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  • Stephanie Harrison smiling, holding the book New Happy

    What does it mean to be happy?

  • Render of the Brazilian translation of New Happy

    Book that challenges the traditional concept of happiness arrives in Brazil.

  • Illustration of mountain with trail leading to a flag at the top

    Something to Live For: Lessons from the Science of Purpose

  • Stephanie Harrison smiling, on yellow pink gradient backgdrop

    February Book Club – New Happy

  • Something You Should Know

    How to Successfully Pursue Happiness

  • Person atop mountains, lifting barbell above head

    So You’ve Achieved a Big Personal Goal. Now What?

  • Person holding mirror over face creating distorted image

    Do you have life dysmorphia?

  • The #1 Unexpected Trick to Feeling Happy—Even When the Odds Are Stacked Against You

  • Woman smiling on yellow background patterned with Smiley Faces and positive messages

    Yellow Day: The Happiest Day of the Year

  • Happy graduates in red robes

    10 Books for Life After Graduation

  • Couple walking holding hands with child in a park

    The first step to a happy life

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  • Grid of Book Covers

    The 30 Best Self-Help Books to Read in 2025

  • Person in field of yellow flowers, eyes closed, arms outstretched

    Why am I still unhappy even though I am successful?

  • Grid of book covers including New Happy

    Mental Health Books for Tough Days, Good Days, and Every Day In-Between

  • Person looking up, smiling with hands outstretched

    The Happiest People Never Do These 7 Things, Says Expert

  • Two People Fist Bumping

    Why Your Brain Lights up After Giving and Receiving Exercise Encouragement

  • Person in yellow sweater with hand on chin looking up and thinking

    6 things to say when someone asks ‘How are you?’ and you’re absolutely not ‘fine’

  • Good Day Stateline

    Stephanie Harrison Says No One Can Be Happy All the Time

  • Woman and man looking at each other in front of a cafe

    Why we do everything to become unhappy

  • Word of the Week

    Spring has sprung. Why do you feel so stressed?

  • Codepink Radio Ep293

    The Root of Happiness: A Conversation With Stephanie Harrison

  • KATU 2 Studio with presenter and Stephanie

    Stephanie Harrison Shares the Secret to True Happiness

  • Business Today Malaysia

    BookTok’s Hottest Reads: Which One Feels Like Your Story?

  • Person looking worried or sad with arms crossed sitting on sofa

    ‘We are facing an epidemic of demoralization,’ says happiness expert—here’s how to fight that feeling

  • Stephanie Harrison talking with Mellisa Paul on Idaho Today

    Discover the science of true joy on International Happiness Day

  • Illustration of smiley faces with one unhappy

    The One Thing That's Keeping You From Being Truly Happy

  • Person with outstretched arms, walking through a field of flowers at sunset

    I’ve been studying happiness for 10 years—these 7 visuals reveal the biggest mistakes people make

  • Person, outdoors, looking at phone smiling

    How to be happy? It’s not about perfection or possessions, positive psychologist discovers

  • Boston Business Journal

    Business books with Larry Gennari

  • Person looking and pointing at map on table

    Vacation Anticipation Can Boost Happiness—and It Doesn’t Even Require You To Travel

  • Mindvalley Book Club

    Book of the Week: Stephanie Harrison’s "New Happy"

  • Person with their arms crossed in front of their face

    How to stop focusing on the negative in everything

  • KATU 2 ABC

    "New Happy"

  • Person sitting and writing in a journal

    Negativity Bias: Why We Fixate on the Bad—and How to Overcome It

  • Empowered with Elizabeth Naumovski

    How to Find True Happiness

  • Poets and Writers

    Writing Prompts and Exercises That Inspire

  • Hand passing smiling face to other outreaching hands

    Already Abandon Your Resolutions? You Probably Set the Wrong Ones Anyway.

  • Person sitting and reading on hillside bench

    25 Wellbeing Books for Kids and Parents

  • Getting Curious with Jonathan Van Ness

    The Ultimate Guide To Help You Thrive in 2025

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    Stephanie Harrison says forget old happy—this is what happiness looks like now

  • Grid of book including New Happy

    New Year, New You!

