{"product_id":"group-how-one-therapist-and-a-circle-of-strangers-saved-my-life-9781982154622","title":"Group: How One Therapist and a Circle of Strangers Saved My Life","description":"\u003cb\u003eA REESE'S BOOK CLUB PICK * \u003ci\u003eNEW YORK TIMES \u003c\/i\u003eBESTSELLER\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe refreshingly original and \"startlingly hopeful\" (Lisa Taddeo) debut memoir of an over-achieving young lawyer who reluctantly agrees to group therapy and gets psychologically and emotionally naked in a room of six complete strangers--and finds human connection, and herself.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eChristie Tate had just been named the top student in her law school class and finally had her eating disorder under control. Why then was she driving through Chicago fantasizing about her own death? Why was she envisioning putting an end to the isolation and sadness that still plagued her despite her achievements? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eEnter Dr. Rosen, a therapist who calmly assures her that if she joins one of his psychotherapy groups, he can transform her life. All she has to do is show up and be honest. About everything--her eating habits, childhood, sexual history, etc. Christie is skeptical, insisting that that she is defective, beyond cure. But Dr. Rosen issues a nine-word prescription that will change everything: \"You don't need a cure. You need a witness.\" \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSo begins her entry into the strange, terrifying, and ultimately life-changing world of group therapy. Christie is initially put off by Dr. Rosen's outlandish directives, but as her defenses break down and she comes to trust Dr. Rosen and to depend on the sessions and the prescribed nightly phone calls with various group members, she begins to understand what it means to connect. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Often hilarious, and ultimately very touching\" (\u003ci\u003ePeople\u003c\/i\u003e), \u003ci\u003eGroup\u003c\/i\u003e is \"a wild ride\" (\u003ci\u003eThe Boston Globe\u003c\/i\u003e), and with Christie as our guide, we are given a front row seat to the daring, exhilarating, painful, and hilarious journey that is group therapy--an under-explored process that breaks you down, and then reassembles you so that all the pieces finally fit.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Christie Tate\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Avid Reader Press \/ Simon \u0026amp; Schuster\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/01\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 304\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.65lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.30h x 5.40w x 0.80d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781982154622\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eChristie Tate is the author of the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestseller \u003ci\u003eGroup\u003c\/i\u003e, which was a Reese's Book Club selection. She has been published in \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Washington Post\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e Chicago Tribune\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e McSweeney's Internet Tendency\u003c\/i\u003e, and elsewhere, and she lives in Chicago with her family.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"booksdeli.com","offers":[{"title":"Christie Tate \/ Paperback \/ English","offer_id":47598559297693,"sku":"9781982154622","price":37.97,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0619\/5648\/9373\/files\/img_bf75acef-cbca-4cf0-818d-cad557fe1996.jpg?v=1769516119","url":"https:\/\/booksdeli.com\/products\/group-how-one-therapist-and-a-circle-of-strangers-saved-my-life-9781982154622","provider":"booksdeli.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}