Girlhood, Translated

‘The most energizing book I’ve read this year. As a parent I was transfixed by recognition. As a therapist it opened my eyes’

– Chris Cleave, author of Everyone Brave is Forgiven

‘This book will change conversations the very next day. Smart, compassionate, and bracingly clear, it distrusts quick labels while honouring real suffering. An exceptional contribution’

– Peter Fonagy, award-winning coauthor of Affect Regulation, Mentalization, and the Development of the Self

‘Compelling and compulsory. Required reading for anyone seeking to understand the contemporary world of not only girls, but young people in general’

– Jennifer Cox, author of Women Are Angry

‘In this excellent book, [Garfinkle-Crowell] weaves together the history of girls and mental health with how girls see and talk about themselves now. Only someone who truly knows young women could write a book this insightful – and she helps the rest of us actually hear what girls are trying to tell us’

– Rosalind Wiseman, New York Times bestselling author of Queen Bees and Wannabes

‘This fine book by an excellent therapist and writer offers readers a deep understanding of the internal and external problems of girls today. Best of all, she gives us ideas of how to help girls explore who they truly are and learn to tell their stories with their own true voices. I recommend this book to all who have contact with teenage girls’

– Mary Pipher, New York Times bestselling author of Reviving Ophelia and Women Rowing North

‘Understanding girls today is impossible without seeing the culture that shapes them. "Therapy speak" has puzzled parents (me included) — and the impulse to dismiss or overreact is real. Dr. Garfinkle-Crowell explains what it means, why it's happening, and — importantly — how to respond with nuance and care. She brings seasoned medical guidance, keen cultural insight, and a deep reverence for the girls she treats. This is a voice you can trust and a resource you will rely on throughout your daughter's young adulthood’

– Rachel Simmons, New York Times bestselling author of Odd Girl Out

'Girlhood, Translated is both a brilliant decoding of therapy speak and a compassionate reckoning with what gets lost when the language of mental illness becomes the only language young people have for their inner lives'

– Rachel Aviv, author of You Won't Get Free of IT

‘Girlhood, Translated zaps into focus something you have both known and not known all along. Garfinkle-Crowell writes with respect and care about the complexities girls face, even as she dissects how “therapy speak” undermines the ability to effectively address them. In both insight and action, this book is absolutely indispensable for anyone raising or working with teen girls’

– Peggy Orenstein, New York Times bestselling author of Girls & Sex

‘Phenomenal, seminal . . . a delightful trio of funny, wise and compassionate. This is an essential timely read for anyone who works with or cares about girls’

– Catherine Steiner-Adair, author of The Big Disconnect