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    The New Happy – Stephanie Harrison

  • Grid of selected books including New Happy

    The Top 10 Emotional Wellness & Mental Health Books of 2024

  • Woman on bed smiling, reading a book

    10 Books to Help You Reach Your Goals This Year

  • Illustration of people making and placing stars in the sky

    For a Happier New Year, Focus on Your Loved Ones

  • Group of smiling people sitting and drinking at a coffee shop

    Is being happier one of your new year’s resolutions? Here’s how to pursue that goal

  • New York Public Library Logo

    Books to Help Keep Your Resolutions and Embrace the Possibilities of the New Year!

  • Collage of people running and other photos

    Elevate Your Running Motivation with These Science-Backed Tips

  • Illustration of pink sky with clouds

    Self-Care, Mindfulness, and Mental Health Booklist

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    Author Stephanie Harrison of The New Happy recommends helping others in 2025

  • Smiling Mother and Child hugging

    24 Must Read Happiness Books of 2024

  • Back of person with arms outstretched looking out from balcony

    The Path to Happiness Isn’t Lonely

  • Covers of various self help books

    The 42 Best Self-Help Books for Women

  • Person looking out to sea

    Looking for ‘Glimmers’ Is Our New Favorite Mindfulness Practice

  • Person reading, drinking from mug

    5 Expert-Approved Ways to Actually Feel Happier This Holiday Season

  • Smiling person looking up

    10 sentences I use daily after a decade of studying the science of happiness

    MSN

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    Live Better, Love Smarter: The Ultimate Reading List to Boost Your Health and Happiness

  • Couple sitting together on rock in front of lake and mountains

    8 Books on the Science of Health, Happiness, and Meaning

  • Sunday Paper Presents: Maria Shriver’s Sunday Paper presents Radically Reframing Aging & Longevity Guide: Your Free Resource for Living Better, Longer

    Radically Reframing Aging & Longevity Guide

  • Creative Independent Logo

    On finding purpose in supporting others

  • Smiling person leaning against green wall

    Why Your Definition Of ‘Happy’ Probably Needs A Tweak

  • Person reading in library

    6 Life Changing Books You Can Read in a Day

  • Illustration of person looking at maze with smiley face in the center

    Is Your Definition of Happiness Making You Miserable?

  • Two People sitting, looking off into distance

    Feeling Low? These 7 Books Will Make You Hopeful Again

  • Smiling person with eyes closed above a coastlinea

    How To Find A Cheat Code To Happiness

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    How to Cultivate Joy During a Stressful Election Season

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    ‘Everything you know about happiness is a lie.’ This is the secret to getting the ‘new happy’

  • Man smiling as his dog licks face

    5 steps you should take every day to increase your happiness, according to science

    GQ

  • Unhappy, Neutral and Happy Smiley Faces

    Are Outdated Notions of Happiness Ruining Your Success? One Expert Says ‘Yes’

  • Woman smiling at sunset

    5 ‘simple yet powerful’ steps each day to feel happier

  • Grid of Book Covers

    30 Inspirational Books That Will Change Your Life

  • Rembrandt – A Woman Weeping

    How redefining happiness can transform your life

  • Hands holding Ice Creams

    Americans are getting our ‘pursuit of happiness’ all wrong.

  • Talks at Google with Stephanie Harrison

    Stephanie Harrison | New Happy

  • Group of people smiling

    Author of New Happy Shares The Key to True Happiness

  • Person reading book in front of ocean

    Team Poosh Book Recommendations

  • Second City Works Podcast

    Stephanie Harrison – ‘New Happy’

  • Stephanie Harrison with New Happy

    ‘New Happy’ Could Change Your Life

  • Smiling woman

    Happiness Expert shares secrets to staying happy

  • Stephanie Harrison with New Happy

    The Truth About Happiness, According To A Viral Instagram Sensation

  • Woman in sunflower field

    Counterintuitive Secrets for Learning How to Live a Happy Life

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    10 sentences I use daily after a decade of studying the science of happiness

