Book Review: Group By Christie Tate

Christie is a young woman who’s living a normal life to the untrained eye, but has been secretly battling an eating disorder and suicidal thoughts for years. After a suggestion from a friend, Christie decides to enlist the services of a therapist that oversees and runs multiple group therapy sessions.  Where the therapist upholds the patient-doctor confidentiality practice, the group does not.

 I enjoyed the author’s approach to removing the stigma typically associated with therapy. As a southerner, I can more than understand the cultural practice of keeping your business to yourself being a deterrent to seeking any help from a therapist comfortably.

 Now, the idea of group therapy really terrifies me. I’ve always been a long advocate for therapy as I believe it’s a sound form of healing, but I never imagined it was something one could do in a group setting. Though I didn’t agree with some of the approaches Dr. Rosen used in his sessions, I can’t deny I was hooked to read his observations and assessments about each of the group members’ shared behaviors and thoughts.

Also, Christie’s story about how she met and married her husband may have made me cry (happy/hopeful) tears.

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-MLW-

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