My Therapist Says: Advice You Should Probably (Not) Follow
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Summary
From the team behind the super-popular Instagram @MyTherapistSays comes this humorous guide that chronicles the exhausting task of navigating the daily， anxiety-ridden struggle that we fondly call life。 Including hilarious memes MTS is known and loved for， along with checklists， prompts， questions from readers， and more， My Therapist Says is the guide you need to achieve your goals， one wrong turn at a time。
Have you ever wanted something， pursued it （albeit not quite as gracefully as you would’ve hoped）， failed， and then genuinely asked yourself the question， “Am I delusional？” Well， that’s how I began penning this magnum opus。 Like the Buddhist’s have their Tripitaka， you have 。 。 。 moi。 And my therapist， though it’s unlikely she’ll admit this in public。 On the receiving end of one ghosting session？ Needing a way to leave a work function without looking like a buzzkill？ Having a hard time developing amnesia about your last relationship？ Fear not， as I cover everything from circumstantial etiquette to blissful delusion when necessary。
So， grab a pen， a box of tissues， a glass of wine， and your bestie， because sh*t is about to get real。 And remember， be yourself， be kind， and all that jazz， unless you’re a Susan*。 If that’s the case， try to be literally anyone else。 Ugh， my therapist hates that I wrote that。
*Susan: Noun and verb。 Unpleasant， annoying， and delusional， the Susan is somebody who is literally awful in every way， is liked by no one， but has no clue， no matter how many open clues you give her。 If you roll your eyes at this， you’re probably a Susan。 Uses: Susaning， Susanism。
Have you ever wanted something， pursued it （albeit not quite as gracefully as you would’ve hoped）， failed， and then genuinely asked yourself the question， “Am I delusional？” Well， that’s how I began penning this magnum opus。 Like the Buddhist’s have their Tripitaka， you have 。 。 。 moi。 And my therapist， though it’s unlikely she’ll admit this in public。 On the receiving end of one ghosting session？ Needing a way to leave a work function without looking like a buzzkill？ Having a hard time developing amnesia about your last relationship？ Fear not， as I cover everything from circumstantial etiquette to blissful delusion when necessary。
So， grab a pen， a box of tissues， a glass of wine， and your bestie， because sh*t is about to get real。 And remember， be yourself， be kind， and all that jazz， unless you’re a Susan*。 If that’s the case， try to be literally anyone else。 Ugh， my therapist hates that I wrote that。
*Susan: Noun and verb。 Unpleasant， annoying， and delusional， the Susan is somebody who is literally awful in every way， is liked by no one， but has no clue， no matter how many open clues you give her。 If you roll your eyes at this， you’re probably a Susan。 Uses: Susaning， Susanism。
Reviews
Caroline
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Not a fan of this book at all。 It describes people and situations in an overly generalizing and stereotyping way to a point that it actually made me mad。 The only positive thing I’ll say about this is that it was a fast and easy read due to how simplistic it was written， or maybe it was fast because I forced myself to just finish it already so I could move on to better and more fun books。
Silvia
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"At this point I'm overthinking my overthinking。"Maybe it was actually a 2。5 rating but I feel generous。I follow the Instagram account and the memes make me crack， so when I saw they wrote a book I said why not。It's a fun-and-games kind of book， one that you know you read for the easy laughter。 There is also some of what I think is supposed to be real life advice in there among all the jokes， but I think it's aimed more to a younger public。 I find it difficult for mature adults to actually rela "At this point I'm overthinking my overthinking。"Maybe it was actually a 2。5 rating but I feel generous。I follow the Instagram account and the memes make me crack， so when I saw they wrote a book I said why not。It's a fun-and-games kind of book， one that you know you read for the easy laughter。 There is also some of what I think is supposed to be real life advice in there among all the jokes， but I think it's aimed more to a younger public。 I find it difficult for mature adults to actually relate to anything written in here。Overall it was an ok read， and I loved the illustrations。 I would say if you are looking for an easy laugh， you can just follow the Instagram account for free， though。"Will this matter in five years？ If no， chill the fuck out。"-Seguo l'account Instagram di Mytherapistsays e quando ho visto che avevano scritto un libro mi sono detta perché no？ In fondo i meme e l'Instagram mi fanno divertire un sacco di solito。E' uno di quei libri che leggi solo perché sai ti farà ridere senza lasciarti davvero nulla。 Ci sono anche parti pensate più come veri consigli di vita， ma onestamente penso che solo il pubblico più giovane possa davvero immedesimarsi e prenderli sul serio。 Se hai più di diciannove / vent'anni la vedo difficile。Tutto sommato è stato un libro facile e scorrevole， non mi ha dato molto ma le illustrazioni erano bellissime。 Se volete solo ridere però vi consiglio di seguire l'account Instagram che fate prima ed è pure gratis。 。。。more
