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Good Morning, Monster

A Therapist Shares Five Heroic Journeys to Emotional Recovery

Catherine Gildiner

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Question 1 of 6
Why was Peter, a highly successful pianist, initially referred to Catherine Gildiner for therapy?
  • A. He was suffering from severe performance anxiety that threatened his music career.
  • B. He was experiencing erectile dysfunction that had no physical or medical cause.
  • C. He was struggling with repressed anger toward his mother for locking him in an attic.
  • D. He was seeking help to overcome a debilitating fear of enclosed spaces.
Question 2 of 6
What was a crucial realization Peter made regarding his mother's abusive behavior during his childhood?
  • A. She acted out of malice because she resented him for interfering with her restaurant business.
  • B. She was mimicking the exact parenting style she had experienced in her own childhood.
  • C. She was trying to protect him based on her own severe past trauma, though it was still abuse and neglect.
  • D. She suffered from a severe mental illness that made her entirely unaware of his physical presence.
Question 3 of 6
Why did Gildiner initially struggle to make headway in her therapy sessions with Danny, a Cree man?
  • A. Danny's Indigenous culture viewed asking probing questions as interfering and extremely rude.
  • B. Danny refused to speak English during the sessions as a protest against his residential school experience.
  • C. Gildiner insisted on using traditional Indigenous healing methods that Danny was not comfortable with.
  • D. Danny's boss had forced him to attend therapy, making him openly hostile and argumentative.
Question 4 of 6
What action by Gildiner caused Danny to abruptly leave an appointment and disappear for several weeks?
  • A. She suggested he confront the men who ran the residential school.
  • B. She complimented his physical appearance.
  • C. She recommended he start taking antidepressants.
  • D. She told him he needed to harmonize with nature to heal.
Question 5 of 6
How did Madeline's childhood trauma primarily manifest in her adult professional life?
  • A. She became a volatile and abusive boss, mimicking her mother's rampages.
  • B. She deliberately sabotaged her competitors because she felt the world was fundamentally unsafe.
  • C. She refused to sell antiques to families, as it reminded her of her own broken home.
  • D. She experienced unmanageable anxiety and believed her company didn't deserve success, even refusing to let employees fly.
Question 6 of 6
According to the book's final summary, what is a necessary factor for therapy to be successful?
  • A. The therapist must strictly adhere to traditional Western psychotherapy methods.
  • B. The therapist must be flexible and adapt to each unique patient, combined with the patient's own courage.
  • C. The patient must be willing to confront their abusers in person to achieve complete closure.
  • D. The therapist must have experienced similar childhood traumas to effectively relate to the patient.

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Good Morning, Monster Summary & Overview

Good Morning, Monster (2020) chronicles some of the heroic patients therapist Catherine Gildiner worked with over the course of her practice. The patients experienced varied traumatic events and used different techniques in their work with Gildiner. Their stories exemplify the resiliency of the human mind and spirit.

Who Should Listen to Good Morning, Monster?

  • Anyone seeking inspiration from real-life success stories
  • Those curious about the mind’s resilience
  • People wondering how therapy can help transform lives

About the Author: Catherine Gildiner

Catherine Gildiner is a best-selling author who worked for twenty-five years as a clinical psychologist. Her other books include her memoirs Too Close to the Falls (1999), After the Falls (2009), and Coming Ashore (2014).

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