Ben Sedley is a clinical psychologist and acceptance and
commitment therapy (ACT) practitioner with over fifteen years of
experience working with adolescents and families facing mental
health difficulties. Sedley's research and practice has focused on
examining children and young people's understanding of mental
health, which has helped guide him on the best ways to explain
mental health concepts and ACT to young people.
"Ben Sedley has written a wonderful book for teens. A must-have for
the collection.
Stuff That Sucks delivers with powerful images, clear
messages on what it means to be a human, and lots of ideas for
helping teens. A fabulous book."
--Louise Hayes, PhD, coauthor of The Thriving
Adolescent and Get Out of Your Mind and Into Your Life for
Teens
"Fast-paced, fun, and useful, this book shows how to deal with
stuff that sucks. It's all scientifically based, but you'll be
having too much fun to notice. This book absolutely, positively,
does not suck."
--Steven C. Hayes, PhD, codeveloper of ACT, and author of
Get Out of Your Mind and Into Your Life
"I love Stuff That Sucks! It is a pithy, genuine, and
skillful application of ACT for adolescents. As a
compassion-focused therapy (CFT) practitioner, I think this book is
a wonderful way to help adolescents meet the stuff that sucks in
their lives with acceptance, self-compassion, and the courageous
willingness to get their lives moving toward the things that matter
to them. I can guarantee that I'll be using it with my own clients.
Highly recommended!"
--Russell Kolts, PhD, professor of psychology at Eastern
Washington University, and author of CFT Made Simple and
The Compassionate-Mind Guide to Managing Your Anger
"I love this book! It's a great gift for parents to give their
teenage kids, and a fantastic resource for therapists working with
adolescents. Ben admirably pulls off the hat trick of making ACT
simple, practical, and very entertaining. Stuff That Sucks
is really stuff that rocks!"
--Russ Harris, author of The Happiness Trap and
ACT Made Simple
"In Stuff That Sucks, Ben Sedley takes the key elements of
ACT, and presents them in ways that are immediately accessible,
relatable, and actionable. Indeed, I would rate it as a must-have
for every adolescent's bookshelf."
--Tiffany Rochester, clinical psychologist at The Charles
Street Clinic in North Perth, Australia
"Put simply, Stuff That Sucks is good stuff! Short and to
the point, it can help teens from thirteen to at least forty-nine
learn to handle life's yucky stuff in a way that will help them get
to the good stuff. Far from being a stuffy psych book, this is a
concise how-to guide to the stuff that really counts: living a life
free from getting stuffed by the stuff that sucks."
--Benjamin Schoendorff, MA, MSc, founder of the Contextual
Psychology Institute in Montreal, QC, Canada; international
acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT) trainer; and coauthor of
the recent The Essential Guide to the ACT Matrix and The
ACT Practitioner's Guide to the Science of
Compassion
"There's no getting around it: some things in life suck. With this
basic premise, this empathetic book guides readers through some of
the inevitable bummers of the teenage years. Sedley, a clinical
psychologist and an experienced practitioner of family and
adolescent therapy, presents plenty of generalized problems and
issues that are common among young people, and offers potential
solutions and ideas to combat them. Confronting negative thoughts
and feelings is the basic strategy of the acceptance and commitment
therapy that Sedley puts forth. He describes skills that can help
readers stop trying to fight against their unwanted emotions and
cope with inevitable setbacks. Sedley's credibility is bolstered by
his openness about not having the answer to every problem or
question faced by readers; rather, he encourages kids to look for
strategies that work for them. Some exercises are written, while
others are behavioral or observational. At its core, the book is a
self-help tract on learning to accept one's emotions that will
serve readers through their adolescence and beyond."
--Booklist
"Undoubtedly, sometimes life sucks. It can be difficult, painful,
and filled with big scary things. And within this realization,
opens up a whole new way to approach these experiences--one without
constant fighting and struggling with thoughts and feelings that
are often out of our control. In this book, Ben brings together the
cutting-edge ideas from psychology to help you mindfully choose the
life you want. It's written in a simple and fun way to make it
useful for young people and parents alike. Written with wisdom and
wit, this outstanding book is set to become a self-help
classic."
--Joe Oliver, PhD, director at Contextual Consulting, and
coauthor of ACTivate Your Life
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