Table of Contents
The Awesome Human Manifesto 1
Read This First: My Dear Awesome Human Letter to You 3
How to Do Your Awesome Human Project 12
Awesome Human Awards 14
Part I The Back Story: The Teacher and the Method at the Core of Your Awesome Human Project 15
Chapter 1 My Story 19
Chapter 2 The (Updated!) Happier Method™ 27
Chapter 3 Meet Your Brain on Challenge 33
Part II The Warmup: Developing Your Awesome Human Qualities 43
Chapter 4 The Courage to Talk Back to Your Brain 47
Chapter 5 The Surprising Power of Self-Compassion 65
Chapter 6 Your Emotional Whiteboard 89
Chapter 7 Awesome Humans Are Leaders 109
Chapter 8 Emotional Fitness Is Like Broccoli 119
Part III Your Five-Week Emotional Fitness Challenge 125
Chapter 9 Week 1-Acceptance 131
Chapter 10 Week 2-Gratttude 161
Chapter 11 Week 3-Self-Care 185
Chapter 12 Week 4-Intentional Kindness 221
Chapter 13 Week 5-The Bigger Why 243
You. Are. Awesome! 265
Part IV Keep Your Practice Going: How to Be an Awesome Human Every Day… or Most Days, Anyway! 267
Chapter 14 Quick Tips for Regular Practice 271
Chapter 15 When You're Stuck in the Valley of Struggle 279
SOS 281
Overwhelmed 282
Stuck in Negative Thoughts 282
Can't Relax 283
Stuck in "This Is Not How It Should Be" 283
Don't Feel Good Enough 284
Burning Out from Overcommitting 284
Drowning in Others' Negativity 285
Missing Joy 285
Working Parent Guilt 286
Endless Self-Criticism 286
Embracing Your Awesome Human 287
Your Very Own Awesome Human Award 291
You are Enough (A Poem) 293
Gratitudes 295
About the Author 299
About the Cover 301