I’ve fallen down something of a true crime rabbit hole recently. Having watched Mommy Dead and Dearest, The Keepers, The Staircase and more episodes of Forensic Files than I’d have thought imaginable, I picked this up one sleepless night and didn’t stop to put it down until I’d finished just over a day later. I’ve since noticed that a series based on this book will soon be coming to Netflix – October now can’t come soon enough for me. John Douglas was not only an […]
A little therapy for the new year
F*ck Feelings (2015) by Michael I. Bennett, MD and his comedy writer daughter Sarah Bennett was probably recommended for me on Amazon at some time. The gist of this book is that many people go to therapy looking for miraculous solutions that simply aren’t going to happen. F*ck Feelings argues that there is a more realistic and practical way of dealing with what life throws at you, from addiction to depression to dealing with asshole co-workers and asshole children. Michael Bennett is a psychiatrist and seems to […]
My Last Chance to Feel Human
I’m not sure how to review this book. For those who don’t know (am I the only one who never had to read this in high school?), the first half is an account of Frankl’s time in concentration camps during World War II, while the second half discusses in more detail the psychotherapy that Frankl developed, logotherapy. And now that I’ve summarized it, I still don’t know how to proceed from here. I don’t think this book can be reviewed in the traditional sense–I certainly don’t want […]
I Do Not Like the Cone of Shame
Back in December 2013, a PR consultant stopped before boarding a plane to tweet at her 170 followers. “Going to Africa,” she wrote, “Hope I don’t get AIDS. Just kidding, I’m white!” When Justine Saccro got off the plane 11 hours later, she had no idea that her life had totally changed. Her tweet went viral, as tens of thousands of people expressed their outrage and demanded (basically) her head. She immediately lost her job and served her 15 minutes as the most hated person […]