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A review by reader_rediscovered
Hold Me Tight: Seven Conversations for a Lifetime of Love by Sue Johnson
informative
slow-paced
2.5
📚 Book 64/25 of 2023 📚
⭐️ 2.5/5 stars!
Kind of a disappointing experience, considering how much I enjoy watching Dr. Sue's work and approach to therapy. It was a definite forced push for me finish the book (2-star) with some good gems I may get to use/reflect on (+0.5 stars). I would not likely recommend this particular read to potential clients.
🍑 PEACHES & PITS (likes and dislikes) 🍑
some peaches:
- therapeutic concepts I really resonate with
- vignettes of the couples she worked with could be helpful to understand more real-life examples regarding negative relationship cycles
- some good quotes and explanations re: the importance of attachment
some pits:
- lack of inclusivity (written pretty heteronormatively)
- problematic descriptors of her clients (i.e. at one point, an Asian client is described as "exotic")
- some feelings of skepticism during particular client vignettes where it seemed what the client said was a bit inorganic/wordy with technical language
⭐️ 2.5/5 stars!
Kind of a disappointing experience, considering how much I enjoy watching Dr. Sue's work and approach to therapy. It was a definite forced push for me finish the book (2-star) with some good gems I may get to use/reflect on (+0.5 stars). I would not likely recommend this particular read to potential clients.
🍑 PEACHES & PITS (likes and dislikes) 🍑
some peaches:
- therapeutic concepts I really resonate with
- vignettes of the couples she worked with could be helpful to understand more real-life examples regarding negative relationship cycles
- some good quotes and explanations re: the importance of attachment
some pits:
- lack of inclusivity (written pretty heteronormatively)
- problematic descriptors of her clients (i.e. at one point, an Asian client is described as "exotic")
- some feelings of skepticism during particular client vignettes where it seemed what the client said was a bit inorganic/wordy with technical language