How to Be Happy (Or at Least Less Sad) A Creative Workbook [Paperback]

Author and illustrator Lee Crutchley brings his lively interactive approach to a little-discussed but very common issue: the struggle with depression and anxiety.
 
Through a series of supportive, surprising, and engaging prompts,HOW TO BE HAPPY (OR AT LEAST LESS SAD)helps readers see things in a new light, and rediscover simple pleasures and everyday joy…or at least feel a little less sad. By turns a workbook, trusted friend, creative outlet, security blanket, and secret diary, the pages of this book will offer solace, distraction, engagement, a fresh perspective, and hopeful new beginnings—for readers of all ages and walks of life. This book made me nervous when I first scanned through it because I knew it would work! This isn't a self-help book; it's more of a blue-collar, get-down-to-business friend with calloused hands who is ready to boogie when you are. This book is about action, but also acknowledgment. There are no platitudes and its author is no Pollyanna. It's an explicit map that leads to a place where you're going to feel measurably better, and better equipped to face life's vicissitudes.
— Rob Delaney, comedian

This book does the work that I believe is most worthwhile – it does not hand you answers, it sets you up to find them yourself. One of the most accessible, relatable, unique and flawlessly crafted books that I have ever seen. A must have, a must read, a must do.
— Brianna Wiest, author ofThe Human Element

Taking the small incremental steps toward conquering depression takes courage, and even then, it helps to have any compassionate guidance you can find.How To Be Happy (Or At Least Less Sad)comes from a knowing, forgiving place. Its intentions are sincere. When I first read it I thought: I could have used a book like this. And then I thought: I still can use a book like this.
— Jason Porter, author ofWhy Are You So Sad?
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