However, that is why this memoir is captivating, we get to see her grow throughout and understand her experience and process. At times I cringed because I felt I shouldn’t be privy to some of the details. Christie lets it all out there including her anxiety, her relationship with food and others. I am glad this is another book that normalizes talking about therapy. The author goes into details about her life and how the group therapy helped her heal and get to where she is at now. It is the author’s story and her experience with group therapy. I found this book fascinating! If you skipped the synopsis above let me remind you that this book is a MEMOIR. I don’t rate Non-Fiction books with stars as I do with fiction books. READ this book if you want and find the premise interesting. This book is also Reese Witherspoon’s book club pick this month. This is one of the non-fiction books I wanted to read for Non-fiction November this month.
The premise of this book sounded very interesting and I had seen a lot of mixed reviews. Group is a deliciously addictive read, and with Christie as our guide-skeptical of her own capacity for connection and intimacy, but hopeful in spite of herself-we are given a front row seat to the daring, exhilarating, painful, and hilarious journey that is group therapy-an under-explored process that breaks you down, and then reassembles you so that all the pieces finally fit. Rosen and to depend on the sessions and the prescribed nightly phone calls with various group members, she begins to understand what it means to connect. Rosen’s outlandish directives, but as her defenses break down and she comes to trust Dr. So begins her entry into the strange, terrifying, and ultimately life-changing world of group therapy.
Rosen issues a nine-word prescription that will change everything: “You don’t need a cure, you need a witness. Christie is skeptical, insisting that that she is defective, beyond cure. About everything-her eating habits, childhood, sexual history, etc. All she has to do is show up and be honest. Rosen, a therapist who calmly assures her that if she joins one of his psychotherapy groups, he can transform her life. Why then was she driving through Chicago fantasizing about her own death? Why was she envisioning putting an end to the isolation and sadness that still plagued her in spite of her achievements?Įnter Dr. This book was fascinating and I hope you read my entire review because I have a lot of THOUGHTS! SynopsisĬhristie Tate had just been named the top student in her law school class and finally had her eating disorder under control. Today I am sharing my review of Group: How one therapist and a circle of strangers saved my life by Christie Tate.
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