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Happiness on the Blue Dot: Intimate Conversations in Faraway Places about Life, Death, Love, and Joy

Marranzino Lisa

Happiness on the Blue Dot is a global adventure, travel journal, and, most importantly, an insightful collection of conversations about life. From Asia, Europe, South America, Africa, and the Middle East, psychotherapist Lisa Marranzino takes us along on her four-year journey to discover what lies at the heart of personal happiness.

As she traveled, Lisa encouraged people to share their ideas about life, death, love and more. Tango dancers in Buenos Aires. A prostitute in Amsterdam. A tracker in the wilderness of Africa. A survivor of the Killing Fields. A man who made peace with his kidnappers during the Arab Spring. With the backdrop of their exotic locations, these and other amazing people share their intimate stories and the personal philosophies they developed in times of prosperity and despair.

Lisa set off on this journey after noticing a growing number of clients in her private practice reporting a feeling of just "going through the motions" in life. Lisa was beginning to feel the same way herself. So she decided to break away from the familiar, explore other cultures, and gather fresh ways of thinking about life. Happiness on the Blue Dot shares her discoveries and reveals how readers can find their own brands of personal happiness.

Book Details

  • Publisher: Lisa Marranzino
  • Publish Date: Mar 14th, 2019
  • Pages: 300
  • Language: English
  • Edition: undefined - undefined
  • Dimensions: 9.00in - 6.00in - 0.63in - 0.89lb
  • EAN: 9781641111935
  • Categories: SpiritualGeneral

About the Author

Lisa, Marranzino: - Lisa Marranzino is a licensed professional counselor with a private practice in Denver, Colorado. She works with individuals, couples, and families, and specializes in relationships, transitions, personal growth, and developing resilience in challenging times. She also provides coaching and training for business organizations. Before becoming a therapist, Lisa worked with non-profits, advertising agencies, and in public relations, helping to market everything from Procter & Gamble-sponsored race cars to McDonald's hamburgers. She has a bachelor's degree in technical journalism and a graduate degree in psychology. With an adventurous spirit stronger than her fear of flying, Lisa has traveled to more than forty countries, and has gone skydiving and hang gliding. When she's not working, she enjoys time with her husband Pocky and their three grown children, exploring new places, or hanging out in the kitchen. Happiness on the Pale Blue Dot is her first book.

Praise for this book

"Psychotherapist Lisa Marranzino traveled the world searching for happy people--and found them everywhere. Her story, and the stories of those she met, will inspire readers to find greater meaning - and more joy- in their lives. A beautiful, scenic, and uplifting read."

-- SHARON HELLER, PHD, PSYCHOLOGIST, CONSULTANT, AND AUTHOR OF "TOO LOUD, TOO BRIGHT, TOO FAST, TOO TIGHT" AND "THE VITAL TOUCH".

"This wonderful, warm book takes you along on a journey through exotic experiences and unexpected adventures in search of the true way to find happiness."

-- BRIAN TRACY, AUTHOR OF "MANY MILES TO GO".

"Lisa's adventure in discovery will inspire you to live life in the way she does - full of fun, joy, hope, and courage. She not only unravels the keys to happiness on her around-the-world journey but also unlocks ways to thrive and live life abundantly, even in the darkest of times."

-- LAURA ELLIOTT, LAURASMAGICDAY.COM, MEMOIRIST, BIOGRAPHER AND TRAVEL WRITER.