F*ck Feelings: One Shrink’s Practical Advice for Managing All Life’s Impossible Problems
by Michael I. Bennett, M.D. and Sarah Bennett ’96
Simon & Schuster, September 2015
A veteran psychiatrist and his comedy writer daughter present the antihero of the self-help section, the cut-to-the-chase therapy session people have been waiting for. Most people choose therapy to try changing something they don’t like about themselves or to figure out a way to change another person. The Bennetts argue that goals like these are impossible to achieve, and therefore are deflating and counter-productive. They explain that the real F words in life are “feelings” and “fairness,” and promise that any of life’s situations are manageable. Outrageous, funny and sensible, the authors focus on realistic goals and acceptance.
Sarah Bennett has written for magazines, the Internet, television and books. For two years, she wrote a monthly sketch comedy show at the Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre in New York.