From the acclaimed author of The Happiness Track , a radically new map for living freely and fully. In the post-pandemic era of war, polarization, and economic and environmental challenges, we are in crisis. Mental health problems have dramatically increased; people everywhere are burned out (50 percent of the workforce by some counts), overwhelmed, down, and fearful. People are questioning everything, reevaluating what's important, and rethinking how they are living their lives. They are looking for answers--and Emma Seppälä has answers. Sovereignty: The Science of Life on Your Own Terms is more than a manual for successful living or a roadmap to well-being. It's a manifesto that awakens readers to all the areas in their life where they have subjugated themselves to self-destructive beliefs and tendencies and shows them how to reclaim their full psychological sovereignty so they can live free, happy, and authentic lives. Unlike many self-help books that simply repackage well-worn psychological concepts, the message of Sovereignty is a radically new and enlightening concept, made for this age of suffering and confusion.

Sovereignty holds the key to inner freedom and psychological independence and shows readers how to live life to their fullest potential. In the spirit of New York Times self-help bestsellers like Untamed and Do the Work , Sovereignty is raw and honest, uses humor to great effect, and takes a holistic and natural approach to well-being. It also stands apart in important ways. Backed by psychological data, neuroscience, and empirically validated methodologies, it takes readers much further along the path of well-being, broaching many topics, from self-loathing to relationships, and offering completely novel strategies not included in most other books. In these pages, Seppälä takes the message of her best-selling, highly acclaimed Happiness Track further to help us rethink our approach to success--in work and in life--from the inside out.