Katie
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If you follow the Instagram account， you will enjoy this book！
Sydney Pruett
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Honestly， I was disappointed。 The book had some funny moments， but overall was just full of vague generalizations and stereotypes。 It did not feel very open or inclusive - only male/female heterosexual stories and advice were listed （no LGBTQI+ mentions in the book or its advice）， stereotypical gender roles， lumping people into groups。 It made similar jokes over and over， so I kind of felt like I was reading the same thing multiple times， just phrased differently。 It also wasn’t edited well， whi Honestly， I was disappointed。 The book had some funny moments， but overall was just full of vague generalizations and stereotypes。 It did not feel very open or inclusive - only male/female heterosexual stories and advice were listed （no LGBTQI+ mentions in the book or its advice）， stereotypical gender roles， lumping people into groups。 It made similar jokes over and over， so I kind of felt like I was reading the same thing multiple times， just phrased differently。 It also wasn’t edited well， which is a pet peeve of mine。 This book had potential to be so much more than it is。 。。。more
Sally
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When I bought this I had no idea that it was an Instagram page nor did I realise who the book was aimed at。 I， like many others who have reviewed it， thought it was genuine thoughts from a person or persons in therapy， and perhaps the thoughts of a therapist themselves。 It isn't。 It's rather a collection of thoughts （possibly from the Instagram page that has gained quite the following） and rather immature life advice from the narrator's point of view， with her therapist's comments interjected in When I bought this I had no idea that it was an Instagram page nor did I realise who the book was aimed at。 I， like many others who have reviewed it， thought it was genuine thoughts from a person or persons in therapy， and perhaps the thoughts of a therapist themselves。 It isn't。 It's rather a collection of thoughts （possibly from the Instagram page that has gained quite the following） and rather immature life advice from the narrator's point of view， with her therapist's comments interjected in between。 The book itself is gorgeous， the cover and the illustrations throughout absolutely lovely。 However， that doesn't make up for the fact that overall the book is mostly full of 'advice' for girls in their teens or early twenties。 I didn't realise that when I bought it。 I suspect that it would be very well liked by a much younger audience at whom it's clearly aimed。 。。。more
Madara
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So。。。 I kind of， sort of finished this one over a month ago and just kind of sort of forgot to review it。。。 Oooops。。。I'll start with the positives - the book is beautifully illustrated。 And that's pretty much it。。。Before I started reading My Therapist Says: Advice You Should Probably （Not） Follow， I checked out their Instagram page。 There's meme after a meme。 After a meme。 After a meme。。。 I do love a good meme。 But this book。。。 Oh boy。。。 Some things should stay memes。Obviously this is my subject So。。。 I kind of， sort of finished this one over a month ago and just kind of sort of forgot to review it。。。 Oooops。。。I'll start with the positives - the book is beautifully illustrated。 And that's pretty much it。。。Before I started reading My Therapist Says: Advice You Should Probably （Not） Follow， I checked out their Instagram page。 There's meme after a meme。 After a meme。 After a meme。。。 I do love a good meme。 But this book。。。 Oh boy。。。 Some things should stay memes。Obviously this is my subjective opinion of this book and I know a lot of people will love how it's written and the advice it gives。 But the advice in this book is just awful。 And yes， you should NEVER follow this person's advice。 She says so herself！ Book is filled with stereotypes and made me roll my eyes。 I'm all for ranty and sarcastic writing style but this was not enjoyable。Review copy provided by the publisher and NetGalley in exchange for an honest review。 。。。more
Laila
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I received a copy of this book to review Dr Netgalley。 Thank you for the opportunity。A light hearted， fun read， perfect for those looking for a book to pick up at any page and at any time to read。 There is plenty of humor and laughter in this book as well as some more gravity filled moments。 On the whole， a good read。
