Reviews tagging 'Body shaming'

Good Morning Monster: Five Heroic Journeys to Recovery by Catherine Gildiner

21 reviews

eap5790's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Body shaming, Bullying, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Incest, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, and Violence

michellebub's review against another edition

emotional informative inspiring slow-paced

2.75

CHECK THE TRIGGER WARININGS

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Body shaming, Child abuse, Confinement, Deadnaming, Eating disorder, Incest, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Xenophobia, Religious bigotry, Suicide attempt, and Abandonment

Moderate: Vomit

Minor: Transphobia

ambeda's review against another edition

inspiring reflective tense medium-paced

4.0

I also appreciate case reports/case studies in a psychodynamic perspective, and this is no different. While the traumatic events these patients/clients experienced aren't given in every graphic detail, big content warning on different types of traumas. Not a lighthearted read but if you've ever provided psychodynamic therapy you can appreciate this. Also if you've ever benefited from therapy, this may also offer some interesting insights. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Child abuse, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, and Death of parent

There is also some transphobic comments made by a patient (likely a different personality, but still said) and when the therapist reflects the statements back with an interpretation, it also reads a s transphobic and could be triggering to some.

alleemartin's review against another edition

emotional hopeful reflective sad medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body shaming, Bullying, Cancer, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Incest, Infidelity, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Gaslighting, Abandonment, and Alcohol

katiejohns's review against another edition

challenging emotional informative inspiring reflective sad tense medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body shaming, Bullying, Cancer, Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Incest, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Grief, Suicide attempt, Abandonment, and Injury/Injury detail

florapants84's review against another edition

dark emotional informative reflective sad medium-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Animal death, Body shaming, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Cursing, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Incest, Infidelity, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Grief, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Gaslighting, Abandonment, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

sarahkate22's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring fast-paced

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Incest, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Toxic relationship, Forced institutionalization, Grief, and Abandonment

Moderate: Animal death, Body shaming, Cancer, Infidelity, Vomit, Religious bigotry, and Car accident

botanicalprofanity's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad tense

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Body shaming, Bullying, Cancer, Child abuse, Confinement, Deadnaming, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Incest, Mental illness, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Transphobia, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Kidnapping, Grief, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Gaslighting, Abandonment, and Colonisation

megbooks02's review against another edition

emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad tense medium-paced

5.0

“Therapy is a matter of getting your unconscious to stop controlling your conscious mind. Effective therapy is about lowering your defenses so that you can deal with the issues that arise in your life.”

This was a really great read! Although I found Good Morning, Monster lacking a little at times because it primarily focuses on psychoanalytic/psychodynamic approaches, it was still very well done! Dr. Gild is incredibly insightful, and there are so many good reminders about therapy in this unputdownable book!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Animal cruelty, Body shaming, Bullying, Cancer, Child abuse, Chronic illness, Confinement, Domestic abuse, Eating disorder, Incest, Infidelity, Mental illness, Racism, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Police brutality, Grief, Suicide attempt, and Death of parent

sleeson's review against another edition

dark emotional informative reflective sad tense fast-paced

3.75

 I savor all of the books that have been coming out lately surrounding therapy. The therapist’s account on a variety of patients and how they cope is so informative. I love learning about emotions. I am like a sponge every time I read a book like this. All 5 patients in the book were outstanding stories to read. 
Graphic swearing and graphic emotions when patients express their emotions. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Animal cruelty, Body shaming, Bullying, Cancer, Child abuse, Cursing, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Incest, Infidelity, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Suicide attempt, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Gaslighting, Abandonment, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, and Classism