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Feeling wired, tired, and stretched too thin? You’re not alone – and you’re not broken.
In Wonder and Joy for the Wired and Tired, Dr. Pam Stephens Lehenbauer offers a compassionate and eye-opening look at why so many people feel chronically stressed, fatigued, and disconnected—and why the traditional wellness model, first conceived decades ago, is no longer serving us.
A respected researcher, epidemiologist, clinician, and thought leader on joy, wonder, and well-being, Dr. Lehenbauer guides readers on an interdisciplinary journey through neurobiology, psychology, culture, and spirituality. With warmth and clarity, she reveals how our culture’s obsession with chasing happiness has left us burnt out—and why a deeper, more sustainable path to well-being is not only possible, but essential.
This book is not just another quick fix, self-help book. Instead, it offers inspiration and empowerment to people who are ready to reconnect with what truly matters and live more joyous and wholehearted lives. Through powerful insights and gentle encouragement, Wonder and Joy for the Wired and Tired invites readers to step off the “happiness = wellness” hamster wheel, to take a big step back and a deep breath in; to make time to experience the tears, the chills, and the thrills of the extraordinary ordinary and the myriad wonders present in our wonder-filled world. Profound and enlightening, Wonder and Joy for the Wired and Tired serves as a field guide for those wanting to join the millions of others who are courageously choosing to change the way they live, love, and lead.
Welcome to the well-being revolution.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Dr. Pam Stephens Lehenbauer, Ph.D., MBA, MSN, PMHNP-BC is an epidemiologist, nurse practitioner, researcher, and educator, and an adjunct professor at Northern Kentucky University where she teaches in the faculty of graduate studies and investigates well-being. Pam is a popular international speaker and authority on wellness and well-being, how wonder, joy, and interacting with nature impact health and wholehearted living, and why we need to shift the paradigm from wellness to well-being. She is also the creator and author of the popular blog, Mother Nature’s Apprentice.
Pam has over forty years of combined experience in clinical practice, health administration, and teaching. She has served on the editorial and administrative boards for several provincial, state, and national nursing organizations and is a member of the American Nurses Association, the Kentucky Coalition of Nurse Practitioners and Nurse Midwives, Sigma Theta Tau International, and is a clinician member of the Planetary Health Alliance.
In addition to her extensive professional and academic work, Pam is also an avid gardener, a Certified Home Horticulturalist, and a conservationist who has created award winning gardens and sustainable wildlife habitats.
Pam lives on a small acreage in beautiful Northern Kentucky with her husband, Marty. They are the parents of several adult humans and countless non-humans who walk, fly, flutter, swim, crawl, and burrow. She loves to read, write, play piano, and explore the world’s beauty and wonders with her husband, family, and friends.