those three words sit for a few separately and then think how the phrase could apply to your life.
There are 6 techniques for this concept that Dr. Guttman has actually used in her life as she faced her son’s health issues, her own health scare, and the passing of her father.
I like this book because Dr. Guttman uses examples not only from her own life but also from her clients that clearly illustrate the 6 techniques.
I think the idea of using this philosophy for myself so I can move toward a life of contentment in both easy and hard chapters.
Dr. Guttman, a mental health professional, shares with us a concept called Sustainable Life Satisfaction. Let each of those three words sit for a few separately and then think how the phrase could apply to your life.
There are 6 techniques for this concept that Dr. Guttman has actually used in her life as she faced her son’s health issues, her own health scare, and the passing of her father.
I like this book because Dr. Guttman uses examples not only from her own life but also from her clients that clearly illustrate the 6 techniques.
I think the idea of using this philosophy for myself so I can move toward a life of contentment in both easy and hard chapters.
June 18, 2023
Beyond Happiness by Jennifer Guttman is a great self-help book.
The concept of the book is Sustainable Life Satisfaction.
That was something I had to mull over for a bit as I thought about it.
What things can I do that will be sustainable? As someone that suffers with severe anxiety I was looking forward to the author's techniques.
There are 6 techniques, in which she provided good examples from her own life.
What the author said about her health scare and grief resonated with me as I am a cancer survivor and the relationship between mental health and physical health is well addressed.
This is not a book to read once, but to read many times over and over again.
Thank you to the author for you insight and honesty.
The concept of the book is Sustainable Life Satisfaction.
That was something I had to mull over for a bit as I thought about it.
What things can I do that will be sustainable? As someone that suffers with severe anxiety I was looking forward to the author's techniques.
There are 6 techniques, in which she provided good examples from her own life.
What the author said about her health scare and grief resonated with me as I am a cancer survivor and the relationship between mental health and physical health is well addressed.
This is not a book to read once, but to read many times over and over again.
Thank you to the author for you insight and honesty.
June 4, 2023
Let me give you a peek at the six secrets that Dr. Guttman covers:
Assumptions - which can lead to overthinking and miscommunication 🤔
People Pleasing - enough said, right?
Facing Fears - builds confidence 💪
Making Decisions - you need to trust yourself.
Closing Tasks - another confidence booster
Active Self Reinforcement - think of being your own cheerleader 📣
These are just some topics covered in this very insightful and helpful book.
Thank you @suzyapprovedbooktours and @guttman_psychology for a tour spot and a gifted book.
Assumptions - which can lead to overthinking and miscommunication 🤔
People Pleasing - enough said, right?
Facing Fears - builds confidence 💪
Making Decisions - you need to trust yourself.
Closing Tasks - another confidence booster
Active Self Reinforcement - think of being your own cheerleader 📣
These are just some topics covered in this very insightful and helpful book.
Thank you @suzyapprovedbooktours and @guttman_psychology for a tour spot and a gifted book.
March 23, 2023
I enjoyed listening to the audio book version of this. I'm hoping to get a paper copy of this as well to refer back to.
As a self-empowerment coach, the fundamentals of what it really means to be happy and authentic are extremely important to me.
When we learn to let go of all expectations, we learn to look at ourselves from a whole new perspective, taking off the lens of the reality we once thought was true about ourselves and the world around us.
As a self-empowerment coach, the fundamentals of what it really means to be happy and authentic are extremely important to me.
When we learn to let go of all expectations, we learn to look at ourselves from a whole new perspective, taking off the lens of the reality we once thought was true about ourselves and the world around us.
June 30, 2023
This book is a great little guidebook for finding peace and contentment wherever you are in life. As an adult with ADHD I found several chapters particularly helpful with organization and planning. The six techniques at the end are short and sweet reminders that I will refer to often. This a book that you'll want to keep on your nightstand and read over and over again.
I received a gifted copy in exchange for an honest review.
I received a gifted copy in exchange for an honest review.
