Miserably Happy: Infuse Your Life with Genuine Meaning, Purpose, Health, and Happiness - Paperback

by Kevin J. Brannick (Author), Michelle A. Brannick (Author)

Happiness is one of the most written about topics in the world. It has been a core concern of humans since the beginning of time. However, "Miserably Happy" provides a unique lens in which to view this powerful emotion. While acknowledging the positive dimension of happiness (as most books do), "Miserably Happy" is also focused on the negative consequences. These negative consequences are based on the current academic and popular conceptualization of happiness being related to the experience of pleasure. In recognizing the negative dimension of happiness, "Miserably Happy" explains how the pursuit of happiness often leads to misery. Twelve-step programs are an example of how various pursuits of happiness can have tragic consequence. Alcoholism, drug abuse, over eating, and sex addiction all begin with the pursuit of pleasure and the hope of happiness.

"Miserably Happy" ties our experience of genuine happiness to our fidelity to the physical-mental- spiritual properties of the human. The spiritual property of the mind presented in "Miserably Happy" is open to scientific explanation. It is a transcendent property and applies to any and all human conscious activity and defines human genuiness and authenticity. The human mind is an emergent property of our biology and therefore, aligned with our biology, defines our health and wellness. As the authors point out "In living within our created nature we become deeply connected to ourselves, others, our communities, the environment and, indeed, the universe. Our journey to discover the secrets of genuine happiness ends up at its point of departure. The secret to lasting genuine happiness is found in nature."

By decisively identifying the structure and norms of human body-mind-spirit, "Miserably Happy" provides an absolute basis for defining healthy human functioning and development and pinpoints the pervasive impact healthy development and functioning have on our ability to experience meaning, purpose, and genuine happiness.

Take the challenge, refine your understanding and experience of happiness, become a creative and powerful force of genuine happiness and experience the exciting results your efforts will have on others.

Author Biography

Kevin Brannick, Psy.D earned a Doctorate in Clinical Psychology, a Master's Degree in Clinical Psychology and a Master's Degree in Comparative Religions. Kevin offers health and wellness seminars and has a health and wellness blog. Kevin and his clients work together to find purpose and meaning in their lives by identifying and expanding personal strengths, increasing spiritual awareness, and developing patterns of reasonable and responsible living.

Kevin's doctoral dissertation, "Norms of the Mind: Applying Lonergan's Analysis of Human Consciousness to the Epistemological Crisis in Psychology Theory and Clinical Practice", identifies theories of human mental functioning that can explain our objective and subject mental experience and unify them in the structure and operation of the human mind.

Kevin is heavily involved in the daily parenting of his two children and volunteers in a number of community activities.

Dr. Michelle Brannick, ND, DC earned a doctorate degree in Naturopathic Medicine from Bastyr University in Washington State. She is licensed in the state of Vermont as a Naturopathic Physician and is also a licensed Chiropractic Physician in Illinois. She holds a Bachelor of Science Degree in Mathematics from the University of Wisconsin, where she minored in Physics and Statistics.

Michelle offers seminars on health and wellness, has recorded many health and wellness podcasts, and has written many health and wellness articles. Dr. Brannick is also an adjunct clinical instructor with National University of Health Sciences in Lombard, Illinois. She also provides professional public speaking seminars on health and nutrition.