Background
Grose was born in 1970, in Sydney, Australia. She's been living in London since she was 2 years old.
8 Lewisham Way, New Cross, London SE14 6NW, United Kingdom
Before training as a psychoanalyst, Grose studied Fine Arts at Goldsmiths College (now Goldsmiths, University of London).
(A frustrated secretary tries to fend off boredom at her j...)
A frustrated secretary tries to fend off boredom at her job by writing a novel about her tempestuous love life, but she is blocked at every turn, by phone calls, arriving packages, and a new lover who insists on keeping their affair secret.
https://www.amazon.com/Ringing-You-Love-Story-Interruptions/dp/0684862921/ref=sr_1_6?dchild=1&keywords=Anouchka+Grose&qid=1610960356&sr=8-6
1999
(From the first flirtatious text message to dodging insult...)
From the first flirtatious text message to dodging insults in divorce court, this cheerful book about the horrors of love explains why the romantic idea of falling in love (and staying in love forever) continues to seduce us, even in the face of all experience. Falling in love is a complicated, messy, mad endeavor - and staying in love is even worse. But while bitter experience and brutal statistics may tell us that it will probably all end in tears, we still continue to believe in and pursue romance, even if it means losing sleep, friends, or our sanity in the process. In this nimble and original exploration of love’s hidden motivations and manifestations, Anouchka Grose tries to get to the heart of its hold over us. This straight-talking, sympathetic book sifts through the combined wisdom of philosophers and poets, scientists and shrinks to offer some serious solutions to the conundrum of love. Guiding us from the first flirtatious text message to dodging insults in divorce court, through swooning, stalking, and swearing undying devotion, this cheerful book about the horrors of love is essential reading for anyone who has ever loved and lost. And then loved all over again.
https://www.amazon.com/Why-Do-Fools-Fall-Love/dp/1935639005/ref=sr_1_5?dchild=1&keywords=Anouchka+Grose&qid=1610960356&sr=8-5
2011
(Hysteria, one of the most diagnosed conditions in human h...)
Hysteria, one of the most diagnosed conditions in human history, is also one of the most problematic. Can it even be said to exist at all? Since the earliest medical texts, people have had something to say about 'feminine complaints.' Over the centuries, theorizations of the root causes have lurched from the physiological to the psychological to the socio-political. Thanks to its dual association with femininity and with fakery, the notion of hysteria inevitably provokes questions about women, men, sex, bodies, minds, culture, happiness, and unhappiness. To some, it may seem extraordinary that such a contested diagnosis could continue to merit any mention whatsoever. Hysteria Today is a collection of essays whose purpose is to reopen the case for hysteria and to see what relevance, if any, the term may have within contemporary clinical practice.
https://www.amazon.com/Hysteria-Centre-Analysis-Research-Library/dp/1782201041/ref=sr_1_3?dchild=1&keywords=Anouchka+Grose&qid=1610960356&sr=8-3
2016
(From Anxiety to Zoolander is a collection of writings on ...)
From Anxiety to Zoolander is a collection of writings on psychoanalytic themes. Each text was originally delivered as a talk, and the book aims to retain the informality and directness of the spoken word. While many of the chapters focus on clinical questions, they also speak about art, comedy, fashion, fame, and fiction. Freudian and Lacanian theories are central, but the book as a whole is far from doctrinaire, with all areas of psychoanalytic thinking being up for discussion. Clinical topics include acting out, narcissism, gender, transference, diagnosis, and the Oedipus complex, tracing ideas through Freud and the post-Freudians, and examining their relevance to the contemporary psychoanalytic clinic. Non-clinical topics include Louise Bourgeois's notes on her analysis, stand-up comedy, Paris Hilton's televised friendship auditions, and Ben Stiller's penetrating stupidity in Zoolander 2. While each essay is self-contained, the book argues overall for the continued relevance of Freudian ideas in the treatment of psychic suffering, as well as in the interpretation of cultural phenomena.
https://www.amazon.com/Anxiety-Zoolander-Notes-Psychoanalysis-ebook/dp/B07CB512PJ/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=Anouchka+Grose&qid=1610960356&sr=8-1
2018
(This is the first mainstream book to tackle the growing p...)