June 13, 2023
I always appreciate a practical approach so this book really resonated with me. Resilience has long been a trait that I’ve admired and the concept of defiant resilience really spoke to me. Anyone could benefit from this book whether this is a challenging time in your life or not. The six core techniques are things that I have taken to heart and will continue to practice.
July 3, 2023
𝘗𝘳𝘢𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘤𝘢𝘭 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘪𝘯𝘴𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵𝘧𝘶𝘭!
I must conffess I’m don’t read a lot of self-help books, but I found this one really practical, easy to read and helpful!
A great resource to find happiness and self-improvement.
Thank you Suzy Approved Book Tours for this tour invite.
𝗕𝗲𝘆𝗼𝗻𝗱 𝗛𝗮𝗽𝗽𝗶𝗻𝗲𝘀𝘀 by Dr. Jennifer Guttman released May 30, 2023.
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I must conffess I’m don’t read a lot of self-help books, but I found this one really practical, easy to read and helpful!
A great resource to find happiness and self-improvement.
Thank you Suzy Approved Book Tours for this tour invite.
𝗕𝗲𝘆𝗼𝗻𝗱 𝗛𝗮𝗽𝗽𝗶𝗻𝗲𝘀𝘀 by Dr. Jennifer Guttman released May 30, 2023.
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May 12, 2023
Really enjoyed this book! It was a quick read, but packed with so many important reminders in how to find satisfaction in life. Guttman provides relatable stories, and writes in a clear and concise manner. This is one I will be reading again periodically as it has many good reminders.
August 11, 2024
This was a goodreads win. It is described as a psychologist's six-step roadmap to a life beyond happiness. A life of sustainable lifetime satisfaction. You may like the book but I found it to be boring and that I had more satisfying things to do with my time. I started reading it August 2023 and didn't finish it until now.
November 8, 2022
Very good piece, may not be anything you haven't heard before, but sometimes you need to be reminded of these things. Great use of real world examples.
January 10, 2023
Helpful
May 12, 2023
I really enjoyed this book. With my life going through changes some welcomed most not it was a good distraction and perhaps a fresh look. This my not be for everyone but I liked it!
May 21, 2023
Beyond Happiness provides general and commonly know advice on self improvement techniques.
July 16, 2023
A lot of practical/helpful advice and examples to explain the 6 steps. I will be sharing this book with others.
April 29, 2023
Beyond Happiness posits that happiness is nice but ultimately setting us up for sadness if we expect that life can ever be all happiness all the time. Instead, the author argues that contentment is the ticket-a sustainable, and achievable, goal which can take you on a far more meaningful and rewarding journey. This was an interesting read for anyone who wants to learn more about the science behind happiness, and why focusing on this as a goal is not enough to live the life of your dreams.
This was a NetGalley review.
This was a NetGalley review.
October 8, 2023
There are fantastic takeaways in Beyond Happiness which I am happy to say are easy to remember with the goal of applying them to my days.
A primary one for me was - don’t assume- I can think I am a mind reader and thus make incorrect interpretations- Guttman’s book reminds me not to do this!
Another huge takeaway for me personally was taking a close look at people pleasing habits I have. There is so much more in this book and what others glean from this may differ from mine but all is beneficial and an affordable form of self-help!! I’m thankful Jennifer is on Instagram as I follow her for reminders on what I learned.
A primary one for me was - don’t assume- I can think I am a mind reader and thus make incorrect interpretations- Guttman’s book reminds me not to do this!
Another huge takeaway for me personally was taking a close look at people pleasing habits I have. There is so much more in this book and what others glean from this may differ from mine but all is beneficial and an affordable form of self-help!! I’m thankful Jennifer is on Instagram as I follow her for reminders on what I learned.
July 1, 2023
In this self improvement book Dr. Guttman gives us a unique strategy and the techniques needed to help us gain power over our life. Recognizing our habits and overcoming our behaviors, face our fears and find happiness. It taught be quite a bit and it was was easy to digest and not overwhelming. A great guide to help you achieve happiness and take control of your life. I think everyone will benefit from using these steps.
Dawnny Ruby
Novels N Latte
Hudson Valley NY
Dawnny Ruby
Novels N Latte
Hudson Valley NY
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