Girlhood, Translated: Understanding Young Women in the Age of Therapy Speak and Self-Diagnosis
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Book Overview A clear-eyed child psychiatrist reveals how "therapy speak" and the culture of self-diagnosis is reshaping the inner lives of adolescent ...
A clear-eyed child psychiatrist reveals how "therapy speak" and the culture of self-diagnosis is reshaping the inner lives of adolescent girls and young women--and what to do about it.
"Suzanne Garfinkle-Crowell takes on the current issue of diagnosis as identity and, with vivid examples, unpacks old problems and new."--Mary Pipher, author of Reviving Ophelia and Women Rowing North
ADHD. OCD. Toxic. Unwell. Over the past decade, psychiatrist Suzanne Garfinkle-Crowell noticed that girls were coming to her office with an increasingly long list of psychiatric diagnoses, often pulled from the internet and social media. It seemed like it was becoming impossible for young women to talk about their feelings without using "therapy speak" or connecting them to mental illnesses. At the same time, she saw parents responding to this jargon with either alarm or dismissiveness, both of which only broadened the communication gap with their daughters.
In Girlhood, Translated, Dr. Garfinkle-Crowell explores how 'therapy speak' is fundamentally reshaping the identities of girls and young women. While some terms ("emotional labor," "weaponized incompetence," and even "gaslighting") have helped girls name problems and find common ground, many inadvertently play into the age-old clich
Book Details Format: Hardcover | Publisher: CROWN PUB INC | ISBN: 9798217085
FormatHardcover
ISBN9798217085
EAN9798217085736
PublisherCROWN PUB INC
Publication Date2026-09-08
AccessoriesNo Accessory
ConditionNew
Product TypeHARD COVER BOOKS
Age GroupUncategorized
Weight1.2 Pounds
Length9.5 Inches
Width6.52 Inches
Height1.28 Inches
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