The Next Happy: Let Go of the Life You Planned and Find a New Way Forward - Softcover

Tracey Cleantis is a licensed marriage and family therapist in Southern California and the author of the critically acclaimed book The Next Happy: Let Go of the Life You Planned and Find a New Way Forward. Whether she’s writing, speaking at conferences and retreats, engaging with clients, or contributing to Huffington Post, she’s a happiness warrior. She has been featured in, among others, Psychology Today, Redbook, Aeon, Maclean’s, Sojourner, Mode magazine, Yahoo News, Salon.com, Psychologies magazine, The Daily Mail, The Daily News, YourTango.com, NPR Wisconsin, and on Fox News Boston.

Finalist in the psychology category, 2016 Books for Better Life Awards.

"Lovingly supportive yet realistic, it is written with honesty and humor."
--Anna Jedrziewski, Retailing Insight

"...a must-read for anyone who’s had enough of platitudes and is ready for a self-help manual with a dose of reality."
--Publishers Weekly Starred Review

A bold, brave and incredibly relevant book.”
--Lee Woodruff, New York Times bestselling author of Perfectly Imperfect--a Life in Progress, with her husband, Bob Woodruff, a CBS This Morning” contributor.

An antidote for the supposed-to-be’s which plague so many of us. If you have dashed dreams, if you live in a world of hurt, if you can’t see your way out, read The Next Happy and finally heal! I wish I’d had this book on my bed-side table long ago ”
--Laura Munson, New York Times best-selling author of This Is Not The Story You Think It Is: A Season of Unlikely Happiness; Founder of Haven Retreats.

"Tracey delivers a much needed injection of nuance and reality into the otherwise overly cheerful conversation about following dreams. You'll be happier if you read this book!"
--Cal Newport, author of So Good They Can't Ignore You

"The Next Happy is like the friend you call when your car is stuck in a ditch on a journey you never expected to take. From the moment you open this book, you'll begin to feel unstuck, and by the end, you'll find yourself moving forward in the right direction, toward your new happiness."
--Melanie Notkin, bestselling author of Savvy Auntie and Otherhood: Modern Women Finding a New Kind of Happiness

"In a world where we have been taught to chase our dreams no matter what, The Next Happy will gently tap you on the shoulder, turn you around and take you in a whole new and more joyful direction. Author Tracey Cleantis is generous, wise and compassionate. When it comes to self-help books on finding happiness, The Next Happy is truly a game changer."
--Jamie Cat Callan, author of Bonjour, Happiness!