I'm all for happiness and whatnot, but the un-ending and shameless self promotion in these columns is really off-putting. The reader can never forget for an instant that these "articles" are really about promoting Gretchen so she can be happy (with your money). They are commercials disuised as self-help fluff. I feel nauseated after reading these. They actually reduce my happiness.

it saved me the trouble writing it.

You feel nauseated reading these? I can't make it through 4 sentences before I'm hoping Gretchen get hit by an asteroid. Kaboom!