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I loved this book so much I recommended it to my own therapist…

The stories are brilliantly woven together - Lori as patient, Lori as therapist, and the (anonymized) stories of her patients. All experience major growth and a true character arc through their vulnerability. 

The book also shows how vulnerability  is a muscle; we can’t be honest with others until we learn how to be honest with ourselves. 

Also enjoyed the memoir elements about the author’s career changes and major life choices, and how those choices informed her present self. 

Highly recommend and would re-read. 

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This book took me a while to get through. There were some triggers in it for me that made it difficult to pick up depending on the mood I was in, which, is okay. It addressed these triggers in a really healthy and meaningful way and even though there were many tears, I’m glad I read through these hard parts. This book makes me frustrated that mental health care is not more available to people in Canada, especially me. I don’t have coverage for extended therapy, which I would absolutely benefit from (as would most other people!!). It made me appreciate the relationship between therapist and patient so much more reading about how a therapist interacted with her own therapist. I recommend this book to anyone. 

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I absolutely loved the raw honesty of this book as well as the story itself. I felt very connected to the author and all the rest of the characters as the book progressed. I did however find it kind of long and just wanted it to all wrap up in the last few chapters. 

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