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Dzień dobry, potworku. Historie z terapii, które inspirują do walki o samego siebie by Catherine Gildiner

14 reviews

jameyer1216's review against another edition

dark emotional inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Sexual assault, Child abuse, Alcoholism, Animal death, Toxic relationship, Physical abuse, and Drug abuse

alleemartin's review against another edition

emotional hopeful reflective sad medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

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

katiejohns's review against another edition

challenging emotional informative inspiring reflective sad tense medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

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

ali_runs_and_reads's review against another edition

5.0

🎧 Good Morning Monster by Catherine Gildiner

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If you’re looking for a compelling non-fiction book, this is it. Catherine Fildiner is a renowned therapist in Canada. In this book she recounts the story of five different patients who changed her life that she considers a hero. Each section of the book follows one patient from the time they enter therapy until they leave, and then a followup when she talked to them about using their story in this book. She goes to great length to conceal identities and maintain her patient’s anonymity. Each story is different. All start out as someone entering therapy who thinks they’re nothing special, but as their story emerges we see they are incredible resilient people. All have been through hell and back and we see how therapy heals them and allows them to grow and live a fulfilling and meaningful life. It made for a great audiobook. These are not easy stories to hear, but all five of her patients truly are heroes. Trigger warnings abound, so proceed with caution. I got this one from the library, but it is also available on Kindle through Kindle Unlimited. I’ve see Good Morning, Monster compared to the book Maybe You Should Talk To Someone, so I’m putting that one on my list. I don’t think I will ever forget the stories in this book. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Incest, Mental illness, Animal cruelty, Drug abuse, Physical abuse, Child abuse, Gaslighting, Panic attacks/disorders, Confinement, Sexual violence, Emotional abuse, Abandonment, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Torture, Animal death, Rape, Suicide attempt, Self harm, and Pedophilia

nighttidenik's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

4.0

I really enjoyed Maybe You Should Talk to Someone and this had the same vibe. I feel the client stories in this one are more graphic, but not for shock factor. It is made clear that even after tremendous adversity, it is possible to come out the other side. I found myself cheering for people I have never met. Many times I was surprised by my unintentional nodding when relatable feelings were shared. I highly recommend giving it a listen on audiobook! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual violence, Animal cruelty, Violence, Animal death, and Child abuse

Moderate: Addiction and Alcoholism

botanicalprofanity's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad tense

4.0

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Content Warnings

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

lizzythebookworm____'s review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective fast-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Child abuse, Mental illness, Rape, and Suicide attempt

Moderate: Racism and Suicidal thoughts

Minor: Transphobia

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, Incest, Self harm, Sexual assault, Child abuse, Rape, Chronic illness, Confinement, Eating disorder, Grief, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Infidelity, Mental illness, Police brutality, Racism, and Suicide attempt

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

thereadingsaint's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative sad medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Abandonment, Child abuse, and Animal cruelty