Take charge of your own happiness with a proven method to build your mental fitness and focus on what matters.
Why do some of us bounce back after stresses and failures, while others struggle to pull through? It’s not about natural resilience. It’s that those who are able to move confidently through setbacks have developed good coping skills—and you can, too.
In this interactive guide, mental health expert Dr. Bill Howatt presents a proven five-part model to move you past the rut in your life and toward happiness. With clarity and compassion, he guides you through the steps to overcome challenges:
• Build awareness in each area of your life—career, finances, relationships, physical health, and mental health
• Take accountability and make healthy changes
• Learn how to build resilience
• Take action to achieve your goals
Along the way, he shows how using these tools transformed his own life, allowing him to succeed despite mental health challenges and learning difficulties.
Happiness and well-being are not destinations; they’re an outcome of choices you make, and ways of being and living daily. Stop Hiding and Start Living will empower you with the skills you need to make the kind of choices that will lead you to a happier, more fulfilling life.

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Dr. Bill Howatt is the President of Howatt HR and is also currently the Chief of Research, Workforce Productivity at The Conference Board of Canada. He has over 25 years’ experience in strategic HR, mental health and addictions, and leadership. William is co-creator of The Globe and Mail Your Life at Work Initiative that touched more than 14,000 Canadians. He has published numerous books and articles, and is a columnist with The Globe and Mail. He holds a Ph.D., Ed.D., Post Doctorate in Behavioral Science.

Dr. Bill Howatt has spent decades guiding people toward enhanced happiness and well-being. He knows what works. What's more, he's articulate and accessible. Looking for new ways to care for your team? Trying to help someone find their footing? Searching for insights that will reveal new paths on your individual journey? Stop Hiding and Start Living will be a beacon of clarity and inspiration that lights your way.
- Greg Wells, PhD, author of The Ripple Effect and CEO of Wells Performance Inc.

Without learning how to fail, we'll never truly flourish. This is the crux of Dr. Bill Howatt's new book, Stop Hiding and Start Living. Part mental health primer, part workbook, Stop Hiding and Start Living lays out the building blocks Dr. Howatt deems foundational to mental wellness, while reframing life's challenges from pitfalls to stepping stones to growth.
- Louise Bradley, C.M., President and CEO, Mental Health Commission of Canada

Dr. Bill Howatt humbly shares his authentic life story - inspiring readers to take 'tried and true actions' toward achieving fulfilled and happy lives. Stop Hiding and Start Living is an honest and direct book of instruction on how to thrive in life.
- Allan J Stordy, President and CEO, Arete HR Inc.

Dr. Bill Howatt's passion and commitment to his work is contagious and, with this book, he's providing an extremely practical and actionable approach to getting started on a life-changing journey!
- Lynn Brownell, President and CEO, Workplace Safety and Prevention Services

Dr. Bill Howatt seamlessly intertwines poignant and evocative personal narrative with a straightforward and pragmatic toolkit. He brings the theoretical to the personal, and takes you on a journey that will inspire honest self-reflection and effect positive change in your life.
- Sapna Mahajan, Director, Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat, Government of Canada

Dr. Bill Howatt's book is required reading for anyone who is truly looking for the tools that will help them build a balanced life. Stop Hiding and Start Living will give the reader the skills needed to achieve this balance.
- Greg Hemmings, award-winning filmmaker and entrepreneur