The group

Recognizing your own feelings and allowing yourself to express them can be a difficult and painful process, but Christie Tate shows in The Group that this journey doesn't have to be lonely.

To outsiders, Christie Tate's life seemed to be on the right track: at 26, she was the top student in her law school class, and her biggest problem, an eating disorder, had long since subsided. But if this were true, why couldn't she stand feeling lonely and inadequate? Why did she think so often about her own death?

While talking to a friend, she heard about Dr. Jonathan Rosen. The Harvard-trained psychiatrist advocated a group therapy approach based on radical honesty. By agreeing to join Dr. Rosen's therapy group, she would have to reveal her disorders, childhood trauma, and disastrous relationship history to strangers.

By joining an unconventional therapy group, governed by the radical honesty that every participant agrees to follow, Tate discovered more about her emotions and found connection with others and herself. Moving and humorous, The Group is a true story that guides us through this emotional journey that breaks and rebuilds each member until their pieces fit together again.

“Every page of The Group makes me want to go back in time and read this book when I was 25. It would have helped me so much! […] We need support in good times and bad. Share this book with the people you love.” — Reese Witherspoon

“The struggle and the desire to love and be loved shape Tate's story, which cuts to the chase as she questions her own limitations and deepest desires, no matter where it leads.” — The New York Times

“It takes courage to bare your soul to a therapist, and even more so to do so in front of strangers. In The Group , Tate takes us on a journey—exciting and funny, surprising and redemptive—that proves the power of our relationships.” —Lori Gottlieb, author of Maybe You Should Talk to Someone

“A breathtaking and surprisingly hopeful experience.” — Lisa Taddeo, author of Three Women