Courtney Mitchell

Thank you, Megan Devine

Revisado: 04-05-24

This is the book I started just days after my mother died and my world changed forever. It was so on point that I physically, mentally couldn’t finish it, as I spent the first year mostly in a dissociative state, and Megan’s words always brought me out of that. In the first year, I couldn’t handle it, but I wish I would’ve listened all the way through. This week marks 2 years since I lost my mom, and I just finished the book… and I’ll likely start it over again right away. I feel so much less alone listening to it. I’ve grown into my grief, I’m doing the work to face my intolerable reality and try to find some meaning in my days, without my mom. I can’t recommend this book enough. Thank you.

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As a grieving daughter…

Revisado: 04-02-24

I so deeply related to Jennette’s story… it took me a year between purchasing it and listening, but I knew I wasn’t ready until now. While my mom may not have been abusive in the ways her mom was, we were incredibly codependent and that dynamic began the moment I was born and only got more intense during her 9-year battle with cancer. In every sense, I was “my mother’s daughter,” her “mini me.” I would do anything for her, and she would do anything for me - both to the detriment of our own selves. While I cherish this about our relationship, I too am in recovery to discover who the hell I am, as I seem to have no identity without my mom. I’m lost. I know this isn’t healthy, and I’ve spent the last year trying desperately to “do the work” - face my intolerable reality, take care of myself, process my grief, heal. Jennette’s story is a piece of my healing now, and I know I’ll revisit it time and again when I need comfort or a reminder that I’m not the only one who spent my whole life in pursuit of making others happy, while stifling any of my own wants or needs, only to develop self-destructive habits to cope (my favorite line might be when Jennette is taking shots and says glibly, “I’m so fun.” …ha, I feel ya, girl), and now spending my 30s trying to deprogram the harmful, shame-filled messages that have always controlled my behavior. Jennette is getting through this and showing up for herself, so dangit, I can do the same. Thanks for this book, it’s everything.

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Will be sharing with my loved ones

Revisado: 02-21-24

I have never felt quite so seen and understood as I did listening to this audiobook. Thank you for taking the time to research and put this information, that I know in my bones to be true, into a form that can be digested even by those who are not “sensitive” and who believe claiming to be a highly sensitive person is akin to claiming to be a fortune teller or psychic.

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I was supposed to hear this

Revisado: 02-12-24

I really connected with this and spent the last 4 episodes crying (note, I’m also an attorney (closeted creative), mid-30s, dealing with complex grief, on my IC healing journey, etc)… so I could be biased, but I think it’s worth every minute. I’m so glad Susan Cain quit practicing law and started writing from her heart. To imagine not having her voice regarding issues like bittersweetness and grief- how lonely I think I’d feel. I will be restarting this tomorrow so I can pause and respond to more of the journal prompts throughout. I know there’s a lot to say and catharsis to be had if I’d just slow down enough to put my feelings to paper.

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Real deal

Revisado: 01-01-24

As an ADHD 30-something female whose signature scent from ages 15-22 was the original Paris Hilton, and who is currently working through my own past trauma on my healing journey …. Paris is legit. The realest. I listened to this audiobook in less than 2 days, I didn’t realize I’d relate to her as much as I do. I feel so seen, so understood. I wish more people (the ones who just don’t get it, don’t care to) would give this a listen/read. Love you, Paris, and thank you!

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Here are all the interesting details and nuances of what life with the Manson family was really like...

Revisado: 12-24-17

Dianne’s story, and her way of telling it, was so sincere and captivating. I’m sure I’ll listen to this one again, but I am jealous of anyone who has yet to experience “Member of the Family” for the first time. I’m sure it would be a great read as well, but I think you’re missing out if you don’t listen to the Dianne reading her own (unbelievable!) story first hand.

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Best audiobook I've listened to yet

Revisado: 07-08-15

Son is the most intriguing true crime story I've come across. The psychological and sociological analysis of the individuals, their thought processes, and what leads them to act as they do plays a central role. However, the author never lectures. It is through facts of the events, and testimony and other reports, that the reader receives an indirect analysis of Fred and his family, the crime of rape, and the psychopath in a general sense. The narration is fantastic. I cannot recommend SON more!!!

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