GOOD MORNING, MONSTER

The most powerful book to date from bestselling, internationally published memoirist, novelist, and psychologist—for fans of Brené Brown, Juliet Samuel's Grief Works, and Henry Marsh's Do No Harm.

In recalling the psychological journeys of her five most memorable patients, whom she considers psychological heroes —a successful but lonely musician; a woman who had to take care of her siblings at the age of 8 after being abandoned by their murderous father; a glamourous workaholic with a cruel, negligent mother, whose morning greeting, “good morning, monster” inspired the title of the book; an Indigenous man who suffered greatly in residential schools; and a woman whose abuse at the hands of her father left her
with a severe personality disorder—Catherine Gildiner shows us the bravery and wonder of everyday life, offering readers insight into how to overcome their own emotional challenges.