My Dog Is Better at This Than Me: Life Lessons from the Couch Cushion Philosopher

Your dog has been trying to teach you something. Every tail wag, every morning stretch, every ecstatic greeting, every unapologetic nap — it's all curriculum. You've just been too busy checking your email to notice.

My Dog Is Better at This Than Me is the self-help book for people who are done with self-help books. Across ten chapters — from "The Zen of Zoomies" to "The Pack Is the Point" — a rescue dog named Rosie demonstrates the mindfulness skills that the entire wellness industry is trying to sell you: presence, acceptance, resilience, joy, rest, curiosity, vulnerability, play, gratitude, and connection. She does this while also eating socks and being outwitted by a doorstop.

Each chapter pairs laugh-out-loud dog stories with genuinely useful wellness exercises you can do in three minutes, with no equipment, no app, and no spiritual prerequisites. The writing toggles between comedy and emotional honesty in a way that will make you laugh until you scare the dog and then cry until the dog comes back to check on you.

"Rosie didn't teach me anything new. She reminded me of everything I'd forgotten."

This is a book for anyone who has ever watched their dog nap without guilt and thought, "Why can't I do that?" For anyone who has been having the worst day of their life and their dog walked over, put a warm head on their knee, and just stayed. For anyone who picked up this book because something about the title felt true in a way they couldn't quite explain.

Illustrated by Cael Morricone. Includes practical exercises, a reading group guide, and mental health resources. Published by Terrapage Press.