Good morning, monster

Good Morning, Monster

This is a memoir by a psychotherapist, in which she recalls five of the most unforgettable clients in her twenty-plus-year career. All five suffered severe psychological trauma in childhood. They are a mystery, one that will take years to unravel. They seek help from psychotherapists hoping to resolve pressing life challenges, but the seeds of their suffering were actually planted many years earlier. This book recounts the psychological "hero's journey" of these five clients: how they faced unspeakable pain, how they discovered their inner courage, how they overcame trauma with admirable strength, reestablished healthy interpersonal boundaries, and gained the ability to love and be loved. The author writes about the stories that unfolded in her clinic in a novelistic style, making the reading both heartbreaking and inspiring.
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Nobel Prize winner JM Coetzee recommends: "This book gives us the opportunity to see the doctor-patient relationship as an essentially human interaction."
Lori Gottlieb, author of "Maybe You Should Talk to Someone," recommends: "Katherine Gildiner keenly captures access to people's inner lives and witnesses their journey to self-discovery. The stories are heartbreaking and surprising. This book is inspiring and profound, and ultimately, it is about the power of human connection and the triumph of the human spirit."
Psychologist Li Songwei recommends: "This may be the most worthwhile psychological healing book to read in the first half of this year. Five-star recommendation."
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This book has won:
Amazon.com's "Editor's Choice": Best Autobiography and Memoir; Good Morning America's Best Books of 2020; Recommended by Newsweek, Kirkus Reviews, and Publishers Weekly

2024-03-19

花山文艺出版社

Guomai Culture

339

9787551169639