Length5h 55m
About this audiobook
A companion volume to Bob Rich's popular From Depression to Contentment: A Self-Therapy Guide, this little book is a collection of short stories and essays, each with a brief discussion that reveals a path to a good life. If you like a clearly laid out map to contentment, regardless of your circumstances, it's in From Depression to Contentment. If a ramble with surprising twists and turns is more your thing, that's Lifting the Gloom. And actually, the two go together like main course and dessert. Among the essays and excursions you'll find are:
Laughter: the best antidepressant of all Defeating the Blood-Red Dragon: the legacy of childhood trauma Armor-coating our kids: become a great role model A Lucky Break: how to cope with anything Labels: us and them Plant Something Beautiful, Feed it with Sunshine, Water it with Love Buddhism concepts: equanimity is your friend Forgiveness is not just for other people The More You Give, The More You Grow Where Did You Put Your Attention? and more!
Audiobook details
GenreSelf-Help, Psychology
Length5 hrs 55 mins
Narrated byListen with 1,000+ voices
FormateBook with Audio
Publish dateSep 21, 2021
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1Walk with me
2The Underlord
3The best antidepressant of all (that’s laughter)
4Genius
5You meet the nicest people in the oddest places
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6Ancient Wisdom
7HIG: the new energy source
8Breakfast
9A catch
10Expert Assessment
11Defeating the Blood-red Dragon (the legacy of childhood trauma): Let’s learn from Jim
12Armor-coating our kids (role models)
13How true is Dani’s story?
14One of my angels
15A Lucky Break (how to cope with anything)
16Gabi can be your teacher, too
17Liberation
18Labels (us and them)
19Another label, in 100 words
20What about differences?
21Plant something beautiful. Feed it with sunshine. Water it with love. (we all deserve it)
22Sue has explained it all, hasn’t she?
23Human nature being what it is…
24On loving the same sex
25On trans
26Irreconcilable
27Buddhist equanimity is USEFUL: Um... what’s equanimity again?
28The lesson (grow from suffering)
29Who is Jarro?
30The onion and the pearl
31Forgiveness
32What can Matt and Mike teach us?
33Tyrone joins Bill’s team
34The more you give, the more you grow
35Don’t you love her?
36A random act of kindness
37Two views of a park (the searchlight of attention)
38Luigi
39Pablo
40Who would you rather be?
41The Philanthropist (attention is a fertilizer): Martin Matheson: from monster to marvel
42The magic path (to happiness)
43Resilience
44Beryl
45On having a good life
46Wog’s revenge
47The seven magic bullets
48The glow
49Preparing for The Bump
50From the bottom, the only way is UP
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