Aggressively Happy
by Joy Marie Clarkson
Podcast Introduction
"One of the people I follow on Twitter is Joy Marie Clarkson, who just published a book Aggressively Happy. The title comes from a very funny online insult. Someone just couldn’t handle how positive Ms. Clarkson was. She responded by using it as her twitter description, and writing a treatise on the vital importance of finding the joy in your life. I love this response SO MUCH."
~ Kimberly Hatch Harrison
~ Kimberly Hatch Harrison
Socratica Reads Podcast
Aggressively Happy
by Joy Marie Clarkson
Aggressively Happy by Joy Marie Clarkson is a vibrant, unapologetic manifesto for finding joy in everyday life, even when circumstances seem bleak. Clarkson draws on her personal experiences—such as navigating mental health struggles and academic pressures—to argue that joy is not a passive feeling but a deliberate, rebellious act of resilience. Rather than offering generic self-help platitudes, Clarkson challenges readers to embrace joy as a radical, life-affirming stance in a world that often emphasizes despair.
“Oh!! I have to tell you about another lovely little treat that is at the end of each chapter in the book—there are recommendations of something to read, something to see, something to listen to, and a point to ponder.”
Kimberly Hatch Harrison
Recommendation
Star Daughter
In Star Daughter, Sheetal Mistry, a teenager who is half-star and half-human, accidentally harms her father with her celestial powers. To save him, she must journey to the world of the stars and compete in a dangerous contest. Along the way, she discovers hidden truths about her family and her place between two worlds.
