Russ Harris

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Hi, I’m Russ… doctor, therapist, father, trainer of health professionals, and author of *The Happiness Trap*. I started my career as a newly-graduated doctor back in 1989, and soon discovered that most of my patients were expressing a significant degree of dissatisfaction in life; stress, anxiety and unhappiness were widespread. I strongly related to their struggles, because I was experiencing something similar myself. Despite the fact that I had a successful career with a dream job, good income and high status, I was depressed, anxious, and overweight. I felt my life lacked a sense of meaning and purpose, and at times I was even suicidal. I just couldn’t understand why I felt this way. I had achieved all the goals that society says tells us will make us feel happy. But it wasn’t working. And I wanted to know why. One thing was for sure, simplistic stories that it was all due to an unhappy childhood or too much negative thinking or a chemical imbalance in my brain were definitely not the answer. So I set off on a journey to find out a) what makes people unhappy, and b) far more importantly, what creates genuine and lasting happiness. And I can tell you, that journey took me down a lot of blind alleys and dead ends. But eventually, it lead me to ACT – Acceptance and Commitment Therapy. The moment I discovered this therapy, I fell deeply in love with it. It had a huge and profound impact on my life. Almost instantly, I began to develop a deep sense of purpose and meaning. I found how to enrich and enhance my life, and transform the way I dealt with painful thoughts and feelings. I built a stronger connection with myself and others, which led me to feel that sense of warmth, closeness, and belonging I’d been searching for all those years. Source: [Author's Website](https://thehappinesstrap.com/my-story/)

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The Happiness Trap
Representative edition published 2022
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Trauma-Focused ACT
Representative edition published 2022
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Cravings and Addictions
Representative edition published 2022
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ACT for Treating Children
Representative edition published 2022
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Mindfulness and Acceptance Workbook for Self-Esteem
Representative edition published 2021
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Hazlo simple
Representative edition published 2021
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ACT for BPD
Representative edition published 2020
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Una bofetada de realidad
Representative edition published 2020
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Healthy Habits Suck
Representative edition published 2019
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ACT Made Simple
Representative edition published 2019
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Confidence Gap
Representative edition published 2019
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ACT Questions and Answers
Representative edition published 2018
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La trampa de la felicidad
Representative edition published 2017
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Mutluluk Tuzagi
Representative edition published 2016
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Act'i Kolay Ögrenmek
Representative edition published 2016
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Confidence Gap, The
Representative edition published 2015
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The Weight Escape
Representative edition published 2015
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The Illustrated Happiness Trap: How to Stop Struggling and Start Living
Representative edition published 2014
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Happiness Trap Pocketbook
Representative edition published 2014
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The reality slap
Representative edition published 2012
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Cuestión de confianza
Representative edition published 2012
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The confidence gap
Representative edition published 2011
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Confidence Gap
Representative edition published 2011
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ACT with love
Representative edition published 2009
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