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3.23 AVERAGE
3.23 AVERAGE
reflective
sad
fast-paced
For the hours and hours (and hours) of my own therapy I've sat through, it's incredible I was willing to sit through someone else's.
There's a lot I could say. What I will say first is creating anything that makes people feel less alone is a worthy endeavor in itself. If this made you feel less alone, as it did I at points, the flaws are miniscule.
I'm having to put aside some judgements. Some of the verbiage I have to believe is just difficult to translate concepts while keeping the author's writing style. I had hoped from the title and original thesis that it would cover more about binge eating disorders, but alas it was barely covered. Just lots of blank statements about low self-esteem that no real therapeutic treatment was offered for. I also especially did not agree with her provider's takes on alcohol consumption. I felt privileged while reading that I didn't relate to her friendship struggles.
I found it odd that the provider would float diagnoses just to say jk and tell the author she wasn't actually experiencing the symptoms she as a therapist just alluded to. Like... why open up that lens just to shut it down and lowkey lecture that wasn't true.
The writing style was conversational because well... it was actual conversations.
Overall, this was a brave retelling that I just don't think translated into my world view very effectively. I gave 3 stars even though I was inclined to give lower because I think reading international stories is important and them not meeting your western bias doesn't make them bad. I wouldn't want to keep the book away from someone who it could be influential to for that reason. At the end of the day maybe talk therapy is just the enemies we create along the way.
There's a lot I could say. What I will say first is creating anything that makes people feel less alone is a worthy endeavor in itself. If this made you feel less alone, as it did I at points, the flaws are miniscule.
I'm having to put aside some judgements. Some of the verbiage I have to believe is just difficult to translate concepts while keeping the author's writing style. I had hoped from the title and original thesis that it would cover more about binge eating disorders, but alas it was barely covered. Just lots of blank statements about low self-esteem that no real therapeutic treatment was offered for. I also especially did not agree with her provider's takes on alcohol consumption. I felt privileged while reading that I didn't relate to her friendship struggles.
I found it odd that the provider would float diagnoses just to say jk and tell the author she wasn't actually experiencing the symptoms she as a therapist just alluded to. Like... why open up that lens just to shut it down and lowkey lecture that wasn't true.
The writing style was conversational because well... it was actual conversations.
Overall, this was a brave retelling that I just don't think translated into my world view very effectively. I gave 3 stars even though I was inclined to give lower because I think reading international stories is important and them not meeting your western bias doesn't make them bad. I wouldn't want to keep the book away from someone who it could be influential to for that reason. At the end of the day maybe talk therapy is just the enemies we create along the way.
This was superficial and annoying to me
I dont know if meaning was lost in the translation
But the conversations were very bland
The chapters in the end were much better
I dont know if meaning was lost in the translation
But the conversations were very bland
The chapters in the end were much better
emotional
hopeful
informative
reflective
slow-paced
This title was such a compelling, creative title. I do confess, I wish it had been tied into the book a little bit more, and I think if I had gone into this book with more expectations I would have rated it slightly lower, but it was the random audiobook I picked up this morning.
I think this was a perfect reflective, you aren’t alone out there type of book. IT is filled with candor and I deeply appreciated the willingness to share her stories of shame and confusion over her own emotions. So many people in reviews said that that didn’t like that there were no real solutions or conclusion, but I felt that perfectly reflects the personal growth process. Therapists don’t have all the answers, and she was given a good bit of coping strategies throughout the book that may or may not be right for others.
As someone who struggles with being vulnerable around others, this book was almost therapeutic in itself. Seeing the process of therapy and the ups and downs was calming and gave me a chance to reflect as well. I think even more important than the parts that were super relatable may be the parts that were not as relatable as well. It would be so easy to judge her for the thoughts she has or the reactions to well-meaning others, but it is so much more meaningful to see someone look at themselves and go, "I know I wasn't being reasonable or kind in that reaction" and trying to find ways to be better.
I thought it was beautifully written even if it did suffer from the “Me” “Psychiatrist” repetitiveness. Even though I would have liked to see a little more reflection on top of the transcriptions, the book was relatable, encouraging, and I think a good reminder that we don’t have to have everything figured out all the time.
I think this was a perfect reflective, you aren’t alone out there type of book. IT is filled with candor and I deeply appreciated the willingness to share her stories of shame and confusion over her own emotions. So many people in reviews said that that didn’t like that there were no real solutions or conclusion, but I felt that perfectly reflects the personal growth process. Therapists don’t have all the answers, and she was given a good bit of coping strategies throughout the book that may or may not be right for others.
As someone who struggles with being vulnerable around others, this book was almost therapeutic in itself. Seeing the process of therapy and the ups and downs was calming and gave me a chance to reflect as well. I think even more important than the parts that were super relatable may be the parts that were not as relatable as well. It would be so easy to judge her for the thoughts she has or the reactions to well-meaning others, but it is so much more meaningful to see someone look at themselves and go, "I know I wasn't being reasonable or kind in that reaction" and trying to find ways to be better.
I thought it was beautifully written even if it did suffer from the “Me” “Psychiatrist” repetitiveness. Even though I would have liked to see a little more reflection on top of the transcriptions, the book was relatable, encouraging, and I think a good reminder that we don’t have to have everything figured out all the time.
This book has been on my TBR for so long , but the conflicting reviews and 3.4 rating here scared me off from reading it from some time. WHAT a mistake!! I absolutely loved this, truly it felt like this was documented for me to read. I needed this - right moment, right time - as they say.
Therapists are really people too, I understand a lot of the criticism but these were real interactions, with a lot of cultural nuance on top of that.
Therapists are really people too, I understand a lot of the criticism but these were real interactions, with a lot of cultural nuance on top of that.
emotional
informative
reflective
fast-paced
Interesting read about feeling low self-esteem and just general thoughts. Formatted as a series of conversations between a psychiatrist and her patient. Delves into a lot of areas of life.
Too tangential for my taste. Couldn’t absorb what I was reading. It didn’t sound like real people having an exchange.
emotional
inspiring
reflective
fast-paced
TBA
Content Warnings
Graphic: Mental illness
Moderate: Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Toxic relationship
Minor: Schizophrenia/Psychosis
challenging
dark
informative
reflective
sad
medium-paced
This book wasn't what I expected, which was disappointing. Particularly, it wasn't as clever as the title makes it sound and they barely talked about tteokbokki ;) .
There were some issues the author faced that I could relate to, and some I could not. For most of the issues, though, I was disappointed in the therapist's responses. They never seemed to get very deep into the author's problems and even tiny resolutions were never realized. How much of that is the result of editing I guess we'll never know.
There were some issues the author faced that I could relate to, and some I could not. For most of the issues, though, I was disappointed in the therapist's responses. They never seemed to get very deep into the author's problems and even tiny resolutions were never realized. How much of that is the result of editing I guess we'll never know.
This was a really good for me personally, but some times was hard to listen to not sure if it was because of the translation