AuthorI'm an author who has published books and academic articles, including The Happiness Policy Handbook, The Happiness Index Methodology, and the first coursebook that makes the connection between personal happiness and planetary sustainability.
I've also created and co-created several zines that convey the journey toward happiness. For these I often use royalty-free artwork from others and try to align with their meaning so that the words flow naturally to the ear and mind. Since 2016, I have authored and co-authored semiannual Happiness Report Cards that encompass extensive data analysis and incorporate meaningful insights about what that data reveals. I am proud to say that these Happiness Report Cards have inspired other activists, community developers, and academics to gather data and make meaning from it for their projects and lives! I rediscovered my passion for writing poetry recently, and it feels like a rebirth of spirit. I absolutely love the invigorating sensation of letting poetry flow onto the page again. |
BOOKS...and more
Books I have written to contribute to the sharing of knowledge about the Happiness Movement and Transformation to our Economic, Governmental and Social systems so that people's happiness, collective well-being, and planetary sustainability matter most. This is my life's purpose.
Our coursebook is now free to download!
Happiness, Wellbeing and Sustainability: A Course in Systems ChangeThis coursebook is a comprehensive guide for students and their teachers for improving individual happiness and engaging in social activism for the happiness, well-being, and sustainability of our systems.
This book is the first of its kind to bridge the gap between personal happiness and systems change, bringing together the concepts of positive psychology, sustainability and the happiness movement with approachable and actionable lessons. Our aim is to provide a road map and guide for students to increase their literacy, skills, and knowledge about the connection between a sense of well-being and sustainable social change. |
The Happiness Policy HandbookA powerful and unique book that gives you the knowledge and the tools for becoming a leader in the happiness movement. Gain step-by-step action plans for integrating happiness and well-being into processes and institutions.
This book Includes exerpts from such Happiness Movement leaders as John Helliwell, first editor of the World Happiness Reports, Ed Diener, known as "Dr. Happiness," Carol Graham, prominent happiness researcher, and Karma Ura, high level official of the Bhutanese government and its first Gross National Happiness Commissioner. |
Mindfulness for a Happy LifeJack Kornfield says of this book "An elegant and straightforward exposition of Buddhist teachings and the path to embody them."
Mindfulness for a Happy Life is a synthesis of Robert Beatty's teachings written in a friendly, loving and approachable way, without indoctrination or conversion motives. As much for the curious as those well learned in mindfulness practice, this book gives the reader new and helpful ways to practice mindfulness and understand oneself. |
How to Account for SustainabilityOnce the best seller for Oxford's Do Shorts at sustainability book conferences, this book gives anyone - student, accountant, environmentalist, executive - the information they need to dive into actually measuring and managing environmental, governance, social, and community performance.
This book is an example of Twain's "If I had more time, I'd have written a shorter letter," giving the reader the information and knowledge they need to not only measure and manage sustainability performance, but write a report for shareholders and stakeholders. |
Sustainability DecodedFirst published by Oxford's Do Shorts, this book gives the busy executive new to sustainability a crash course, allowing them to understand the landscape of the sustainability movement.
This is the book for the curious executive looking for a way to enter the sustainability movement, and a means to manage business performance so it benefits people and the planet. |