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Happy Never After

Why the Happiness Fairytale is Driving us Mad (and How I Flipped the Script)

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Happy Never After

By: Jill Stark
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Jill Stark was living a dream. She had a coveted job as a senior journalist, she was dating a sports star, and she'd just achieved a lifelong ambition by publishing a book, which was rapidly becoming a bestseller. After years of crippling anxiety, striving for the fairytale ending, it finally seemed she'd found her ticket to contentment. But then it all started to go wrong. Getting everything she'd ever wanted plunged Jill into the darkest period in her life, where she struggled with acute anxiety and fell into a deep depression. The experience forced her to ask if we've been sold a lie. Could the relentless pursuit of happiness actually be making us miserable? Why, in a western world with more opportunity, choice and wealth than ever before, are so many of us depressed, anxious and medicated? In this forensic examination of our age of anxiety, Stark explores how we can unplug, keep calm, and find meaning in a frenetic world designed to drive us mad. With humour, insight, and razor-sharp wit, she tells of her own struggles with a lifetime of anxiety against the backdrop of a stressed-out modern world, where many are drowning in a sea of digital distraction and white noise. We're all looking for answers. We all want the happy ever after. What would happen if we stopped chasing, stayed still, and found calm amid the chaos?©2018 Jill Stark (P)2018 W. F. Howes Ltd Anxiety Disorders Mental Health Personal Development Personal Success Psychology Psychology & Mental Health Stress Management Happiness Health Meditation Funny
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Really enjoyable insight into mental illness and wellness. As someone who has travelled a similar journey (and apparently read all the same books as the author) I really resonated with this experience

Really enjoyable!

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I purchased this book and for reasons not important I could not finish it - so I managed to get the online copy to which I have finished - I was so sick and tired of hearing about 3 things for this and 10 things for that - I almost didn’t buy the book! OMG if you’ve ever felt alone or bewildered or just want to try and help someone else GET THIS BOOK ❤️ not only has it given me a perspective on someone else it has given me practical ideas that I can and have implement straight away to DO something not just think about it - Jill, thank you for sharing your thoughts, your friends and of course Hamish ( no eviction notices here) loved the humour the frankness and touching reminder that it is ok to feel broken and that we all have a story to tell - I am grateful, and excited that I have the book to reflect on 😊

You’re not alone - Thank you

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I loved it. I can relate all too well
Recommend to all chasing the never achievable online perfect life.

Honest and helpful

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Without ever having had mental illness, Jills story is utterly relatable. A moving, powerful story

Poignant and inspiring

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Really enjoyed listening to Jill Stark, I appreciated her honesty & kander... I'd highly recommend this audibook/book to anyone who has gone through or is going through a difficult time. I can honestly say I've taken a lot of good from this audibook that I'm sure will serve me well in the future... Thank you Jill Stark...

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