The Joy of Well-Being

A Practical Guide to a Happy, Healthy, and Long Life

By: Colleen Wachob, Jason Wachob

Narrated by: Jennifer Pickens

Length: 9 hrs and 13 mins

Publisher's summary

In this empowering and accessible collection of health and wellness advice, the co-founders of mindbodygreen challenge our definition of self-improvement by revealing what a healthy lifestyle looks like at the fundamental level—and how it’s not what we think.

On your journey toward a more health-conscious life, you’ve likely been bombarded by an overwhelming amount of information—from the Kardashian-like wellness influencers who (unrealistically) insist upon sustainably sourced Epsom salt baths every night, to the elite longevity optimizers who measure their lactate levels after a workout. The echo chamber of the internet, and social media algorithms that favor polarizing opinions to drive views and engagement, have hijacked our understanding of health. No matter which corner of the wellness world you inhabit, our social feeds are filled with advice that presumes we all have the same amount of time, money, and resources. In this saturated landscape, how can you avoid the potential scams and dodge the doctors-turned-celebrities to find what really works for you?

Over the past decade, Colleen and Jason Wachob, co-founders of mindbodygreen, have cultivated a leading wellness lifestyle media brand for everyone seeking to cut through this noise, and live a happier, healthier, and greener lifestyle. The Joy of Well-Being is a distillation of almost fifteen years of this experience on the forefront of the well-being conversation: they’ve done the legwork so you don’t have to. The Wachobs are a product of their mentors and years of working with hundreds of the world’s most brilliant well-being minds, PhDs, MDs, therapists, movement specialists, spiritual leaders, and journalists. They’ve developed ways to discern meaningful points of information amidst the chaos, an act they consider both a science and an art. The Joy of Well-Being is more than a book, it’s a reawakening, marking a crucial shift away from the do-this-then-do-that paradigm, to cultivating a joyful lifestyle that centers each individual, and their own health and happiness. True well-being isn’t something you chase, it is something you weave together, as each new day presents an opportunity to make choices that support feeling good in your body, in your relationships, and in your life.

©2022 Colleen Wachob and Jason Wachob (P)2022 Balance

Critic reviews

“A simple, inspiring guide to minding your mind, body, and spirit.”—Deepak Chopra, MD, Spiritual Icon, New York Times Bestselling author

“Invite the Wachobs to guide you along the path to joy and well-being. They’re with you as you read, anticipating and answering your questions because they live on the deeply human level—taking you through their own personal and powerful journey to health. Cutting through the noise, Jason and Colleen share expert, evidenced-based input to inform each step toward wellness.”—Lisa Miller, Ph.D., Author of New York Times bestsellers The Spiritual Child and The Awakened Brain; Professor and Founder, Spirituality Mind Body Institute, Columbia University

“There’s so much information about health and wellness—how do you know what’s right? In The Joy of Well-Being, the Wachobs have done the work so you don’t have to.”—Mark Hyman, MD, Senior Advisor to the Cleveland Clinic Center for Functional Medicine, New York Times Bestselling author of Young Forever

Great book

So many powerful ideas and so much life improving guidance. I’ve passed this book on to many friends!

Advice we have heard before

However this advice is much more practical and doable. The material is presented in a wag where anyone can achieve joy and wellness.

Great book

Inspiring book, I love that this book does not pretend to be a one fixed solution for everyone. I am on the journey to better health and finding joy and this book was perfect for me!

Loved this book!!

I loved listening to each chapter and hearing these simple and yet profound ideas/reminders on how to live my best life. Highly recommend this book. Such good tips and ideas

Great Information

Great information on living your best life!!! Definitely recommend for those daily drives to work!!!

A Great Journey To Well-Being!

I truly appreciated the honesty and understanding that we are not perfect but want to start making changes. This book helps you where you are at and gives tiny bite sized suggestions to implement. This is a book I will be revisiting again. I highly recommend it!!

Wonderful, inspirational book!

This book was a well-organized, straight forward commentary on what it means to be well, to have a life of well-being, and what steps we can take individually and collectively to achieve those goals. Highly recommend.

One to share

This is one of those books that I want all my loved ones to read. And- I love that they hired a great narrator (most non-fiction writers should imho). Loved it. Enjoy!!

Inspiring and applicable to all!

I loved this book. It has some thing that can be applied to anyone and everyone. It is easy to apply and sustainable.

The Joy of Well-being - Review

The book was interesting, it kept my attention. It was informative, The narrator did a great job.