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Letters to My Therapist: Letters I wrote, but never sent, my therapist
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In this raw, unflinching journey, Louisa Merryn invites readers into the fragmented, luminous terrain of her mind and heart, navigating the collision of trauma, resilience, and the endless quest for selfhood. From childhood abandonment to the relentless weight of adulthood, she traces the echoes of loneliness, the ache of unspoken despair, and the fragile victories of connection.In therapy rooms, across memory and imagination, she confronts disgust, shame, and the parts of herself long silenced, daring to sit with them, to be alongside them, and ultimately, to be herself. Interweaving the intimate, the painful, and the fiercely human, these reflections reveal the paradox of healing-not as a heroic ascent, but as a trembling, ongoing negotiation with one's own being.Honest, piercing, and profoundly compassionate, this work bears witness to what it means to survive, to reckon with one's past, and to discover the possibility of finally, authentically existing.
ISBN : 978-1-80603-353-9
Scheduled: 10/12/2026
Pages : 186
Size : 205x140mm Portrait
Imprint : Olympia Publishers
Louisa Merryn
Lou is a British-born psychotherapist, as well as a mother, writer
and passionate creative. As a therapist, she has always been inspired
by the individuals she treats within her therapy/practice. However,
it wasn’t until she started her own therapeutic journey that she
truly realised what turning a mirror on herself would look like and
how intimate and vulnerable the experience of being a therapist in
therapy would be. She suddenly, but eagerly, wanted to share her
story with others who might fi nd solace between the pages, the way
she did.
