by Brett Kahr
First published 2019
A psychologist's memoir peels back the curtain on the hidden traumas buried in his patients' psyches. Kahr recounts the shocking and deeply personal stories that have unfolded within the walls of his consulting room, from suicidal patients to those haunted by childhood abuse. As he navigates these fraught, high-stakes cases, Kahr must grapple with his own professional and personal demons. At the emotional core lies Kahr's own reckoning with the weight of bearing witness to such profound suffering, and the resilience required to help his patients find healing.
Genres: psychology, mental-health, biography-memoir, psychoanalysis
Vibes: dark, intimate, thought-provoking
Tropes: emotional-journey, gritty
272 pages · Paperback
Content warnings: abuse, mental-illness, suicide