In a recent presentation, US Surgeon General Vivek H. Murthy said, “If there was a factor in your life that could reduce your risk of having a heart attack or a stroke, that could increase your chances of living longer, and would make your children less likely to engage in crime or use drugs, and that would even increase your success with losing weight, what would that factor be?  It turns out, it would be happiness.”

happiness

Happiness is a realistic goal for most people; it is not a luxury and need not be a distant fantasy.  People often have psychological road blocks to achieving true happiness, and psychotherapy can often help knock down or work around these obstacles.