How To Be Happy Being You is a comprehensive guide for young adults and beyond, offering practical solutions for emotional difficulties, expert guidance from a seasoned psychologist, and a proven program to develop emotional intelligence. With 15 fundamental rules of anger, it helps readers overcome challenges, embrace self-acceptance, and strengthen communication skills using visual aids for an engaging learning experience.
This book provides solutions to tough emotional issues facing young adults In a world where anger, fear, and frustration can seem inescapable. How to Be Happy Being You introduces a revolutionary program designed to reduce anger and increase problem-solving skills. Using visualization, exercises, and illustrations the reader is guided through the confusing realm of human emotions to learn to address feelings and respond in a way that leads to self-respect and happiness.
Based upon a successful program developed by the author while serving as a psychologist and behavior intervention specialist for youth, it is a valuable resource to help young adults learn the skills they need to better manage powerful emotions.
We can learn to identify painful feelings, accept them, experience them-realizing they are normal-and understand there is a way to respond that is respectful of self and others. When feelings are identified, the best way to convey them can be determined. Expressing feelings in a healthy way strengthens communication skills and builds happy relationships.
This easy-to-read book includes evocative illustrations designed by artist Julie Cubiz to convey emotions we all feel. By learning and practicing the exercises presented, anyone-young or old-can learn to manage their feelings and gain emotional mastery.
Hargis, Dennis: - Dennis Hargis is an educator and psychologist with more than 40 years of professional experience working with children, adolescents and youth. He holds a Bachelor's Degree in Psychology, a Master's Degree in School Psychology, and a Certification in Educational Administration. While serving at Osawatomie State Hospital as acting principal for the school located on campus, psychologist and behavior intervention specialist, he provided direct services in educational programming, anger management, individual counseling, and crisis intervention. He also assisted with group therapy and biofeedback groups. As a staff member at the hospital, he participated in numerous, accredited training sessions with special emphasis ranging from psychiatric disorders to focusing on disturbed adolescents. He has also conducted more than fifty workshops, seminars, and presentations to share his program of successful methods in teaching anger management and problem-solving skills to adolescents Additionally, Hargis has 17 years of working as a building administrator, both at a special purpose school and as an elementary principal in public education. In addition to his administrative duties while at LaCygne Elementary in Kansas, he served as the District Coordinator for the English as a Second Language curriculum, established the school's Foster Grandparent Program, and was chairperson of the school's multi-tiered support system and the student assistance team. As the creator of a unique and successful program, using identification of feelings and visualization to teach anger management and problem-solving skills to adolescents, Hargis uses his vast and varied knowledge to help young people be happy being themselves. Hargis was raised in a loving home with a devoted love of God and the need to provide a lifetime of service to others. He now practices the Baha'i faith, which is a recent Global religion and was founded by Baha'u'llah. This religion is second only to Christianity in the number of geographical locations in the world.
