As seen on Good Morning America's SEPTEMBER 2020 READING LIST and FAVORITE BOOKS OF 2020!

'We need to read stories about folks who have been through hell and kept going... Fascinating.' —Glennon Doyle, A Favorite Book of 2020 on Good Morning America

'Gildiner is nothing short of masterful—as both a therapist and writer. In these pages, she has gorgeously captured both the privilege of being given access to the inner chambers of people's lives, and the meaning that comes from watching them grow into the selves they were meant to be.' —Lori Gottlieb, New York Times bestselling author of Maybe You Should Talk to Someone

In this riveting narrative, therapist Catherine Gildiner’s focuses on four former patients who have overcome enormous trauma—people she considers heroes. They include: a successful, first generation Chinese immigrant musician suffering sexual dysfunction and a glamorous workaholic whose narcissistic, negligent mother greeted her each morning of her childhood with 'Good morning, Monster.'

Each patient presents a mystery, one that will only be unpacked over years. They seek Gildiner's help to overcome an immediate challenge in their lives, but discover that the source of their suffering has been long buried. Good Morning Monster offers an almost novelistic, behind-the-scenes look into the therapist's office, illustrating how the process can heal even the most unimaginable wounds.

'Good Morning, Monster allows one the privilege of seeing the therapist-patient relationship as an essentially human interaction.' —JM Coetzee, Winner of the Nobel Prize for Literature

A Macmillan Audio production from St. Martin's Press