  • Smiling Faces

    The Real Secret to Happiness? Forget What You Know About Happiness

  • Here's Where It Gets Interesting Podcast with Stephanie Harrison

    The New Happy with Stephanie Harrison

  • World Happiness Report

    The Secrets to True Happiness

  • Smiley Faces on ends of binoculars

    The “New Happy”: Rethinking happiness through science and philosophy

  • Three happy older people

    The New Science on Aging with Joy

  • Stephanie Harrison holding New Happy

    “New Happy” Author Explains Why Our Notions of Happiness Need an Overhaul

  • Work Well Podcast

    Stephanie Harrison on The Joys and Rewards of Giving Back

  • Zibby’s Ultimate Summer Reading List

    Zibby’s Ultimate Summer Reading List

  • Stephanie Harrison

    This researcher studied happiness for 10 years to try and find it herself—now she has a new definition for it

  • Person holding up drawing of a smiley face over their own face

    Why so many of us will die never really being happy

  • Desk with laptop flowers and coffee

    How to reimagine success at work

  • Older Couple on beach

    If You Want to Live to 100, Here's the Surprising Thing to Prioritize

  • Person reading with cat in foreground

    The Next Big Idea Club’s May 2024 Must-Read Books

  • Sunglasses and book on boardwalk

    20 Books To Read At The Lake This Summer

  • Woman thinking

    How to Overcome the Fear That You’re Not Good Enough

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    'New Happy': An Interview with Stephanie Harrison

  • Podcast cover art with Stephanie Harrison

    The Art and Science of New Happy with Stephanie Harrison

  • Stephanie Harrison

    Does More Money = More Happiness?

  • Verywell Mind Awards

    The Verywell Mind 25 2024

  • Open Lab 2024

    Open Lab with The New Happy

  • Stephanie Harrison

    Happiness researcher: The exact blueprint that will help you achieve your biggest career goal

  • Woman with confetti flying around her

    I’ve studied positive psychology for 10 years: This is the secret to happiness—and you can start toda

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    4 ways to tell if the company interviewing you cares about you

  • The No. 1 simple habit that will make you happier

  • Woman at desk smiling

    Job crafting’ can make even the most boring job fulfilling, happiness researcher says: Here’s how to do it

  • Stephanie Harrison

    Orion Spring scoops Stephanie Harrison's 'unique' guide to happiness

  • Office workers at table

    Hate Your Job? Learn How To Thrive Or Make A Strategic Career Change

  • Woman with hands around face

    Don’t say ‘How are you?’ Ask these 8 questions instead

  • Illustration of a hand with petals floating off it

    What Does Self-Compassion Really Mean?

  • Man smiling on purple background

    Use these 9 little phrases to ‘instantly brighten’ someone’s day, says happiness expert

  • Silhouette of Woman

    Building A Company Around Mental Wellness Is Good For Business

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    The New Happy Turns Research Into Colorful Tools for Wellness

  • Woman, Smiling, Lifting Weights

    How Changing Your Self-Identity Can Make It Easier To Stick To New Habits

  • Woman reading book with a mug

    How To Start A Morning Routine

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    Your 2022 Guide for Moving Forward

  • Person looking at map

    Vacation Anticipation Can Boost Happiness—and It Doesn’t Even Require You To Travel

  • Family sitting together

    My mom has 4 rules for a meaningful, fulfilled life: A happiness expert says she ‘loves’ them

  • Spring hanging over bar

    Blending in: What Work-Life Integration Really Means for Your Everyday

  • Person standing in sun lit field

    10 Wellness Trends You Have To Try In 2021

  • In The Details Podcast Cover

    Defining your New Happy with Stephanie Harrison

  • A dimmed circle with the label "someone". Then another circle, this time glowing, with the caption after you tell them " I love you as you are"

    Mental Health Expert Stephanie Harrison is Visualizing Happiness Through Science

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    3 Ways to Tell If Your Employees Are Burning Out—And What to Do About It

  • Grid of New Happy images

    Meet the designer who’s turning self-care into viral Instagram posts

  • Person puts up sign saying "HAPPINESS"

    After the election, you may be upset. Look for signs of happiness.

  • Person looking and pointing at map on table

    Vacation Anticipation Can Boost Happiness—and It Doesn’t Even Require You To Travel