--- title: "Cath-Lit Live: How to Be Miserable and Alone" description: Amy J. Cattapan interviews actor, athlete, and Catholic Central host Kaiser Johnson about his new book. image: https://www.catholicmom.com/hubfs/cath-lit-live-series-1024x512.jpg --- [![catholic-mom-logo-v2](https://www.catholicmom.com/hubfs/_catholicmom/images/catholic-mom-logo-v2.svg "catholic-mom-logo-v2")](https://www.catholicmom.com/) [![facebook](https://www.catholicmom.com/hubfs/_catholicmom/icons/social-icon-facebook.svg)](http://www.facebook.com/CatholicMomCommunity) [![twitter](https://www.catholicmom.com/hubfs/_catholicmom/icons/social-icon-twitter.svg)](http://twitter.com/CatholicMomCom) [![instagram](https://www.catholicmom.com/hubfs/_catholicmom/icons/social-icon-instagram.svg)](http://instagram.com/catholicmomcommunity) [![youtube](https://www.catholicmom.com/hubfs/_catholicmom/icons/social-icon-youtube.svg)](https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCAuUqHCVPDzyMgSMaMZxxug?view_as=subscriber) [![search-icon](https://www.catholicmom.com/hubfs/_catholicmom/icons/search-icon.svg)](https://www.catholicmom.com/articles/cath-lit-live-how-to-be-miserable-and-alone#) [BOOKS](https://www.catholicmom.com/articles/tag/books) # Cath-Lit Live: How to Be Miserable and Alone Jun 19, 2021 8:30:00 AM  |  by [Amy J. Cattapan](https://www.catholicmom.com/articles/author/amy-j-cattapan) ![featured image](https://www.catholicmom.com/hubfs/cath-lit-live-series-1024x512.jpg) *Amy J. Cattapan interviews actor, athlete, and Catholic Central host Kaiser Johnson about his new book.* "Cath-Lit Live!" features brief interviews with Catholic authors who are releasing new books. Hosted by Catholic author and speaker Amy J. Cattapan, "Cath-Lit Live!" gives viewers a glimpse into the latest Catholic books while getting to know a bit about the author as well.    ![How to Be Miserable and Alone Book Cover](https://www.catholicmom.com/hs-fs/hubfs/How%20to%20Be%20Miserable%20and%20Alone%20Book%20Cover.jpg?width=323&name=How%20to%20Be%20Miserable%20and%20Alone%20Book%20Cover.jpg) ### [*How to Be Miserable and Alone (Or Discover a Life that Truly Matters)*](https://www.osvcatholicbookstore.com/product/how-to-be-miserable-and-alone-or-discover-a-life-that-truly-matters) by Kaiser Johnson > Let's face it - most of us are looking for answers in all the wrong places. It's hard not to be drawn in by headlines, advertisements, and the constant barrage of "expert" advice on everything from sex and relationships to fitness, fashion, and spiritual awakening. We are led to believe that the only way to improve ourselves and satisfy our deepest longings is through the prevailing perspective of our culture. Kaiser Johnson - actor, athlete, and author - had the same burning questions we all have about life, and after trying the world’s solutions, from hookup culture to self-fulfillment to frantic schedules, realized they work all too well… they’re the 12 simple tricks to end up miserable and alone. But Kaiser also discovered something else that he shares in the pages of this funny, honest book: Only God can fill the emptiness of our hearts and help us to discover a life that truly matters. (Our Sunday Visitor)   ![Kaiser Johnson](https://www.catholicmom.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Kaiser%20Johnson.jpg?width=1280&name=Kaiser%20Johnson.jpg) #### About the Author Kaiser Johnson is a Catholic husband and father. He works as an actor (*Unplanned, Stranger Things*), voiceover artist (*Transformers: War for Cybertron, Call of Duty Cold War, Resident Evil Resistance*) and author (*Grit and Glory: Cross Training Your Body and Soul*, and an upcoming pulp adventure series), and is a host of Family Theater Productions' [*Catholic Central*](https://www.catholiccentral.com/) video series. To learn more and keep up to date on his work, visit and subscribe for free at [Kaiser-Johnson.com](http://Kaiser-Johnson.com) or find him @kaiserjohnson on social media.     You can catch "Cath-Lit Live" three times a month live on [A.J. Cattapan's author Facebook page](http://facebook.com/acattapan). Recorded versions of the show will also be available to watch later on her [YouTube channel](https://youtube.com/channel/UChkoVmgc9VPFb5EynPkv1Yw) and [Instagram](http://www.instagram.com/ajcattapan). --- Copyright 2021 Amy J. 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