Award-Winning Author Dr. Alan Gettis Releases His Highly Anticipated Follow-Up to The Happiness Solution

Online, January 18, 2011 (Newswire.com) - With the country reeling from economic upheaval, war, and terroristic threats, people everywhere are struggling with insecurity, apprehension, and unhappiness. Witness drug store and supermarket aisles saturated with hundreds of products aimed at relieving stress-related symptoms. Add all the prescription medications for anxiety, depression, headaches, fatigue, and a laundry list of gastrointestinal disturbances. We worry about our families, our health, our jobs, and our finances. At times, our sleep is disturbed. Many of us fight that seemingly never-ending battle of the bulge. Our lives are hectic and much of the time, we feel exhausted, discontent, or fearful. Indeed, at times, it does seem as if the world is upside down. Queue Dr. Alan Gettis's new book....

It's All Part of the Dance: Finding Happiness in an Upside Down World combines Zen wisdom, cognitive behavioral therapy, spirituality, and the new paradigm of positive psychology. Like its widely successful predecessor, The Happiness Solution, It's All Part of the Dance confronts our societal notions of what brings us true happiness. Written in a down-to-earth, non-pedantic style that makes it very easy to read and digest-despite dealing with complex human issues-the book incorporates Dr. Gettis's groundbreaking belief that true healing comes in the form of storytelling via anecdotes and parables. This approach effectively shows readers how to get "unstuck" and transcend their worries, insecurities, and unhappiness. Readers will identify obstacles to feeling better; simplify, rather than complicate; look at life very differently; let go of anxiety, insecurity, and unhappiness; obtain peace of mind; and finally, feel inspired and empowered.

Storytelling is humanity's oldest tradition. We are moved by stories. They have the power to point the way, teach, inspire, and encourage-while demanding our attention. Dr. Gettis wholeheartedly believes that, when we find stories to connect with, they can make a tremendous difference with regard to how we feel and how we live our lives. A recognized authority in clinical psychology, Dr. Gettis has shared touching, humorous, and multi-layered stories with students, patients, and audiences for over forty years. He holds graduate degrees from Central Michigan University, Utah State University, and Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons. For the last thirty years, he has remained in private practice at Riverside Medical in River Edge, New Jersey.

Just released by Goodman Beck Publishing, It's All Part of the Dance: Finding Happiness in an Upside Down World is available at all major booksellers. To learn more about the author, please visit his website at drgettis.com. For additional information or to schedule an interview, please email [email protected].