Make Some Noise with Andrea Owen

Episode 433: How We Heal Ourselves: Healing with Group Therapy with Christie Tate


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I first met this week’s guest, Christie Tate, at a book festival last year. I quickly realized that since we are on the theme of therapy and healing ourselves, she would be an interesting addition to the series. Christie is a lawyer who wrote about her experience in group therapy and her debut memoir about her adventures in life transformation through group therapy is called Group--How One Therapist and a Circle of Strangers Saved My Life

On paper, Christie explains that her life was great. But inward, she was depressed, lonely, and isolated. She eventually agreed to go to therapy. In this episode, she shares her experience with getting psychologically and emotionally naked in a room of six complete strangers—a psychotherapy group—and how in turn she found human connection, and ultimately, herself. 

You’ll hear:

  • Christie shares what led her to therapy in the first place and shares her journey to group therapy. (6:23)
  • Group therapy: what it’s really like. (8:41)
  • The highs and lows of group therapy. Christie shares one of highs, sharing a food secret with the group and one of her lows which have to do with jealousy about who is getting attention. (17:40)
  • Shining a light on the issue is where the healing begins. (36:00)
  • Insight and advice for those reluctant to go to group therapy. (40:55)
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