It's easy to be happy when things are going your way, but can you be happy when you are in the middle of a crisis? Absolutely.

In the midst of a chronic illness and failed marriage, Lori Brant reached out for resources to help her move forward and found them lacking. She was doing what all the Positive Psychology and spiritual books told her to do, to think positively, meditate, eat right, repeat affirmations but inevitably, something beyond her control would happen and send her spiraling backward into chaos and depression. It felt like she was making changes on top of quicksand....

It's easy to be happy when things are going your way, but can you be happy when you are in the middle of a crisis? Absolutely.

In the midst of a chronic illness and failed marriage, Lori Brant reached out for resources to help her move forward and found them lacking. She was doing what all the Positive Psychology and spiritual books told her to do, to think positively, meditate, eat right, repeat affirmations but inevitably, something beyond her control would happen and send her spiraling backward into chaos and depression. It felt like she was making changes on top of quicksand....