Nearing 50, Tate reflects on a lifetime of friendships from which she had “withdrawn, drifted away, lost touch.” She also let insecurities about her relationships with her mother and sister distort what could have developed into significant bonds with other women. As Tate demonstrates, this legacy extends back to grade school, when she sacrificed bonds with girls for popularity and dating, all while dealing with low self-esteem, shame, and anxiety. The author recalls ghosting most of her friends in Texas when she relocated to Chicago for college, then letting all of her graduate school friendships “wither, quickly and fatally,” in favor of placating an alcoholic boyfriend. In this intensive yet refreshing self-analysis, Tate, the author of Group: How One Therapist and a Circle of Strangers Saved My Life, dissects the nature of her bonds with women. A memoir about the author’s lifelong struggle with female friendships.
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