Title: The Happy, Healthy Revolution: The Working Parent’s Guide to Achieve Wellness as a Family Unit
Author: Theresa Y. Wee, M.D.
Publisher: ReadersMagnet LLC
ISBN: 979-8890914682
Genre: Nutrition / Self-Help
Pages: 66
Reviewer: Ella Vincent
Pacific Book Review
The Happy, Healthy Revolution is an insightful self-help and nutrition book which will inspire people to keep their New Year’s resolutions. Dr. Theresa Wee has written a book that readers will love.
The Happy, Healthy Revolution is part memoir/part self. Wee tells the story of how she had to rebuild her life after the sudden death of her husband in 2010. She built a wellness clinic in Hawaii and found her passion in life by encouraging people to live healthier lives. By finding her true purpose in life and focusing on helping others, Wee built a successful practice and inspired many people to be physically and mentally fit.
Wee shares practical tips to help people stay in top physical shape. She advocates free movement and “free dancing” with your family to make exercise more enjoyable. In addition to freeform exercise in the family, Wee has a “Walk with a Doc” program in Hawaii in which walking groups exercise and find community together. In this time of children being glued to screens, Wee advises parents to go outside with their children when possible so they can have family time together and kids can stay active.
In addition to physical health, The Happy, Healthy Revolution advocates readers to take care of their mental health as well. As a pediatrician, she not only advocates physical health for children, but emotional health as well. She advises parents not to force their children to meet unrealistic goals and not pressure them too much to meet goals they set for their children.
Wee’s writing is very practical and relatable. She bravely details her mental health challenges and struggle with depression to show her readers that they can deal with their mental health issues with professional help. Simple advice like taking time to breathe and meditate can help people improve their emotional wellness.
Wee expertly mixes in her personal anecdotes of being an overwhelmed mother with actions to spend more quality time together and prepare meals as a family. The Happy Healthy Revolution also has actionable ways to meet goals like the SMART (Specific, Measurable, Achievable, Relevant, Time-Based) method for readers to get results.
The Happy, Healthy Revolution would be best for readers who want to make better decisions in their physical and emotional health in the new year. The book would also be an excellent guidebook for readers wanting to take action to live better lives and embark on a journey toward lasting wellness.
