{"product_id":"good-morning-monster-a-therapist-shares-four-heroic-stories-of-emotional-recovery-9781250480798","title":"Good Morning, Monster: A Therapist Shares Four Heroic Stories of Emotional Recovery","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAs seen on \u003ci\u003eGood Morning America's \u003c\/i\u003eSEPTEMBER 2020 READING LIST and FAVORITE BOOKS OF 2020!\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"We need to read stories about folks who have been through hell and kept going... Fascinating.\" \u003c\/b\u003e--\u003cb\u003eGlennon Doyle, A Favorite Book of 2020 on \u003ci\u003eGood Morning America\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Gildiner is nothing short of masterful--\u003cb\u003eas both a therapist and writer. In these pages, she has gorgeously captured both the privilege of being given access to the inner chambers of people's lives, and the meaning that comes from watching them grow into the selves they were meant to be.\" \u003c\/b\u003e--\u003cb\u003eLori Gottlieb, \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eMaybe You Should Talk to Someone\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn this fascinating narrative, therapist Catherine Gildiner's presents four of what she calls her most heroic and memorable patients. Among them: a successful, first generation Chinese immigrant musician suffering sexual dysfunction and a glamorous workaholic whose narcissistic, negligent mother greeted her each morning of her childhood with \"Good morning, Monster.\" \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Each patient presents a mystery, one that will only be unpacked over years. They seek Gildiner's help to overcome an immediate challenge in their lives, but discover that the source of their suffering has been long buried. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e As in such recent classics as \u003ci\u003eThe Glass Castle\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eEducated\u003c\/i\u003e, each patient embodies self-reflection, stoicism, perseverance, and forgiveness as they work unflinchingly to face the truth. Gildiner's account of her journeys with them is moving, insightful, and sometimes very funny. \u003ci\u003eGood Morning Monster\u003c\/i\u003e offers an almost novelistic, behind-the-scenes look into the therapist's office, illustrating how the process can heal even the most unimaginable wounds.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e St. Martin's Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/23\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781250480798\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 304\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.00lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.25h x 6.12w x 1.00d","brand":"Catherine Gildiner","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52537502957749,"sku":"9781250480798","price":28.05,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_83b6f535-d662-4bb8-8d74-da3f23aa85d6.jpg?v=1779169842","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/good-morning-monster-a-therapist-shares-four-heroic-stories-of-emotional-recovery-9781250480798","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}