And I suppose, grudgingly, I have to acknowledge that when the princess could not get a wink of sleep on her fifteen mattresses because of the pea hidden under the first mattress, it was real discomfort she was feeling. I took the latter approach, which may have hurt my initial enjoyment as I found the story difficult to get into at first. As someone who goes for therapy, I found these deeply relatable at times, and I imagine that anyone who wants a raw, real picture of the sessions, and an understanding of what all goes through the mind of both the participants, would pick this up and find it useful.

Whether it's more interesting for its content, or simply by the fact of its existence, I'll leave up to you, dear reader . If you've ever wondered whether therapy is for you, Mrs Grayson Perry's entertaining, insightful guide will give you an idea (. Besonders gelungen finde ich die Idee, den Bildern mit Sprech- und Gedankenblasen noch (optional zu lesenden) Text unten hinzuzufügen, der interessierten Leser*innen fachliche Zusatzinformationen zum Geschehen liefert.She actually seems to be a real therapist, moving too fast at times and taking some things too personally at times. Though I’m generally not drawn towards psychoanalysis it was good to see her take a range of approaches and to see that she doesn’t always get it right (she is after all human) and how it shows how those mistakes are able to be corrected etc. The drawings and dialogue are enough on their own, but the whole project is really enhanced by text footnotes/commentary at the bottom of most pages which gives lay readers some insight about what they're seeing from a clinical perspective.

erm this was okay but I was expecting better, the client and counsellor scenario and the counsellors ideas felt abit to simplistic in the message that "we talk and thus everything falls into place with a happily ever after and we never again have that same problem" it doesnt so much acknowledge the fluency of the change and the chance that the presenting issues may come back and there is not always a permanent cure but rather a continous battle where we may have off days.

I often found myself pausing and making a special note of some terminologies and concepts, and that to me is the hallmark of a good book. Having thoroughly enjoyed Philippa Perry's HOW TO STAY SANE (from the Book of Life series), I was intrigued by the notion of a graphic novel approach to the basics of therapy. Although therapy is a serious subject and something many more of us could benefit from embracing without shame or embarrassment, there is nothing remotely stodgy about this book.