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Group: How One Therapist and a Circle of Strangers Saved My Life
by Christie Tate
Wow. I am not sure what I was expecting with Group, but Christie Tate does not hold back. Group is one of the most addicting memoirs that I have ever read.
My emotions really ranged with this one. I felt uncomfortable, I felt like a voyeur, and I felt disbelief. As a person who has done a lot of therapy and attempted one group, I'm not sure how I feel about the whole "no confidentiality" concept. I don't think I would have done it. But that is my choice. Dr. Rosen also came off as a bit of a cult leader and the groups all seemed a bit incestuous.
I am not sure how to rate this one. 5 stars for the writing and story telling, but I am not sure how I feel about it overall.
Side note:
After finishing Group, I attempted to research if Christie obtained permission from her Group members to write about them or use pseudonyms. I read one interview when she said she started with pseudonyms at first, so I am assuming that she changed them to real names later. I also read that her original draft had leaked to the group several years ago and she had to talk about it in group. Hopefully the group came to a consensus.
My emotions really ranged with this one. I felt uncomfortable, I felt like a voyeur, and I felt disbelief. As a person who has done a lot of therapy and attempted one group, I'm not sure how I feel about the whole "no confidentiality" concept. I don't think I would have done it. But that is my choice. Dr. Rosen also came off as a bit of a cult leader and the groups all seemed a bit incestuous.
I am not sure how to rate this one. 5 stars for the writing and story telling, but I am not sure how I feel about it overall.
Side note:
After finishing Group, I attempted to research if Christie obtained permission from her Group members to write about them or use pseudonyms. I read one interview when she said she started with pseudonyms at first, so I am assuming that she changed them to real names later. I also read that her original draft had leaked to the group several years ago and she had to talk about it in group. Hopefully the group came to a consensus.