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A review by helenecats
What Women Want: Conversations on Desire, Power, Love and Growth by Maxine Mei-Fung Chung
challenging
emotional
hopeful
informative
inspiring
reflective
sad
medium-paced
5.0
What do you know about psychologists and psychiatrists? I learnt so much by reading What Women Want by Maxine Mei-Fing Chung. This book is a collection of essays about 7 women and their therapy with Maxine - all of them very different. The author has changed various details to preserve the privacy of her clients.
I was absolutely hypnotised by this book, at times angry, other times sad, overall convinced of the need to have open and honest conversations with women around us, of all ages and orientations.
I genuinely don't understand some of the reviews saying that they are none the wiser about what Women Want and that the writing style was confusing. I think this book will be in my 2023 non-fiction favourites. I found it deeply moving, and useful. Whilst I have very limited experienced of therapy myself, I know many people in my family and beyond who benefitted greatly from it.
I also think it is important to have the perspective of a female therapist who is from a mixed background (half white working-class, half-Chinese, born and raised in the UK) as often I picture therapists as older white men.
The stories are all impactful and I will recommend specific ones to my mum and other loved ones.
Thank you so much to @NetGalley @author_maxinemeifungchung @hutchheinemann @penguinrandomhouse for providing me with an ARC for my Kindle in exchange for an honest review.
I was absolutely hypnotised by this book, at times angry, other times sad, overall convinced of the need to have open and honest conversations with women around us, of all ages and orientations.
I genuinely don't understand some of the reviews saying that they are none the wiser about what Women Want and that the writing style was confusing. I think this book will be in my 2023 non-fiction favourites. I found it deeply moving, and useful. Whilst I have very limited experienced of therapy myself, I know many people in my family and beyond who benefitted greatly from it.
I also think it is important to have the perspective of a female therapist who is from a mixed background (half white working-class, half-Chinese, born and raised in the UK) as often I picture therapists as older white men.
The stories are all impactful and I will recommend specific ones to my mum and other loved ones.
Thank you so much to @NetGalley @author_maxinemeifungchung @hutchheinemann @penguinrandomhouse for providing me with an ARC for my Kindle in exchange for an honest review.