Rosen issues a nine-word prescription that will change everything: “You don’t need a cure. Christie is skeptical, insisting that that she is defective, beyond cure. About everything-her eating habits, childhood, sexual history, etc. All she has to do is show up and be honest. Rosen, a therapist who calmly assures her that if she joins one of his psychotherapy groups, he can transform her life. 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?Įnter Dr. 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. “This unrestrained memoir is a transporting experience and one of the most startlingly hopeful books I have ever read.” -Lisa Taddeo, New York Times bestselling author of Three Women “This book is a testament to the power of human connection.” -Reese Witherspoon “O ften hilarious and ultimately very touching. A REESE’S BOOK CLUB PICK AND INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER
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