![]() ![]() 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.ġ.4" H x 9.3" L x 6.1" W (1.3 lbs) 368 pages, hardcover. Gildiner's account of her journeys with them is moving, insightful, and sometimes very funny. As 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. 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. If you only ever take one of my recommendations, let this be it. ![]() It’s a New York Times Bestseller & MY GOD it didn’t disappoint. A little backstory: When Glennon Doyle came on the podcast she told me about Good Morning, Monster. 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." Each patient presents a mystery, one that will only be unpacked over years. Good Morning, Monster: From Book To Podcast. ![]() In this fascinating narrative, therapist Catherine Gildiner's presents five of what she calls her most heroic and memorable patients. ![]()
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