What if joy isn't something you find, but something you practice?be with is not another book about chasing happiness. Happiness comes and goes with your circumstances, but joy, Rachel Bents argues, simply is. It's always available, whether or not you're paying attention to it. The only question is whether you've built the habit of noticing.Across thirty-nine short, honest chapters, Rachel weaves real neuroscience with real life: a kid making confetti out of styrofoam, a headstand gone wrong at 2 a.m., a six-foot bin of onions that changed a relationship, a childhood mouse named Herman who taught her more about faith than she realized at the time.Inside, you'll find:39 practical, science-backed habits for building joy into everyday lifeReal research from neuroscience and psychology, explained without the jargonHonest, often funny personal stories that make the science stickA concrete practice with every chapter, so you always know exactly what to actually doThe ENJOY Method™, Rachel's repeatable framework for choosing joy on purposeSome chapters will hand you joy directly. Others will help you clear away whatever's been quietly blocking it: old money stories, fear of asking for help, the belief that rest has to be earned.This isn't a book you're meant to read once and shelve. It's a book you live with, one habit at a time, one Tuesday at a time, until noticing joy stops being something you have to try, and starts being who you are.From the author of Joy is THE Strategy and host of the Joy Unfiltered podcast.Pick one chapter. Give it thirty days. Let's go.
