Do I Feel Better Yet? Questionable Attempts at Self-Care and Existing in General

by Trebenski, Madeleine

• ISBN13: 9781797212548
• ISBN10: 1797212540
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2022-06-07
• Publisher: Chronicle Prism

Summary

If you've ever dared to express dissatisfaction with the state of your life, you've inevitably received a variety of helpful suggestions: "Have you tried meditation? Exercise? A cult? An exercise cult?" In Do I Feel Better Yet?, Madeleine Trebenski explores more than 45 so-called solutions suggested to her in the name of self-care. In a playful and at times sardonic chronicle of the elusive promises of multistep skin-care routines, gratitude journaling, scented candles, and more, Trebenski perfectly captures what it's like to live in a time when homemade kombucha and weighted blankets are said to single-handedly solve all our problems. These essays will make you laugh, make you feel less alone, and maybe make you feel better—even if just for a little while.

Author Biography

Madeleine Trebenski writes for McSweeney's, the New Yorker, Outside magazine, and more. Her McSweeney's piece "The Girl from Avril Lavigne's 'Sk8er Boi' Responds 18 Years Later" went viral in July 2020. She works as a copywriter for Wieden + Kennedy, where she has worked on campaigns for Clearasil, Trojan, and Fisher-Price and is currently working on ad content for Kristen Bell's new line of CBD-infused bath bombs for moms. She lives in Portland, OR.