The Happiness Cure Paperback – February 16, 2023

"Whether you think you can, or you think you can't - you're rightHenry Ford"This is a well-researched work simplifies multiple sources of research, into clearly defined easy ro digest chapters. These are clearly mapped to explain the different factors impacting the individual's need for happiness.Any book that delves so deeply into the neuroscience and evolution could easily end up as dry as a textbook but @andershansen avoided this but providing smaller chunks of information in simple terms that are written with the common reader in mind.This books explores anxiety and why this is a sign of your brain functioning as it should and the importance of exercise and hope in preventing depression and overall is a fascinating look at the complexities of the human brain and our space in the evolution cycle.Definitely pick this up to gain insight into what makes you, you - it truly will change the way that you look at mental health.Thank you to Penguin Books South Africa for affording me the opportunity to read this.

Brilliant short read by Dr Anders Hansen providing insightful information to understand happiness, depression and anxiety. The book brings together an evolutionary insight together with the latest research to explain why we cannot always be happy, why depression cannot be fixed by ‘telling someone to pull themselves together’ and why we should be concerned about teenagers overuse of social media. A modern classic. Recommended.

A slim volume which provides a useful corrective to much of the generally held opinions on anxiety and depression. It also provides hope!

Enjoyed this book, quite an informative book that made me look at the way we view things differently, really enjoyed it.