Maddie
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What a funny read！ I have followed the My Therapist Says account for years， and this book is their instagram account brought to life in a highly entertaining way。 This book would be a perfect gift for friends， and would make a great coffee table book as well。 I loved how My Therapist says covered a variety of topics from relationships， to friendships， to "adulting，" all in a hilarious way that really felt relatable to the audience。 What a funny read！ I have followed the My Therapist Says account for years， and this book is their instagram account brought to life in a highly entertaining way。 This book would be a perfect gift for friends， and would make a great coffee table book as well。 I loved how My Therapist says covered a variety of topics from relationships， to friendships， to "adulting，" all in a hilarious way that really felt relatable to the audience。 。。。more
Bretta Williams
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My Therapist Says is a fun， humorous look at advice。Along with the not so great relatable advice you would expect from a friend or co-worker， you get the professional opinion of a therapist。 The expert advice and take on a situation。It is a quick book that doesn’t have to be read in page order。 I also really enjoyed the aesthetic of the book。 The lists and graphics went well with the theme of the book。All together I think this would be a great gifting book。 It is a mixture of a self help/advice My Therapist Says is a fun， humorous look at advice。Along with the not so great relatable advice you would expect from a friend or co-worker， you get the professional opinion of a therapist。 The expert advice and take on a situation。It is a quick book that doesn’t have to be read in page order。 I also really enjoyed the aesthetic of the book。 The lists and graphics went well with the theme of the book。All together I think this would be a great gifting book。 It is a mixture of a self help/advice book and entertainment book。 It is funny and sarcastic with useful information。 *I received this book from Netgalley and Quarto Publishing Group- Rock Point in exchange for my honest review 。。。more
Jennifer
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This was very funny， smart， and the artwork was cute。 If you follow this account， be sure to read this！
joyce w。 laudon
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Some readers will know that My Therapist Says is not only the title of this book but， in addition， something that can be followed on Instagram。 Readers should know that this is a somewhat tongue in cheek title and not straight advice。 Once readers know that， they may find it to be an enjoyable read。The book is divided into a number of sections。 A few of these include Am I a CEO yet？; You Can’t Leave， You’re My Only Friend; and Mom！ The Meatloaf！。This title should appeal to those who enjoy My The Some readers will know that My Therapist Says is not only the title of this book but， in addition， something that can be followed on Instagram。 Readers should know that this is a somewhat tongue in cheek title and not straight advice。 Once readers know that， they may find it to be an enjoyable read。The book is divided into a number of sections。 A few of these include Am I a CEO yet？; You Can’t Leave， You’re My Only Friend; and Mom！ The Meatloaf！。This title should appeal to those who enjoy My Therapist Says on Instagram。 It was not really for me though。Many thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for this title。 All opinions are my own。 。。。more
Melanie Jo
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I follow this page on IG and its one of my favorites。 This book was quirky and just as funny。 Although I did feel like it was rushed at times and it could have had more enjoyable content。 But all in all， very enjoyable for any fan。Thank you Netgalley， the author and publisher for the ARC in exchange for an honest review。
Valerie
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Meh"（。。。） if you take anything away from any part of this book， it's that you need to enjoy the life you have， because tomorrow， as we've seen， isn't guaranteed。 Our lives are our own， so make your poor choices， laugh at your misfortune， learn to have fun in even the most ridiculous situations， because when you're looking back on these years later in life， you'll want to be able to say that you did it all， without fear of failure or judgment。"This book is written by the creators of the "My thera Meh"（。。。） if you take anything away from any part of this book， it's that you need to enjoy the life you have， because tomorrow， as we've seen， isn't guaranteed。 