Have you ever sacrificed your own happiness trying to make someone else happy? No big deal, happiness can wait. And-duh-it does. But it doesn't have to. In a beguiling blend of practical advice and humor, Kristen Houghton debunks the myths about how and when women find happiness. She presents true stories of women who put their happiness on hold for different reasons, provides tips on what readers can do to avoid similar problems, and identifies the major mindsets that keep women from achieving happiness

Drawing from real-life stories of women she interviewed who had postponed their own happiness and from her own personal search for that "elusive state of happiness," Kristen covers many topics, including:

• Why women are willing to sacrifice their own goals to make other people happy first.
• Taking charge of your own happiness now.
• How to avoid being a 'have-not' and live successfully.
• Why being the 'good girl' is good for everyone else but you.
• The importance of having a 'me' in the 'we' of every relationship.
• Parenting without losing your own identity.
• Using crucial keys to unlock the doors to personal happiness.
• Dealing with, surviving, and recovering from an affair with your self-esteem intact.
• Nurturing, loving, and accepting yourself while still making positive changes.
• How to find a healthy relationship that will enhance your life.
• Saying no to others and reclaiming your life.
• How to stop being afraid to try.
• Understanding the 'myth of perfection'.
• Creating and preparing for opportunities
  

Within the pages of And THEN I'll Be Happy! Stop Sabotaging Your Happiness and Put Your Own Life First, (GPP Life, ISBN 978-0-7627-5433-5, Paperback, $14.95, December, 2009) relationship writer and former saboteur of her own happiness, Kristen Houghton, gives women the tools they need to shake off the unhappiness epidemic. With this book, women everywhere-whether in the midst of their careers, choosing to be stay-at-home moms, or caring for aging parents-can put their happiness right where it belongs: in the present.

Be sure to put it on your holiday gift list!

For more information visit Kristen Houghton's web site at www.andthenillbehappy.com.

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By Kristen Houghton

Kristen Houghton is the author of the new book, "AND THEN I'LL BE HAPPY! Stop Sabotaging Your Happiness and Put Your Own Life First" published by Gpp Life an imprint of Globe Pequot Press.   It is available all stores where books are sold.

With a foreword and endorsement by Dr. Janet Taylor, prominent NYC psychiatrist and "Today Show" correspondent, this book is for anyone who's ever sacrificed her own happiness trying to make someone else happy . . . who's assigned her happiness, one more time, to some future date "in a galaxy far, far away." With "And Then I'll Be Happy!", Kristen Houghton, gives women the tools they need to shake off the unhappiness epidemic. In a beguiling blend of practical advice and humor, she debunks the myths about how and when women find happiness. Houghton presents true stories of women who put their happiness on hold for different reasons, provides tips on what readers can do to avoid a similar problem, and identifies the major mindsets that keep women from happiness. With this book, women everywhere-whether in the midst of their careers, choosing to be stay-at-home moms, or caring for aging parents-can put their happiness right where it belongs: in the present.

Kristen is a nationally syndicated columnist for Examiner.com,  an affiliate of the  Examiner Newsmagazine Organization, where her highly popular columns reaches readers worldwide. Writing about women's issues, relationships, and living a personally successful life in major print magazines and online for over ten years. Kristen is also a frequent media contributor and speaker. Her innate ability to offer reality-based solutions to life's problems has garnered her praise from fans and critics alike.

She is a strong advocate for Human Rights, Empowerment for Women, and the National Literacy Program. Kristen also lends her support to the North Shore Animal League and Broadway Barks.

Please visit www.andthenillbehappy.com/ 

If you are interested in having Kristen Houghton speak to your group or organization on relationships or life issues, please contact her at: kch@kristenhoughton.com