“In her inspiring book, Are We Happy Yet? Eight Keys to

Unlocking a Joyful Life, Lisa Cypers Kamen delightfully shares

her enthusiasm for the happiness that resides within each of us.

She offers the reader an opportunity to remember how to let

their light shine and practical keys for doing so!”

—H. Ronald Hulnick PhD, and

Mary R. Hulnick PhD,

authors of Loyalty to Your Soul: The Heart of

Spiritual Psychology

“Lisa Cypers Kamen is a master of positive thinking, and she’s

on a mission to make the world a happier place—person by

person . . . starting with you. The book is neatly organized

around eight keys, and readers who feel they want more out

of life but aren’t sure how to get it are likely to find at least one

key to unlock the secrets of happiness that have eluded them.”

—Stan Tatkin, PsyD, MFT,

author of Wired for Love

“Lisa Cypers Kamen blends a wellspring of professional

experience, research, and tales from her personal school of hard

knocks to demonstrate how and why our personal happiness

not only really matters but is within our personal power to

create. Follow the robust user-friendly eight keys contained

within Are We Happy Yet? and you will find yourself happier

for having done so.”

—Christine Hassler,

author of Expectation Hangover: Overcoming

Disappointment in Work, Love, and Life

“Lisa speaks about happiness and courageous living while

compelling us to listen. She knows how to overcome adversity

and has gone beyond boundaries to reach us with compassion,

trust, and fearless vision by challenging us to be responsible

for creating happiness no matter what life brings. We can

accomplish amazing things with greater courage, optimism, and

intentional actions. She inspires me and all those she reaches

with her wisdom.”

—Agapi Stassinopoulos,

author of Unbinding the Heart

“For those who find happiness to be elusive, this book is a

perfect road map. I recommend it wholeheartedly.”

—Arun Gandhi,

president of Gandhi Worldwide Education

Institute and author of Grandfather Gandhi and

Be the Change

“Do you want to be happier? If so, be kind to yourself and read

this book. It’s loaded with practical, no-nonsense tips, and tools

that will that will help guide you to a happier version of yourself.”

—Michele Borba, EdD,

author of Unselfie: Why Empathetic Kids Succeed

in Our All-About-Me World

“For skeptics and seekers, Lisa Cypers Kamen challenges us to

explore where happiness really lives, especially after hardship.

Are We Happy Yet? delivers a factual and practical approach with

heart and humor to support anyone seeking a more empowered

approach to life.”

—Michelle Gielan,

author of Broadcasting Happiness

“In all of her endeavors and life study, Lisa poses the ultimate

question that many are asking: Are We Happy Yet? Lisa shows

you exactly how to transform your daily life into your bliss. This

book pleasantly acts as a guide for the human being who doesn’t

wish to settle for anything less—but to wake up and feel inspired

and in joy every single day. I know you’ll enjoy this read!”

—Kristine Carlson,

coauthor of the Don’t Sweat the Small Stuff book

series

“Are We Happy Yet? offers self-help in the truest and most positive

sense: that of self-mastery. Through a series of surprisingly simple

and practical steps Lisa Cypers Kamen guides us to raise what she

calls our ‘happiness quotient.’ ”

—Gabor Maté, MD,

author of In the Realm of Hungry Ghosts: Close

Encounters with Addiction

“How to help people help themselves is both an art and a science.

Lisa Cypers Kamen has captured both with her cheerful but

skilled interactive exercises in a book about happiness—and who

wouldn’t want to help themselves to achieve it.”

—Jimmie Holland, MD,

coauthor of Lighter as We Go: Virtues, Character

Strengths, and Aging

“We spend our lives in pursuit of happiness and Lisa Cypers Kamen

helps us go back to its source—ourselves. I highly recommend

reading this book if you are looking for tools for leading a happier life.”

—Tiffany Shlain,

Emmy-nominated filmmaker and founder of

Character Day

“In a world that seems to print only bad news, where friendships

are virtual, and therefore too often without meaning, Lisa Cypers

Kamen is a tonic for the weary soul. Kamen’s essential insight is

in the tradition of the revered Abraham Lincoln who reminded

us that ‘most folks can be happy if they just set their mind to be.’ ”

—Douglas W. Kmiec,

author of Lift Up Your Hearts

About the Author:

Through her wide-ranging decades-long career, Lisa Cypers Kamen, MA has redefined — for herself and for many others, worldwide — the pursuit of happiness. Documentary filmmaker, positive psychology coach, author, syndicated radio show host, and lecturer, Lisa is, first and foremost, an expert in the skill of “harvesting happiness,” even under life’s most challenging circumstances.

Lisa’s practice focuses on addiction, trauma, and life crisis recovery, helping clients balance their minds, bodies, and emotions to transform and transcend their Post-Traumatic Stress into Post-Traumatic Growth.

Lisa offers a full-range of applied positive psychology coaching services for anyone willing to channel their energies towards a more peaceful, fulfilled, and contented way of life. Her practice includes one-on-one positive psychology coaching sessions, recovery companion transition and transportation services, as well as group facilitation and training.

Lisa’s nonprofit Harvesting Happiness for Heroes provides stigma-free trauma recovery and post-deployment reintegration services for military personnel and their loved ones challenged by the invisible wounds of war.

Lisa’s on-demand podcast, Harvesting Happiness Talk Radio, featuring highlights of her syndicated and internationally-broadcast radio show, spotlights interviews and talks with experts in the fields of personal-growth and self-improvement. Each broadcast offers insight, inspiration, and tips for “harvesting happiness” at home, at work, and everywhere in between. Check the Harvesting Happiness Talk Radio menu for topics that are ever-relevant to maintaining a healthy lifestyle, improving relationships, making positive choices — even cultivating your professional network!

Lisa is the author of Are We Happy Yet? Eight Keys to Unlocking a Joyful Life, Harvesting Happiness for Heroes: Reintegration Strategies for Depression, Anxiety, Anger, Grief and PTSD; and Perspectives on Addiction: A Multi-Stepped Journey to Wholeness and the director/producer of the documentary film H Factor…Where Is Your Heart? She is a TEDx speaker, and her work can also be found on the Huffington Post, Positively Positive, and Inspire Me Today websites.

She is also the former health and wellness editor of Sleep and Wellness Magazine, Happiness Expert for the Florida Department of Citrus/ Florida Orange Juice in its Take on the Day campaign and a brand ambassador and pioneer for Katie K Active Wear’s #DefineBrave campaign.

When not helping others thrive, she can be found hiking, meditating, indoor cycling, doing yoga, reading, cooking, traveling and spinning tunes on Joy Riding the Coast, her world music radio show on KBUU 97.5 fm-www.radiomalibu.net and occasionally staring out to sea with a huge smile on her face. Lisa resides in southern California with her family surrounded by lots of love and sunshine.