The Wisdom of Patients

Another theme in Team Of One, the debut novel by Midlands Psychology Group member, Penny Priest, is wisdom. Some think protagonist, Frances Fisher, is ignorant and behind the times, simply because she doesn’t think the latest therapy, Zen Psyonics, is all its cracked up to be. But in many ways, she is wise to be critical. There is also the wisdom of patients. For example, Mandy is really wise when she says to Owen, maybe it’s not you, Owen, maybe the CBT was crap.

You can read more in the interview below: https://www.madintheuk.com/2025/03/papering-over-the-cracks-obscuring-the-problem-a-review-of-penny-priests-debut-novel-team-of-one/