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Build Genuine Happiness from the Inside Out

Learn practical, evidence-based skills through Dr Russ Harris’s internationally recognised Happiness Trap® program.

Why it works

✔ Based on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)

✔ Self-paced online learning

✔ Trusted by millions of people worldwide

✔ Learn practical skills to handle difficult thoughts and emotions

✔ Build a richer, more meaningful life

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The Benefits of the Happiness Trap® Online Program

Move beyond anxiety, stress and self-doubt.

Develop practical skills to build happiness, confidence and a meaningful life.

Strong coping skills, proven in tough settings

ACT-informed group self-help has been used successfully in refugee communities, leading to less distress and better day-to-day functioning. If it works there, it’s robust enough for everyday life too.

Feel calmer and more in control faster

Learn simple breathing and grounding skills to steady your body when stress spikes. Large medical reviews show mindfulness courses help many people lower anxiety and stress in everyday life.

Do what matters (even on hard days)

You’ll clarify what truly matters and take small steps that build momentum. That’s the heart of ACT—turning intentions into actions you can repeat in real life.
We help you discover your personal values to provide direction and enable committed action.

Get unstuck from overthinking

ACT teaches you to “unhook” from worry and harsh self-talk, so your mind stops running the show. Reviews of ACT research report consistent benefits across common problems like anxiety and low mood.


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Join millions of people who have improved their lives with

Dr Russ Harris's internationally recognised Happiness Trap® program.

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What are others saying about the Happiness Trap Program

“It really resonates with me. I particularly like that Russ doesn’t do the ‘positive thinking’ stuff and really drives home, each week, the futility of labeling your thoughts and actions as ‘bad, wrong, negative’. It really has brought me a lot of comfort.”
Caroline Blackburn
Caroline BlackburnChurt, Surrey, UK
“Very well put together and a lot more helpful than reading a book.”
Matthew L
Matthew LNew York, USA
“It’s inspirational, great reminders, lots of good exercises and materials, easy to do and understand.”
Neil Shepherd
Neil ShepherdCanberra
“An excellent programme, it brings together things that I would have had some awareness of (like mindfulness and compassion) and puts them into a context for implementing them into daily life.”
Conor O’Mahony
Conor O’MahonyCork, Ireland
“I love the program, it is accessible, simple, easy to follow and easy to apply. I already had a good idea regarding my values and living a value driven life. The program has helped me get even clearer on my values and how I can choose to connect and live them with every choice I make throughout the day. The program has given me a greater understanding overall of how I can live my life more fully through all its ups and downs.”
Petra Ervanius
Petra ErvaniusStockholm, Sweden
“I am doing this for the second time as I wanted to delve into a deeper understanding of the content. I have learnt so much more the second time around. Thank you.”
Mersina Achele
Mersina AcheleSydney, Maroubra
“I am finding it much more practical and easy to apply than just reading the book.”
Toni Williams
Toni WilliamsSydney, Australia
“Hi Everyone, I must say I am really grateful for this course, I did another course a half a year ago where the teacher always said stuff like: just repeat your positive affirmations and everything will be just fine. I have this gut feeling which always told me that something was off. Now it feels really right, as all in this program is really non-violent as in nonviolent communications. I wanted to say thanks for this! And I really appreciated the spin with the plane crash for the funeral speech, did not see how we could get out of there alive 😉”
Alexander Jager
Alexander JagerCologne, Germany

What is in the Program?

Designed to work best over an 8-week period, each week takes about 1-2 hrs to do, plus some practice time. You’ll learn evidence-based skills and strategies to help build genuine happiness from the inside out.

Week 1: Happiness & Suffering

  • Discovery what is the “Happiness trap”: how popular notions of happiness make us miserable.

  • Why we all suffer, and what we can do about it.

  • The science of genuine happiness.

  • Taking your first steps to a richer, fuller life.

Week 2: A New Way

  • How struggling with painful feelings makes them worse.

  • A radically new way of responding to emotional pain.

  • How to take the power out of anxiety.

  • How to instantly reduce the impact of any painful feeling.

Week 3: Getting off the Hook

  • How our minds have evolved to think negatively (& why positive thinking often fails).

  • How to take the power out of unhelpful thoughts.

  • How to disrupt worrying, rumination & other unhelpful thinking processes.

  • How to break free from self-judgment, self-criticism, or self-hatred.

  • How to transcend self-esteem.

Week 4: Being Present

  • Mindfulness without meditation.

  • How to live in the present moment.

  • How to enjoy and appreciate life.

  • How to focus attention and engage in whatever you are doing.

Week 5: Meaning and Purpose

  • How to find your inner compass to guide your life’s journey.

  • How to give any aspect of your life meaning and purpose.

  • How to motivate yourself from deep within.

  • How to enrich and enhance anything and everything you do.

Week 6: Doing What Matters

  • How to motivate yourself from deep within.

  • How to get past barriers such as anxiety, self-doubt, and low self-confidence.

  • How to do what matters to you, even when it’s hard.

  • How to keep your positive changes going over time.

Week 7: Holding Yourself Kindly

  • How to let painful feelings flow through you, without getting swept away.

  • How to develop self-compassion and treat yourself kindly.

  • How to build richer relationships with yourself and others.

  • How to transform pain into an ally.

Week 8: A Higher Sense of Self

  • How to access a higher sense of self.

  • How to find fulfilment in unexpected places.

  • How to make the most of what life gives.

  • Bringing it all together: the ongoing journey.

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