Ranting and Reading Collective discussion

I found this to be a really interesting and well written look at a whole heap of difficult topics to examine.

The book was written in a really engaging and easy to understand way that made it accessible and for the theme of the book to really come through strongly.

The feeling that so many of us could be in the situation of any of her clients just with one or two minor changes of events in our lives was really powerful, the attempt to make us instantly question anyone called "evil" in the press was well made, but had me questioning if I could get there - all the empathy I could be walked through with her clients I can't quite seem to apply when I think about the murder of Sarah Everard or Brianna Ghey. I would like to think I could extend an element of empathy and understanding, but I am just not that good of a human!

The clear message that as a society we need to do better with mental health services was made abundantly clear, so sad to read the stories where earlier intervention could have made a huge impact and saved lives in the long run. Something that I know our NHS service doesn't have the capacity for, but how exactly we get the case made in the current climate is yet another battle I struggle to see a good result for.

As someone who has experienced sitting in the other seat in a therapy session, it was so intriguing to hear the insights from the other side.

Kind of scared to read this. Not sure that's the right word but definitely an apprehension about it. Topic and theme combined with my usual inability to read non fiction books. But you've made me think it might be doable with this.