Were you surprised to find that Christie could struggle so much with her self-worth given her success? Have you ever felt others’ perception of you did not match your own perception of yourself?Ģ. Christie begins Group by detailing the first time she “wished for death.” She spends the rest of chapter 1 describing the contrasts of her life-an unwitting outsider might assume she has it all, yet internally she struggles with profound loneliness. Rosen’s promise: in order to embrace the messy realities of human connection, she requires not a cure, but a witness.ġ. Baring her soul about everything from her eating disorder to her sexual misadventures, Christie endeavors to believe Dr. Throughout the course of this addictive, painfully funny memoir, Christie grapples with the challenge of radical honesty as well as Dr. Rosen, Christie embarks on the mortifying and revitalizing journey that is group therapy. Bemoaning her inability to be intimate and encouraged by her eccentric therapist, Dr. She also spends the majority of her waking hours daydreaming about her death. She can be reached at: complete Reading Group Guide for GROUP is available from Simon & Schuster.Ĭhristie Tate is a high-achieving workaholic with an apartment in an up-and-coming Chicago neighborhood and the highest-ranking student in her law school class. The information below may be helpful for your book club, but please feel free to reach out to Christie if you would like to schedule a time for her to virtually attend. Christie is happy to support book groups looking to dive deeper into GROUP or B.F.F.
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