In "Bad Therapy" (2024), Abigail Shrier argues that therapy culture and modern parenting, by emphasizing emotional fragility and shielding children from adversity, may hinder the development of essential life skills. She believes the mental health industry's approach has led to over-diagnosis and increased anxiety among youth, potentially doing more harm than good for most children.
Abigail Shrier is an American journalist, author, and former attorney known for her provocative writing on gender, sexuality, and culture. She has contributed to The Wall Street Journal, Newsweek, and Quillette, and authored the controversial bestseller "Irreversible Damage: The Transgender Craze Seducing Our Daughters" (2020), named a 'Best Book' by The Economist and The Times of London. Shrier received the Barbara Olson Award for Excellence and Independence in Journalism in 2021. She holds degrees from Columbia College, the University of Oxford, and Yale Law School. Her works have been translated into seventeen languages.