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Good Morning, Monster: A Therapist Shares Five Heroic Stories of Emotional Recovery

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Given that fragmentation refers to bits and pieces of missing psychological skills, it’s a wonder all of us don’t merit the diagnosis. Gildiner’s subject is heroism — writ large and with poignant specificity in five unforgettable patients’ lives . Had it not been for a friends recommendation I never would have thought to try another book on psychology. With delicacy and exploration, Gildiner shares her experiences as well as her misguided notions of each patient. Gildiner is a master of shoot-from-the-hip nonfiction — funny, direct and honest about what she sees in others and what she sees in herself.

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unfortunately( just being honest), I did more judging and evaluating ( some of it very positive- some less so). They wanted others to benefit from their experiences, and in that and many other regards, they were, in fact, heroes. If you're going to choose to read this book, realize that it has many things discussed in detail that could be triggering and traumatic. Madeline would try to sneak potato chips into her room between restaurant meals; every morning when she'd round the back servant stairs to the kitchen, hoping for some breakfast before school, her mother would greet her by saying, “Good morning, monster.Gildiner, did the heavy lifting and fought the battle to get to the point where they for the most part conquered their demons and went on to much better lives. I fell prey to the marketing for Group: How One Therapist and a Circle of Strangers Saved My Life, and, for some twisted reason, I actually finished that awful book despite it being one of the most cringey reading experiences I've ever had the displeasure of going through. EXCLUSIVE: Good Morning, Monster, the memoir from Canadian psychologist Catherine Gildiner is being turned in to a podcast series with film and TV adaptations also planned.

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There is Laura, who was abandoned in a cabin as a child and sought to hide that fact from the world as she stepped into the role of parent for her younger siblings. a therapist recounts five of her most fascinating patients, with a focus on how heroic they are for overcoming seemingly insurmountable obstacles. These are heart-wrenching stories of survival; the depiction of lives rising up to be lived despite the insurmountable odds erected against them. A common theme across Gildiner's experiences as a therapist was the necessity of flexibility on the therapist's part.Since reading Maybe You Should Talk to Someone: A Therapist, Her Therapist, and Our Lives Revealed last year, I've been so eager to find something similar. The patients featured in these case studies had intense, extreme issues, some involving shocking levels of child abuse and neglect. This makes Lori Gottlieb’s Maybe You Should Talk To Someone—a book that I enjoyed but that was brought down to a measly three stars by the author’s own inserted story—look like child’s play. The author then explores the nuances of our two-system minds, showing how they perform in various situations.

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Good Morning, Monster (2020) chronicles some of the heroic patients therapist Catherine Gildiner worked with over the course of her practice. There is Peter, the son of immigrants, who was consigned nearly from birth to years spent alone in a room above the family restaurant; years that left him with developmental deficits harsh enough to deny him the intimacy he so required as an adult. It's highly addictive to get core insights on personally relevant topics without repetition or triviality. In introducing their relationship, the author made some narrative decisions that I disagree with, for example deadnaming Jane, and describing Jane's transition using incorrect pronouns.Yet the restaurant meals were never sufficient, since Charlotte would force Madeline to say she wasn't hungry. And so this book is my way of hailing these five conquering heroes, of having them tell their terrifying but rewarding tales. I enjoyed her explanations of certain therapies and theories (which reminded me of all I had studied in college) and how she learned that each patient is different and adapts multiple therapeutic strategies for each person. Peter’s dedication to reconnecting with himself, to facing the reality of his childhood and his mother’s actions, was extremely courageous.

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