Happiness On Demand Hello Reader, Last week I revealed that my new book, the Inner Alignment Method, will be published on February 22nd. That's just two weeks away. But... What even is this "inner alignment" that the book is about? How will it help you with stress, anxiety, or depression? I want to explain that today. More info about the book release at end of this newsletter You Were Born Happy Here’s where it all starts: Happiness is your natural state of being. I know it sounds hard to...
25 days ago • 4 min read
Happiness On Demand New book coming out in February - more info at the end of this newsletter Hello Reader, If you’ve read my newsletter and blog since last summer, you know I’ve been struggling with depression… again. This wasn’t the first time I experienced depression. The first time was almost 14 years ago now when I lost my brother. That was the straw that broke the camel’s back, since there were other things causing anxiety and depression-like symptoms in my life as well. Looking back,...
about 1 month ago • 6 min read
Happiness On Demand Hello Reader, I hope your year has gotten off to a good start. Before we get back to the usual stuff on these newsletters, I want to make some announcements about what's coming up in 2026. A bunch of new stuff on the horizon that will (hopefully) help you with whatever you're dealing with at the moment. This is the plan: 1. A guidebook about my method for healing my depression This book details the mindset and the techniques I used to heal from depression in 2025. See,...
about 2 months ago • 3 min read
Happiness On Demand Hello Reader, Happy New Year! I hope you’ve had time to sit down and relax during the holidays. I’ve certainly had a good time in the past two weeks, seeing friends and family, resting and relaxing. This time of year is always special to me and I have a small ritual that I repeat almost religiously. I sit down, meditate, and look back on the past twelve months. How has the year been? What worked? What didn’t? Where’s room for improvement? I even have a notebook for...
2 months ago • 4 min read
Happiness On Demand Hello Reader, I’ve suffered from depression (and fortunately healed from it) twice. Each time, I’ve asked myself the same questions: What is depression, really? What causes it? Why am I stuck with it? In this newsletter, I’ll present to you the answers that I’ve found along the way. These are not definitive answers by any means, rather, these are my observations about the matter, based on my personal experience. But I believe this information could be quite helpful, so...
3 months ago • 8 min read
Happiness On Demand Hello Reader, Today's newsletter will be a bit different from the usual. I've told you that I've been journaling my way out of depression, so today, I want to share one special journal entry with you. My process is just to sit down and start writing. Most of the time, I have no clue what I'm going to write about. This journal entry from late September is a perfect example of this process. When I started to write, I had no idea what would come out, but the result that day...
4 months ago • 4 min read
Happiness On Demand Hello Reader, I’ve been feeling better and better lately, and I’ve been wondering what the key to my healing has been. I thought much of it was just because enough time had passed, until I saw this quote from a psychologist: “People think they need time to heal. But most of the time, what they really need is new experiences that show their nervous system a different reality. So what we actually need is new input.” And it hit me. It’s not time that’s healed me, it’s the new...
5 months ago • 4 min read
Happiness On Demand Hello Reader, Over the past month, I’ve been sharing with you my honest journey through depression and recovery. It’s a mixed bag of feelings, to be honest. Writing has made me feel better, but at the same time, it feels quite difficult to share how I've felt. That, on the other hand, has been the most important part of the process. Growth (and often healing) happens on the edge or beyond the comfort zone. A cliche, yes, but true nonetheless. So today I want to tie...
5 months ago • 4 min read
Happiness On Demand Hello Reader, It’s been a month since my complete mental breakdown, and at that point, I had already been depressed and anxious for 10 months, give or take. I’ve talked about what I think happened a month ago, and I still think my analysis was correct. It was a breakdown, but also the first step to healing, letting all of my suppressed negative emotions finally express themselves. After that, I’ve used a journal to further express (press out) anything that needs to be...
5 months ago • 3 min read