This is the first mainstream book to tackle the growing phenomenon of eco-anxiety. Written by a psychoanalyst, with a foreword from Greenpeace's Ed Gillespie, this book offers emotional tools and strategies to ease anxiety by taking positive action on a personal and community level. A Guide to Eco-Anxiety outlines a manifesto for action, connection, and hope. Showing how to harness anxiety for positive action, as well as effective ways to reduce your personal carbon footprint. The most powerful thing we can do to combat climate change is to talk about it and act collectively. But despite it being an emergency, most people don't bring climate change into conversation in everyday life. The book explores the health impact of experiencing eco-anxiety, grief and trauma, and signposts recommended treatments and therapies. It also tackles practical issues such as: why it's important to reduce plastic waste; parenting and the choice to have a family; which is more effective to bring your carbon footprint down, go vegan or fly less? The book will cultivate a pragmatic form of hope by offering a dynamic toolkit packed with practical ways to connect with community and systemic support, self-care practices to ease the symptoms of anxiety, and strategies to spread awareness and - crucially - bring about change.
https://www.amazon.com/Guide-Eco-Anxiety-Protect-Planet-Mental/dp/1786784297/ref=sr_1_2?dchild=1&keywords=Anouchka+Grose&qid=1610960356&sr=8-2
2020
Grose was born in 1970, in Sydney, Australia. She's been living in London since she was 2 years old.
Before training as a psychoanalyst, Grose studied Fine Arts at Goldsmiths College (now Goldsmiths, University of London).
Grose is the author of two comic novels written partly as diaries and reflecting the discontented, unfulfilled, and meandering mental life of young women who are disappointed by their current circumstances in life. Her journalism has been published by The Guardian, and The Independent, and her short stories have appeared in Granta Magazine and The Erotic Review. She also discusses psychoanalysis and current affairs on the radio, appearing on Moral Maze, Broadcasting House, Woman's Hour, and Beyond Belief, as well as presenting the first in the series of Radio 4's Lent Talks in 2017. She has written about numerous artists, including Clare Woods, Joanna Piotrowska, Martin Creed, and Sophy Rickett, and has worked with the French-British artist Alice Anderson, writing about her work, interviewing her, and composing and performing music for her film, The Night I Became a Doll.
In Ringing for You, Grose tells the story of an educated young woman who is working as a receptionist in London. The overqualified and unnamed narrator is so bored that she begins writing a novel-diary in which she explores her tumultuous romances, including one with the man she can only refer to as "the man who mustn't be mentioned" or "MWMM." In the process of writing, however, she is rudely interrupted throughout the day by the necessity to fulfill her duties as a receptionist - that is, primarily answering the phone and signing for packages. To indicate when real life office duties are interrupting her work on the novel, the narrator inserts symbols into the text, such as a little telephone or a pen. Eventually, the narrator becomes intrigued with her office mates and begins to focus on the office hierarchies and her developing affair with a shy, older coworker. In her second novel, Darling Daisy, Grose once again focuses on a malcontent young woman. In this case, the title character leaves Las Vegas and follows her scientist boyfriend to London. Once there, Daisy finds herself broke, bored, and generally miserable. Once again the protagonist keeps a diary and offers her views on love, life, and her housemates, whom she loathes.
(From the first flirtatious text message to dodging insult...)
2011(A frustrated secretary tries to fend off boredom at her j...)
1999(Hysteria, one of the most diagnosed conditions in human h...)
2016(This is the first mainstream book to tackle the growing p...)
2020(From Anxiety to Zoolander is a collection of writings on ...)
2018Grose describes herself as a Lacanian psychoanalyst, who also lectures on Freud. She's been mostly vegetarian since 1985 and is a supporter of XR (Extinction Rebellion), the environmental movement that encourages 'non-violent civil disobedience.'
Grose married Patricio Grose Forrester.