Kaia Roman had always been a high achiever, making plans to get what she wanted. But when the start-up company she co-founded crashed, she became a statistic - part of the 30% of entrepreneurs who are depressed, and even worse - she didn't have a plan for what to do next. The Joy Plan grew out of Kaia's sense of crushing failure and gave her a way to move forward with a thirty-day plan to get her life back on track. This inspiring and highly relatable story shows us that the universal search for joy is much more attainable than many people think.
Kaia Roman had always been a high achiever, making plans to get what she wanted. But when the start-up company she co-founded crashed, she became a statistic - part of the 30% of entrepreneurs who are depressed, and even worse - she didn't have a plan for what to do next. The Joy Plan grew out of Kaia's sense of crushing failure and gave her a way to move forward with a thirty-day plan to get her life back on track. This inspiring and highly relatable story shows us that the universal search for joy is much more attainable than many people think.
A thirty day guide to the science and spirituality of fostering joy.
KAIA ROMAN has a twenty-year background in public relations and marketing. She is currently a mindfulness teacher for elementary schools students and a regular contributor to numerous mindfulness, happiness, and wellbeing blogs.
"An energized and informative plan for transforming your life..." -
Publishers Weekly
"Life-saving. That is the most accurate description of The Joy
Plan. As I devoured the transformative words of this book, I wished
I'd had it during a desolate time in my life ... but it is not too
late. Whenever fear, worry, anxiety, or negativity grip me, I
simply openThe Joy Plan. Waiting to shed light into my darkness is
a strategy, an inspiring anecdote, or well-researched fact with the
power to bring me back to hope, peace, and positivity. The Joy
Plan is much more than one woman's journey from rock bottom;
it is a universal lifeline for reviving the world's long-lost joy."
- Rachel Macy Stafford, New York Times best selling author and
founder of Hands Free Mama
"The Joy Plan was birthed through direct experimentation in
the laboratory of Kaia Roman's own life, qualifying her to wisely
and tenderly guide readers to discover and cultivate the seed of
joy that has been implanted within us all. Follow the steps
in this book and watch how joy—the spiritual dimension of
happiness—blossoms in your life. " - Michael Bernard
Beckwith, author of Life Visioning
"If you are in the midst of a joy drought, so to speak, this could
be the book for you. Part memoir, part universally applicable
joy-strategy, The Joy Plan tells the author's story of
suffering and lays out, step-by-step, the process that helped
her experience much more happiness. Kaia Roman writes in an
engaging way, so reading this book can feel like listening to a
friend." - Sharon Salzberg, author of Lovingkindness: The
Revolutionary Art of Happiness and Real Happiness
"All of us need to learn how to shift from stress to joy. The Joy
Plan is a positive, practical guide to help you experience more of
the happiness you deserve." - Dr. Barbara De Angelis, #1 New York
Times bestselling author of Soul Shifts
"The Joy Plan is easy to read, engaging, full of great
scientific advice as well as fun and enlivening stories to get you
motivated to find your joy on a daily basis. Don't let the stress
of modern life weigh you down! Take responsibility for steering
your course towards happiness with this well-written and researched
book." - MeiMei Fox, New York Times bestselling co-author of Bend,
Not Break
"I love The Joy Plan! We create plans for our work, our finances,
our life – but hardly ever for the most important things in our
life: gratitude, optimism, and joy. This book will help you achieve
exactly that – more joy! And who doesn't need that?" - Michaela
Haas, PhD, author of Bouncing Forward: The Art and Science of
Cultivating Resilience
"If you're looking for more meaning, purpose, and joy in your life
then The Joy Plan is for you!" - Jason Wachob, founder and CEO of
mindbodygreen
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