author, journalist and filmmaker
Ruth Whippman is author of America the Anxious: How Our Pursuit of Happiness Is Creating a Nation of Nervous Wrecks
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The dark side of America's 'happiness' industry When Ruth Whippman moved to Berkeley, California from the United Kingdom, she noticed a contradiction in American culture. Americans try hard to think positively, and we spend billions in search of happiness – yet we're still so anxious. Her travels around the country led to write a new book.
To the Point
The dark side of America's 'happiness' industry When Ruth Whippman moved to Berkeley, California from the United Kingdom, she noticed a contradiction in American culture. Americans try hard to think positively, and we spend billions in search of happiness – yet we're still so anxious. Her travels around the country led to write a new book.
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