Our lives are our own， so make your poor choices， laugh at your misfortune， learn to have fun in even the most ridiculous situations， because when you're looking back on these years later in life， you'll want to be able to say that you did it all， without fear of failure or judgment。"This book is written by the creators of the "My therapist says" instagram account。 It is written in first person form in the voice of a girl， giving advice on life， relationships， jobs and friends。 Her therapist sometimes chimes in as well。 The tone of the book is kept light， sometimes funny or sarcastic。 I know the instagram account， which is mostly memes， and thought this book might be a fun read。 The book is an easy， sometimes fun read and did make me laugh from time to time。 However， I constantly felt too old for this book or this sort of advice。 The book seems to be marketed for women in their early to mid twenties or even late teens。 Also， it feels like the authors sometimes tried too hard to be funny。 So， even though I was hoping to enjoy this book， it is not my cup of tea！ 。。。more
Leslie
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Thanks to NetGalley and Quarto Publishing for this delightfully helpful （and hilarious） book。I was not familiar with the Instagram account， but I will definitely be following it now。 This book has advice， sure， but there are also excellent memes， thought-provoking lists， and questions to spark thought in the reader。 Plus， commentary on how said therapist rolls their eyes， shakes their head， and practically begs the reader not to take some of the tongue-in-cheek advice。If you’re a fan of the Inst Thanks to NetGalley and Quarto Publishing for this delightfully helpful （and hilarious） book。I was not familiar with the Instagram account， but I will definitely be following it now。 This book has advice， sure， but there are also excellent memes， thought-provoking lists， and questions to spark thought in the reader。 Plus， commentary on how said therapist rolls their eyes， shakes their head， and practically begs the reader not to take some of the tongue-in-cheek advice。If you’re a fan of the Instagram account， or just love infusing humor into even he darkest parts of humanity， this book is for you。 I have struggled with anxiety and the mental effects of chronic pain for years， and anything that can help me see some of those things in a lighter way is a-ok in my book。 Plus， there are gems of wisdom in between the sardonic humor。It’s out now if you are so inclined， so check it out via your fav， local bookstore or request through your library。 。。。more
Angeline
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I love this book！
Niamh Burnett （Mrsbookburney）
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📖 Book Reviews 📖 My Therapist Says。。Published 6th October 2020Thank you to Quarto Publishing Group， the author and @netgalley for a copy of this book， in exchange for an honest review。I enjoyed this book， I thought it was fun， quirky and took it as very tongue in cheek （I wasn’t aware of the Instagram page beforehand）。 I thought the checklists were a good addition， however I did find it a little childish in parts and would probably be appreciated by a much younger audience。#quartopublishinggroup 📖 Book Reviews 📖 My Therapist Says。。Published 6th October 2020Thank you to Quarto Publishing Group， the author and @netgalley for a copy of this book， in exchange for an honest review。I enjoyed this book， I thought it was fun， quirky and took it as very tongue in cheek （I wasn’t aware of the Instagram page beforehand）。 I thought the checklists were a good addition， however I did find it a little childish in parts and would probably be appreciated by a much younger audience。#quartopublishinggroup #mytherapistsays #bookreviews #bookcommunity #bookstagram #booksofinstagram #bookblog 。。。more
Ilana
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Hilarious but also insightful - particularly when it comes to dating。 In other words， don´t always take your therapist seriously， and try to make a little bit of fun of everything。 There are some good tips and ideas hidden under the comic wraps so you better read this book carefully and without skipping anything。 You may realise that sometimes， reading a good book can be better than couple of therapy sessions。 Disclaimer: Book offered by the publisher in exchange for an honest review
Susie
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I thought this was a well-presented book， which had some humour to it。 I think it’s probably very apt at the age range it’s aimed at， but I think I maybe a bit older than the intended audience However， I enjoyed it anyway。 Thank you NetGalley for my complimentary copy in return for my honest review。
Susanne
