'Christie Tate takes us on a journey that's heartbreaking and hilarious, surprising and redemptive - and, ultimately, a testament to the power of connection.The refreshingly original debut memoir of a guarded, over-achieving, self-lacerating young lawyer who reluctantly agrees to get psychologically and emotionally naked in a room of six complete strangers-her psychotherapy group-and in turn finds human connection, and herself.Ĭhristie Tate had just been named the top student in her law school class and finally had her eating disorder under control.

'Real transformation is not for the faint of heart, and in these pages Christie Tate captures her evolution in all its misery and hilarity, along with the beauty of bearing witness to one another as we grow.' Sarah Hepola

This book will save lives' Lidia Yuknavitch 'This book will remind you how to come back to yourself even when you want to give up, make you laugh, make you cry, help you breathe. This is a deliciously compelling read, and an intimate journey through the daring, exhilarating, painful, and hilarious journey that is group therapy - a process that breaks you down, and then reassembles you so that all the pieces finally fit. And as she keeps sharing her thoughts and feelings and listens to the others doing the same, her life slowly begins to change. This means telling a group of strangers everything - about her struggle with bulimia, her failed sex life, her overwhelming sense of loneliness and acute longing for a relationship. So why is she driving through Chicago fantasising about her own death?ĭesperate, she joins Dr Rosen's psychotherapy group, and through his unconventional methods, he challenges everything she thought she knew, about herself and others. 'All of your secrets are going to come out.'Ĭhristie Tate has just been named the top student in her law school class and seems to finally have got her eating disorder under control.

'What's going to happen to me when I start group?' In turn she finds human connection, and herself. A guarded young lawyer reluctantly joins a psychotherapy group where she has to share her innermost thoughts with six complete strangers. Lisa Taddeo, New York Times bestselling author of Three Womenįor fans of Three Women and Everything I Know About Love comes arefreshingly original memoir about self-discovery, loneliness and love. It will make you want to get better, whatever better means for you.'

'This unrestrained memoir is a transporting experience and one of the most startlingly hopeful books I have ever read. 'Every page of this incredible memoir by Christie Tate had me thinking, 'I wish I had read this book when I was 25. Click here to purchase from Rakuten Kobo A REESE'S BOOK CLUB PICK

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