![]() ![]() ![]() The two chapters where she recounts this event and the aftermath - first-hand experience with the drowning death of a friend’s father while on vacation in Hawaii - were the strongest and most engaging parts of the novel. ![]() Rosen and the other group members that she was able to fully connect the dots and begin healing. It wasn’t until she began working with Dr. Tate experienced trauma early in life that impacted her in ways she - and other health professionals - didn’t fully understand. Through much of “Group,” I was alternately intrigued and uncomfortable. Rosen and his therapy groups, giving him five years to help her make strong connections with others. She spent much of her teens through mid-30s void of deep attachments, engaging in disordered eating, struggling with suicidal ideation and balancing body dysmorphia and imposter syndrome - all while finishing first in her class at law school and securing a job at a high-profile firm. And, there’s plenty of emblematic (and real) blood here, as Tate recounts decades of mental health challenges. There’s something cathartic in knowing that you’re safe, but you still want to see blood. The premise is akin to rubbernecking past an automobile accident. ![]() Here are the stages of reading/listening to Christie Tate’s voyeuristic memoir about her life in group therapy: ![]()
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