When the best option is to let go of the life you planned for yourself
and find a new path, a world of possibilities can surprisingly open up.
Learn whether it is time to let go, and if so, how to move through your
grief and find your way forward in The Next Happy.
If you believe, you can do anything. Although well-meaning, these
intended words of inspiration can make us feel like failures. The
reality is that no matter how positive our outlook or how tenacious our
approach, our dreams simply do not always come true--and there is
nothing we can do about it.
After multiple fertility treatments and years of hardship in her pursuit
to have a child, Tracey Cleantis was forced to face this reality
head-on. Yet, through this process and her work counseling hundreds of
clients through the loss of their goals and aspirations, she discovered
one simple truth: Sometimes there comes a time when the smartest,
healthiest, and sanest thing to do is to let go of the original plan in
order to find a new way forward toward happiness. And with this critical
shift, a world of possibilities opens up to us. New, tangible dreams
take shape.
In The Next Happy, Cleantis offers a roadmap for that journey,
teaching you how to: face the possibility of letting go of a dream that
isn't working; accept and face sadness, anger, and shame; understand the
true reasons why you wanted what you wanted and the real-life causes for
why you didn't get it; and ask the questions that will let you move on
and set realistic goals for finding a new way forward.
With down-to-earth wisdom and humor, this enlightening counterpoint to
the popular self-help notion to "follow your dream, no matter what it
takes" provides the guidance and support to help you make the decision
of whether it is time to give up an impossible dream, and if so, move
through your grief, and discover the next happy.
