Henry Emmons - The Chemistry of Joy Workbook: Overcoming Depression Using the Best of Brain Science, Nutrition, and the Psychology of Mindfulness

Henry Emmons, MD, is a psychiatrist who integrates mind-body and natural therapies, mindfulness, and compassionate insight into his clinical work. He developed and runs the resilience training program offered at the Penny George Institute for Health and Healing in Minneapolis, MN. He is author of The Chemistry of Joy and The Chemistry of Calm. www.partnersinresilience.com

Susan Bourgerie, MA, LP, is an experienced psychotherapist and cofounder of Loring Psychotherapy and Mindfulness Center in Minneapolis, MN. She is part of the team delivering the resilience training program offered at the Penny George Institute for Health and Healing.

Carolyn Denton, MA, LN, is an integrative nutritionist who focuses not only on general health and disease prevention, but also nutrition as a complementary therapy for chronic and degenerative diseases. She is a member of the integrative medicine team at the Penny George Institute for Health and Healing.

Sandra Kacher, MSW, LICSW, has over twenty-five years of clinical experience and is cofounder of Loring Psychotherapy and Mindfulness Center. She is a founding team member of the resilience training program at the Penny George Institute for Health and Healing.

Depressed? Anxious? Before you reach for a prescription, reach for The Chemistry of Joy Workbook and follow the instructions. This book is the answer and I highly recommend it!

Christiane Northrup, MD, ob/gyn physician and author of the New York Times bestsellers Womens Bodies, Womens Wisdom and The Wisdom of Menopause

I have recommended Henry Emmons The Chemistry of Joy to many people. In The Chemistry of Joy Workbook , he gives practical, actionable advice on boosting emotional resilience that is completely aligned with my own philosophy of integrative mental health. If you want to experience more positive moods, you will find this book most helpful.

Andrew Weil, MD, author of Spontaneous Happiness, Healthy Aging, Eight Weeks to Optimum Health, and other books

This book offers a brilliant new analysis of depression as a breakdown of positive mental and physical factors, and then gives readers a powerful toolbox of methods for restoring these factors in mind, heart, and body. Grounded in science, eminently practical, focused on the positive, and full of heart, this is a great resource for feeling better and for increasing the inner strength and resilience that will prevent depressed moods in the first place.

Rick Hanson, PhD, author of Buddhas Brain and Just One Thing

The Chemistry of Joy Workbook provides a wealth of practical information and advice for anyone who struggles with depression. Using readily available therapies and simple instructions, the expert authors offer a comprehensive self-care plan that addresses the causes of depression at the levels of body, mind, and spirit.

James Lake, MD, chair of the International Network of Integrative Mental Health and author of the Textbook of Integrative Mental Health Care

Many great wisdom traditions tell us that joy and happiness are not conditions that have to be created anew, but are natural and innate in everyone. Our task is to remove the obstructions that prevent us from realizing the inherent delight of life. The Chemistry of Joy Workbook is a marvelous tool that can help anyone accomplish this.

Larry Dossey, MD, author of The Power of Premonitions and Reinventing Medicine

The Chemistry of Joy Workbook gently, lovingly, and assuredly offers us the tools to reach the oasis of serenity we all seek, providing each of us with the opportunity to experience the best of what life has to offer.

David Perlmutter, MD, FACN, ABIHM, author of Power Up Your Brain

This is a workbook that actually works! It provides an excellent set of self-assessment tools that can help you better understand yourself and the causes of any psychological challenges you may be experiencing. Its practical and easy to understand, and it offers the opportunity for genuine insight.

Phillip Moffitt, founder of the Life Balance Institute and author of Emotional Chaos to Clarity and Dancing with Life

This workbook is a true lifeline. Follow its clear, engaging, expertly designed steps and youll experience healing and thriving like never before.

Raphael Cushnir, author of The One Thing Holding You Back

A needed synthesis for people who need a balanced approach that incorporates the best wisdom of modern psychiatry and alternative medicine. This book communicates the science of brain chemistry in a straightforward manner, explaining the medical treatment of depression in plain English for the many people who want to understand the suffering inside them. I especially appreciate the compassion and the depth of experience that informs this useful book, from beginning to end. It is a work of great expertise and great love.

Mary Hayes Grieco, director of The Midwest Institute for Forgiveness Training and author of Unconditional Forgiveness

With extensive questionnaires, case examples, and individualized solutions covering all bases, this user-friendly workbook provides scientifically based recommendations for helping you reconnect with the joy that is your birthright. Just read and apply ityou will be happy you did!

Hyla Cass, MD, author of Eight Weeks to Vibrant Health

Henry Emmons has done it again! A joyful way to take advantage of the healing he brings to us. What a great tool and a visionary message!

Kathleen DesMaisons, PhD, author of Potatoes Not Prozac

This is a well-organized and clearly written book that shows a step-by-step process that enables the reader to create a richer and more meaningful internal life.

Pia Mellody, author of Facing Codependence and The Intimacy Factor

If there were one book I could give to every person who wants to love the life they are living and live the life they love, it would be this one. It is fertilizer for the life force that is your birthright.

Dawna Markova, PhD, author of I Will Not Die an Unlived Life, Wide Open, and coeditor of Random Acts of Kindness

This book is an outstanding example of the emerging field of the mind-body-diet connection. It represents a clinically validated pathway to increased happiness that translates into a greater joy of life.

Barry Sears, PhD, author of The Zone

The Chemistry of Joy has helped many people who suffer from depression not only survive, but thrive. This workbook will multiply those numbers as it leads the reader through a series of reflective exercises and practices that flow from the notion that personal change comes from self-acceptance. In true Henry Emmons style, the approach is well-grounded and serious but appropriately lightheartedexactly whats needed by people who are weighed down with self-reproach. In the words of a Buddhist teacher whose spirit reminds me of Emmons, You are perfect as you areand you could use a little improvement!

Parker J. Palmer, author of Healing the Heart of Democracy , Let Your Life Speak, and The Courage to Teach

This workbook mirrors Emmons himself in many ways: it is kind, insightful, supportive, practical, and wise. Here is a fabulous tool for those struggling with depression. The authors have created the best guide available to become happier and more resilient.

Scott Shannon, MD, psychiatrist and assistant clinical professor in the department of psychiatry at the University of Colorado