Feeling Good
The New Mood Therapy — David D. Burns, M.D.
We're exploring one of the best-selling psychology books of all time — a practical, research-backed guide to understanding and improving your mood through cognitive behavioral therapy. No prior experience needed, just curiosity and a willingness to reflect.
Meeting Schedule
We meet every Saturday at 8:00 AM PT / 11:00 AM ET. Bring your book, your thoughts, and something delicious to share if you’re hosting.
Burns digs into the need for approval and how it quietly runs our lives. Come ready to share one situation where you sought approval this week.
Burns shifts from big self-defeating beliefs to the small daily friction — traffic, inboxes, hassles — and the running commentary in our heads that turns a hassle into a bad day.
New book! Burkeman opens with the four-thousand-weeks premise and the case that being efficient at the wrong things is just doing the wrong things faster.
Pivot point — this is where Part II opens. Burkeman moves from "what finitude means" to "how to actually live with it."
Final session — Burkeman's closing argument plus a look back over the whole book. Bring what stuck.
About Our Club
We’re a small group of friends who believe reading is better together. This club is a space to slow down, think carefully, and talk honestly — about books, and about life.
Feeling Good felt like the right choice for this moment. Burns writes with warmth and humor, and the ideas he covers — how our thoughts shape our feelings, how we talk to ourselves, how we get in our own way — feel genuinely useful, not just academically interesting.
A few things we try to hold
- Curiosity over expertise. You don’t need to have it all figured out.
- Candor with kindness. We can be honest without being unkind.
- No phones during discussion. (Okay, mostly.)
Questions? Ideas?
Reach out to any of the organizers directly, or bring it up at the next meeting.