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Happyish Journal

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$10.88 $16 In stock

Category: Journal

Presenting a journal that cares about your mental health and happiness—but doesn’t expect you to BE HAPPY! Written by Nora McInerny—celebrated author and host of the Terrible, Thanks for Asking podcast—this journal rejects toxic positivity and the relentless pressure to “fix” oneself. Instead, McInerny wants to help you just BE. Right now. This journal offers the same questions and insights that helped the author get through tough times and find a sense of … well, you can call it mindfulness or gratitude… McInerny calls it being “happyish.” 

But NO PRESSURE!  

  • Nora McInerny brings her brilliance & wit with new cards and a guided journal
  • Part gratitude journal, part anxiety journal, ALL self-care journal!
  • 7 x 8 inches, 144 pages
  • Soft-touch cover, ribbon marker & elastic closure
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Customer Reviews (4.6 / 5 · 5 reviews)

Amelia ★★★★★

The prompts are actually funny and relatable instead of saccharine, and the paper quality is thick enough that my pen doesn’t bleed through. I love that it acknowledges you don't have to be happy all the time.

Daniel B. ★★★★★

I was a little skeptical about a journal that doesn't push positivity, but the "Terrible, Thanks for Asking" vibe is exactly what I needed. The prompts feel like talking to a friend who gets it, and the paper quality is thick enough that my pen doesn't bleed through. It's become my nightly ritual to

Grace L. ★★★★★

The prompts are refreshingly honest—no pressure to "find joy," just space to process whatever you're actually feeling. I love that the author wrote it from a real, relatable place.