Therapist Reaction to The Housemaid: Book vs. Movie- Who Did You Believe?
In this episode of don’t quote me, we're diving into The Housemaid, but we're doing it a little differently because I read the book before watching the movie.
We're unpacking the story through a therapist-informed lens and talking about trauma, manipulation, gaslighting, coercive control, survival, power, and why we can't always judge someone's behavior without knowing the full story.
Did the book make you see the characters differently than the movie? Who did you trust? And how quickly do we label someone as "the problem" without asking what happened behind closed doors?
🚨 Major spoilers for…
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