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End of the Hour

A Therapist's Memoir

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1 of 1 copy available

"A frank chronicle of healing."—Kirkus Reviews


What happens when a trauma therapist is traumatized by loss?


Esteemed trauma therapist Meghan Riordan Jarvis knew how to help her patients process grief. For nearly twenty years, Meghan expected that this clinical training would inoculate her against the effects of personal trauma. But when her father died after a year-long battle with cancer, followed by her mother's unexpected passing while on their family vacation, she came undone.


Thrown into a maelstrom of grief, with long-buried childhood tragedy rising to the surface, Meghan knew what she had to do―check herself into the same trauma facility to which she often sent her clients. In treatment, trading the therapist's chair for the patient's couch, Meghan took her first steps toward healing.


A brave story of confronting life's hardest moments with emotional honesty, End of the Hour is for anyone who has experienced the unpredictable, lasting power of grief―and wondered how they'd ever get through it.

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    • Library Journal

      December 1, 2023

      In her poignant debut memoir, psychotherapist Jarvis, host of the podcast Grief Is My Side Hustle, narrates her own story of undergoing intensive therapy. As a trauma and grief therapist, Jarvis knew the professional vocabulary and therapies, but when she is blindsided by grief, she discovers that she is not immune from needing professional care. After losing both of her parents in quick succession, Jarvis finds herself unmoored, unable to care for herself or her children. With the support of her family and friends, she checks herself into an outstanding mental health facility (the same facility that she often recommended to her clients). There, she works through long-buried childhood trauma, engages with the supportive staff, and finds a path back to equilibrium. As she discusses how past interactions shape a person's future behavior and responses, Jarvis's narration shines with truth, compassion, and honesty. VERDICT An inspiring audio that helps remove some of the stigma associated with mental health care. Listeners will empathize with Jarvis's struggle to heal and might see themselves or their loved ones in her narrative.--Laura Trombley

      Copyright 2023 Library Journal, LLC Used with permission.

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