Who am I and why am I talking about happiness?

The best happiness teachers are the ones who have had to work to gain the knowledge they offer, not the lucky ones who fall out of bed every day in a great mood. – Brooks, Arthur C., and Oprah Winfrey. Build the Life You Want: The Art and Science of Getting Happier. Portfolio, 2023.

My name is Wendy Sharp, and I’m a certified master life coach, a certified master wellness coach, and a counseling school drop-out. Under the pen name Sarah Wynde, I’m also the author of nine books, including the Amazon best-selling Practicing Happiness: A Memoir of Van Life, and eight works of fiction. I’m currently working on my tenth book, Choosing Happiness: A Toolkit for Tough Times.

I am not one of those lucky few people genetically predisposed to happiness. But I have been doing the work myself to choose, practice, and create my own happiness, and I’d love to help you do the same.

My Mission, Vision, and Values

  • My mission: to help make the world happier, one extra hour of sleep, one walk in nature, and one opportunity for fun at a time. 
  • My vision: that it is possible to shape our habits in ways that will make us happier, and that every happier person is a candle capable of lighting hundreds of other candles. I believe happiness begets happiness and the happier you are, the more happiness will spread to those around you. 
  • My values: kindness, curiosity, and imagination. I believe that almost anything is possible, as long as you take one step at a time, treat mistakes as opportunities to learn, and remember to breathe. Progress, not perfection.

Happiness Consulting

I have a limited number of spaces available for individual consulting/coaching services, via Zoom/Facetime, telephone, email/text, or some combination thereof.

Consulting begins with a single session ($50) where you tell me your story and we decide if we’re a good fit. You will not be expected to decide on the spot! But if we mutually agree (within the next three days) that I can help you make your life more satisfying, engaging, and enjoyable, you’ll choose from one of three consulting packages.

Happiness Packages

  • The Wellness Package: six weeks, focusing on the foundation of happiness and the fuels of happiness, or in other words, improving the quality of your sleep, nutrition, and movement. Currently $450.
  • The Core Package: ten weeks, beginning with well-being and moving on to developing the emotional resilience tools of awareness, acceptance, appreciation, and anticipation. Currently $750.
  • The Full Package: fourteen weeks, in which we’ll go over well-being and emotional resilience, and then look for ways to create more happiness in your life, by considering what opportunities exist for you to find more community, meaning and fun within the life you’re already living. Currently $1000.

As your happiness consultant, my goal is to be a supportive partner, a cheerleader, an accountability buddy, and a resource for ideas & inspiration on your personal quest for a happier life.

For more about my background and education, see Certifications & Bibliography

Also, FYI, that picture up at the top is not me. It’s just a random stock photo with a good vibe that I liked better than any of my real world options. Someday I’ll replace it with a photo I took!