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eleanorareads's review against another edition
emotional
funny
hopeful
informative
inspiring
reflective
sad
medium-paced
4.25
There was a chapter towards the end of the book, which details a conversation with a patient about an on/off sort-of-boyfriend of hers and whether he will change. Gottlieb made the suggestion, "Maybe he doesn't want to change" and it was a lightbulb reminder for me that some people do not want to change. It's something so simple and something I have known for years, but seem to had forgotten (probably for my own convenience), and that one line was enough for me to recall it and start getting my shit back together again. My bed has fresh sheets, I packed my winter clothes away, I dusted my skirting boards!!! I also scheduled some actual therapy for myself.
Long story short, it's a good book.
Long story short, it's a good book.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Cancer, Terminal illness, and Toxic relationship
Minor: Addiction
christiemackie's review against another edition
emotional
informative
reflective
medium-paced
4.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Cancer, Death, Grief, Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, Terminal illness, and Toxic relationship
Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Car accident, Child death, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Infertility, and Miscarriage
monsteraleaf42's review against another edition
emotional
funny
reflective
sad
medium-paced
4.5
Gottlieb manages to write about crushingly heavy and devastating things with gentleness, humor, light and hope.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Cancer
Moderate: Mental illness and Toxic relationship
Minor: Car accident
usedtotheweather's review against another edition
emotional
informative
reflective
fast-paced
4.0
Content Warnings
Moderate: Alcoholism, Suicide, Terminal illness, and Toxic relationship
Gottlieb writes about many of the difficult experiences that bring people to therapy--she is compassionate with her characters and her description of their life events.
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