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I am not able to give an actual review of this book - the PDF of the ARC I received was only viewable on maybe every 27th page or so。 Unfortunately， I received no answer to my repeated mails to the publisher， so can only say that I enjoyed what little I was able to read。 It's catchy and funny， albeit dark and sarcastic。 So not a book on "serious" therapy issues （which is what some apparently expected from the title）。 I am not able to give an actual review of this book - the PDF of the ARC I received was only viewable on maybe every 27th page or so。 Unfortunately， I received no answer to my repeated mails to the publisher， so can only say that I enjoyed what little I was able to read。 It's catchy and funny， albeit dark and sarcastic。 So not a book on "serious" therapy issues （which is what some apparently expected from the title）。 。。。more
Maria
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This book was real funny， telling all my girls about it！ Easy quick read， we all need some lightness in 2020❤️
Jen Farmer
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I received an advanced copy and I was pleasantly surprised！ I’m typically not one to write reviews but I really felt like I had to say something with this book- it was SO funny！ I’m definitely not the age demographic and even I was caught off guard at how on point and informative the advice was。 I would give this to my daughter， my best friend， HECK THE WHOLE family for Christmas！ It’s really great to see uplifting， positive things for young women out there right now。 Thank you to my therapist s I received an advanced copy and I was pleasantly surprised！ I’m typically not one to write reviews but I really felt like I had to say something with this book- it was SO funny！ I’m definitely not the age demographic and even I was caught off guard at how on point and informative the advice was。 I would give this to my daughter， my best friend， HECK THE WHOLE family for Christmas！ It’s really great to see uplifting， positive things for young women out there right now。 Thank you to my therapist said。 You guys rock！ 。。。more
Steve
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I've come across memes from My Therapist Says before but was not a follower of the account until now。 I got early access to the book and wasn't sure if it would be for me at first but was very pleasantly surprised！！Really funny book overall and well written！ I found the topics interesting and the stories were well told。 While not all the advice in the book should be taken seriously， I do think that it helped me gain some real insights into how women think。 Even though it's satire， I think they d I've come across memes from My Therapist Says before but was not a follower of the account until now。 I got early access to the book and wasn't sure if it would be for me at first but was very pleasantly surprised！！Really funny book overall and well written！ I found the topics interesting and the stories were well told。 While not all the advice in the book should be taken seriously， I do think that it helped me gain some real insights into how women think。 Even though it's satire， I think they did a good job at destigmatizing a lot of mental health issues that are prevalent， now more than ever。 As someone who struggles with anxiety， I felt very understood and connected to the authors。 Loved the book and hope they release more soon！ 。。。more
Paula
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I had a difficult time finishing My Therapist Says。 I almost set the book aside when reading the long， very long， acknowledgments page and introduction。 While I found the writing style of the author funny， I wanted more depth in the advice。Even though I was not a fan of this book， My Therapist Says probably has a good audience with a younger generation。#MyTherapistSays #NetGalley
zhane
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1/5 stars！I voluntarily read and reviewed an advanced copy of this book from the publisher via NetGalley。 All thoughts and opinions are my own。The only good thing I got from this book is that there's an eye-pleasing color scheme inside。 The rest is just so disappointing。 I thought I'm going to read the next Maybe You Should Talk to Someone， but surprise， I just got annoyed while reading this book。 The content is totally not what I expected。 I expect a lot more insights from the therapist themsel 1/5 stars！I voluntarily read and reviewed an advanced copy of this book from the publisher via NetGalley。 All thoughts and opinions are my own。The only good thing I got from this book is that there's an eye-pleasing color scheme inside。 The rest is just so disappointing。 I thought I'm going to read the next Maybe You Should Talk to Someone， but surprise， I just got annoyed while reading this book。 The content is totally not what I expected。 I expect a lot more insights from the therapist themselves， but what I got is just a bunch of stories I didn't care to know about。 I also didn't like the writing at all。 Such a waste of potential to become a good book。 。。。more
Anna
