Susan Jeffers

Jeffers was a young mother of two when she decided to go to college,
and she eventually gained a doctorate in psychology from Columbia
University. On graduation she became the executive director of the
Floating Hospital (a hospital on a boat) in New York City, where she
remained for almost a decade.
Feel the Fear evolved out of a course at the New School for Social
Research in New York. The manuscript received many rejection letters,
the worst stating that "Lady Di could be bicycling nude down the
street giving this book away and nobody would read it" (as noted on
Jeffers' website).
Other books include Feel the Fear… and Beyond, End the Struggle
and Dance with Life, Dare to Connect, Opening Our Hearts to Men,
and The Journey from Lost to Found. The most recent, on parenting, is
titled (in homage to Thomas Harris' classic) I'm Okay…You're a Brat.
Known for her inspirational fear-busting seminars and courses, the
author has appeared many times on Oprah. She lives in Los Angeles.