The goal of true assertiveness is not to assert your will upon another – which is more the “I win, you lose” scenario (aggression), but to look for the win/win solution.

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Exercising the Happiness Habit of Savoring Life’s Joys with my cat.

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The Happy Therapist is a closet pessimist! Can this be?

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Would you rather be right or be happy? Or something in between?

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Are you a true realist or are you a pessimist in disguise? Here you will find out the difference.

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Honestly, I think it is natural for us to shy away from pain. There are not many people who say, “Pain? Sure, sign me up!” But we were born with a full range of emotions from joy to despair. In Happiness 101 we help students to become mindful of the large and small decisions that [...]

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Can you forgive yourself? Do you forgive others? There is a cultural expectation to “forgive and forget” but most of us have not been taught how to forgive. The Forgiveness Group will help you understand forgiveness but more importantly help you to finally let go and forgive.

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A group designed specifically for unresolved grief is now being offered in Salt Lake City.

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Sleep deprivation can definitely impede on your Happiness. In his book The Promise of Sleep (Dell, 2000), professor William Dement of Stanford University School of Medicine states that if American’s got just one more hour of sleep each night our “sleep sick” society would be much healthier and happier (Sonja Lyubomirsky, The How of Happiness). [...]

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It would be hypocritical for me to tease you about this article, so, I do not watch the news because 1) it focuses primarily on the negative 2) I don’t like being teased 3) studies have shown that the news contributes to depression and 4) there is nothing I can DO with most of the news I hear about. ~Frank

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