Book Synopsis:
What if your routine could make you happier every single day? So often our routine is based on what everyone else needs. Our work and family life fill our days up to the brim and we squeeze in what we can for ourselves in between. And, if we’re totally honest, in the dim hours when the truth seeps out between the cracks, we realise we might have lost ourselves a little along the way. In The Happiness Habits Transformation, former life coach Michelle Reeves urges us to take a time-out (without feeling guilty about it) to rebuild our daily routine into one that serves us – one habit at a time. Through her personal experience of depression and how she rebuilt her life through a combination of 8 simple happiness habits, you’ll discover how you can create a simple routine with time to focus on YOU, release yourself from the habit of negativity, boost your self-esteem and dream and plan out your biggest, scariest and most exciting goals. New for the second edition: Michelle explains how these habits continue to support her as she navigates a new season of her life through perimenopause and beyond, and shares success stories from others who have woven the habits into their own routines.
My Review:
I’ve been feeling a bit down since Christmas so when I heard about this book I knew I had to read it. I found this a very informative, helpful guide which I will definitely be recommending to others.
Michelle used to be a life coach and in this book gives advice about how to change your daily lives to improve your happiness. This was set out in an easy to follow format which I found very easy to read. The changes were easy to implement into your life and the author gives great advice about how to break down the goals so that you can achieve them which I thought was very clever.
As well as the advice the author tells a bit about her own story, giving the reader inspiration from her life and encouragement to make the changes to find happiness. I liked this personal touch as it was nice to see how the author made these changes in her life and how they benefited her.
I read this on ebook but would like to purchase a paperback copy so that it’s easier to highlight and find certain sections of the book as it was hard to flick back to revisit sections on ebook.
Huge thanks to the lovely Kelly from Love Book Tours for inviting me onto the blog tour and for my copy of this book.
About The Author:
In 2008 Michelle Reeves left behind corporate life in the UK and moved to China for four years where her life fell apart. A traumatic birth and treatment for post-natal depression left her broken and searching for a way back to her former self. Over time and through the combination of 8 Happiness Habits she went from functioning to flourishing, including running her own life coaching practice for over six years.
“Sharing my journey in The Happiness Habits Transformation is such a privilege. I hope that the lessons I’ve learned will benefit any woman who is looking for a simple daily routine to release them from the habit of negativity, boost their self-esteem and help them finally plan out and live their biggest, most exciting dreams.
Yes I was a life and mindset coach by profession and now an author, but like most women, I also have many other roles; wife, daughter, sister, friend and of course Mum to my two amazing children. I wrestle most days into submission like everyone else!
So often we feel guilty for taking time out for us, but I believe it’s vital. If we don’t build time for ourselves into our daily routine, we end up trying to fill the many roles we play in our lives from an empty ‘cup’. We keep going back to dig deeper and deeper until there’s nothing left. Having a simple daily routine of Happiness Habits helps me to find that nourishing space in the day for me, and I hope this book will help others to do the same.”
*NEW* for 2023: The Happiness Habits Transformation: 2nd Edition includes a new chapter where Michelle explains how these habits continue to support her as she navigates a new season of her life through perimenopause and beyond, and shares success stories from others who have woven the habits into their own routines.
Michelle lives in the East of England, UK, with her husband, two children, and two crazy rescue cats: Bella and Ziggy.
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