I received an ARC of this book with thanks to Houghton Mifflin Harcourt via NetGalley.

This book was such a lovely one to read. A mixture of memoir, health (specifically mental health) and self-help Gottlieb invites us into both her professional and personal worlds. She gives us a deep insight into her career as a therapist and her journey through therapy with her own therapist. She shares stories of several patients that whilst we may not all personally relate to, is easy to wholeheartedly connect to. They were informative to read as well as grounding and enlightening. Each patients progress throughout their therapy graciously provides us with "lessons" that anyone can welcome and incorporate into their own lives.

I truly took a lot from this book that I know I will apply to my day-to-day life. I had a few "aha!" moments whilst reading and I love that this book truly endeavors to normalise therapy. There were heart-warming moments and there were soul-crushing moments, but at the end it reminds you of the kindness of humanity and our ability to connect with the people around us if we're bold enough to take down our walls and let people in. Because nine times out of ten they only want to help us, support us and love us.