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If you’re a fan of My Therapist Says you’ll love this book！ It is targeted at an audience that is navigating dating and relationships and gives fun， snarky， yet down to Earth advice。 A quick fun read！
Layla Perrasucci
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I've been following the MyTherapistSays instagram account for years and was so excited to find out they have a book。 Thank god I got my hands on it because I was HOWLING with every page turn。 Literally laughed out loud so many times， my husband started to get annoyed with me whilst he was working from home。 The advice is meant to be tongue-in-cheek， like the bad advice your bestie gives you after a few tequila shots。 I love when the therapist steps in as well and tells the writer to chill。 There I've been following the MyTherapistSays instagram account for years and was so excited to find out they have a book。 Thank god I got my hands on it because I was HOWLING with every page turn。 Literally laughed out loud so many times， my husband started to get annoyed with me whilst he was working from home。 The advice is meant to be tongue-in-cheek， like the bad advice your bestie gives you after a few tequila shots。 I love when the therapist steps in as well and tells the writer to chill。 There's also some really fun meme-like illustrations and interactive pages （checklists， diary pages etc。） Whatever you do， don't take this book too seriously- it's satire！ I will definitely be recommending this book to all my girls and will be ordering some copies for a fun easy Christmas gift！ Love it！ 。。。more
Kate Henderson
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Not at all what I expected。 Very different from what was advertised。I really did not like this book。 I didn't find it funny。 I found it to be very flippant， and disrespectful。After struggling with my own mental health previously， I don't think this book does any good for promoting mental health。I do not recommend whatsoever， and am surprised this book has even been published！！ Not at all what I expected。 Very different from what was advertised。I really did not like this book。 I didn't find it funny。 I found it to be very flippant， and disrespectful。After struggling with my own mental health previously， I don't think this book does any good for promoting mental health。I do not recommend whatsoever， and am surprised this book has even been published！！ 。。。more
Vicky
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I was not a total fan of the book， but I thought parts of it were hilarious。 I had no clue who was writing the book or that it was a take off from a group of friends from Instagram。 I have since got onto the Instagram page and have found it to be a little bit more humorous。 I have a daughter who is a therapist and had her look the book over and she was also not overly impressed with some of the characterizations。 However， it is a group’s viewpoint。I did like the graphics of the book and the over I was not a total fan of the book， but I thought parts of it were hilarious。 I had no clue who was writing the book or that it was a take off from a group of friends from Instagram。 I have since got onto the Instagram page and have found it to be a little bit more humorous。 I have a daughter who is a therapist and had her look the book over and she was also not overly impressed with some of the characterizations。 However， it is a group’s viewpoint。I did like the graphics of the book and the overall look of the book。 It was not exactly what I was expecting from the excerpt depicting what the book was going to be about。I received an advanced copy from NetGalley and these are my willingly given thoughts and opinions。 。。。more
Jennifer Grant
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As a follower of the My Therapist Says Instagram account， I was excited to review this book。 What was most interesting is that it’s written from the perspective of one person， but a group of sisters wrote it together。 The pages are easy to read quickly and skimmable。 I like the interactiveness， the color， and overall aesthetic。 The book is humorous and relatable but still touches on some important topics and gets you thinking。 I think this is a good fit for a Millenial or Gen Zer but I’m not sur As a follower of the My Therapist Says Instagram account， I was excited to review this book。 What was most interesting is that it’s written from the perspective of one person， but a group of sisters wrote it together。 The pages are easy to read quickly and skimmable。 I like the interactiveness， the color， and overall aesthetic。 The book is humorous and relatable but still touches on some important topics and gets you thinking。 I think this is a good fit for a Millenial or Gen Zer but I’m not sure anyone older would appreciate the style or cultural references。 Thank you to NetGalley， the authors， and the publisher for this ARC。 。。。more
（a）lyss（a）
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