Joyful, Anyway
by Kate Bowler
Age band: 15+
Looky Rating System: Violence 0/5, Love & Romance 0/5, Mental Health 3/5, Language 0/5, Substance Use 0/5, Fear / Horror 2/5, Fantasy / Supernatural 0/5, LGBTQ+ Representation 0/5, Sci-Fi / Futuristic 1/5, Disability & Neurodiversity 4/5.
Description
You can't always be happy, but you can be joyful, anyway. We live in a culture convinced that chasing happiness will optimize our bodies, our minds, our relationships, our lives. But in the meantime, bad news usually stays bad: Illness, chronic pain, grief, and disappointment don’t obey our timelines or vision boards. We are left wondering why, if we’re doing everything right, life still feels so hard.