Russ Harris is author of the best-selling self-help guide, The Happiness Trap. He is a medical practitioner, psychotherapist, and world-renowned trainer of acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT). He has authored four professional books on ACT, including the popular ACT Made Simple, and has trained more than 30,000 health professionals. In 2016, he wrote the World Health Organization (WHO) ACT protocol for refugee camps-a brief intervention that covers the broadest possible range of trauma-related problems, and leads to significant reductions in cases of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and depression.

Whether it's the loss of a loved one, the end of a relationship, a pandemic, or a natural disaster--nothing really prepares us for those moments when life hits hard and turns our world upside down. In this candid self-help guide, best-selling author Russ Harris offers practical skills grounded in acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT) to help readers recover from grief, loss, and crisis; transcend pain and suffering; and build rich and meaningful lives--even in the face of adversity.