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yesse_martinez 's review for:
Group: How One Therapist and a Circle of Strangers Saved My Life
by Christie Tate
Let me start off by saying that I find it admirable when someone realizes that they have a problem and need help. Then seeing that person actually taking the necessary steps to get the help that they need is commendable because it takes so much courage and strength to do so.
Self help is something that is NOW being talked about more and more, but once upon a time it was taboo. No one felt comfortable talking about these issues because they didn't want to be looked at differently or judged. There was always some sort of stigma that was associated with seeing a therapist. So the fact that we're reading and talking more and more about self help just shows that we're moving in a positive direction.
With that said, Group is Christie Tate's memoir. It takes you through her therapy journey. Some days are good, while others are insanely bad. I'm going to be honest, there were times where I wanted to slap her through the pages, but as a reader, we have to understand that this is her story, her traumas, her road to recovery. Everyone deals with pain and trauma differently and that needs to be respected. It takes a hell of a lot of courage to share something so private with the world.
Reading wise.... as with all memoirs it took me a little longer than usual to get through the book, but I think it's well written and I think the book does what it's meant to do and that's getting us to talk more about self help.
Self help is something that is NOW being talked about more and more, but once upon a time it was taboo. No one felt comfortable talking about these issues because they didn't want to be looked at differently or judged. There was always some sort of stigma that was associated with seeing a therapist. So the fact that we're reading and talking more and more about self help just shows that we're moving in a positive direction.
With that said, Group is Christie Tate's memoir. It takes you through her therapy journey. Some days are good, while others are insanely bad. I'm going to be honest, there were times where I wanted to slap her through the pages, but as a reader, we have to understand that this is her story, her traumas, her road to recovery. Everyone deals with pain and trauma differently and that needs to be respected. It takes a hell of a lot of courage to share something so private with the world.
Reading wise.... as with all memoirs it took me a little longer than usual to get through the book, but I think it's well written and I think the book does what it's meant to do and that's getting us to talk more about self help.