{"product_id":"good-morning-monster-1","title":"Good Morning, Monster","description":"As seen on Good Morning America's SEPTEMBER 2020 READING LIST and FAVORITE BOOKS OF 2020!\n\n\"We need to read stories about folks who have been through hell and kept going... Fascinating.\" ―Glennon Doyle, A Favorite Book of 2020 on Good Morning America\n\n\"Gildiner is nothing short of masterful―as 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.\" ―Lori Gottlieb, New York Times bestselling author of Maybe You Should Talk to Someone\n\nIn this fascinating narrative, therapist Catherine Gildiner’s presents five of what she calls her most heroic and memorable patients. Among them: a successful, first generation Chinese immigrant musician suffering sexual dysfunction; a young woman whose father abandoned her at age nine with her younger siblings in an isolated cottage in the depth of winter; and a glamorous workaholic whose narcissistic, negligent mother greeted her each morning of her childhood with \"Good morning, Monster.\"\n\nEach 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.\n\nAs in such recent classics as The Glass Castle and Educated, 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. Good Morning, Monster 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\u003eASIN: 1250878330\u003cbr\u003eVSKU: DBV.1250878330.A\u003cbr\u003eCondition: Acceptable\u003cbr\u003eAuthor\/Artist:Gildiner, Catherine\u003cbr\u003eBinding: Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNote:\u003c\/b\u003e Any images shown are stock photographs and product may differ from what is shown.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition Notes\u003c\/b\u003e: This copy has clearly been enjoyed—expect noticeable shelf wear and some minor creases to the cover. Binding is strong, and all pages are legible. May contain previous library markings or stamps.  \u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Dream Books Co.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41537758593082,"sku":"DBV.1250878330.A","price":16.33,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/6011\/0138\/files\/1250878330-0_26b5f75d-5716-46cc-ba4d-981a06e65999.jpg?v=1784341513","url":"https:\/\/shop.dreambooksco.com\/products\/good-morning-monster-1","provider":"Dream Books Co.","version":"1.0","type":"link"}