Audiobooks Like Group: How One Therapist and a Circle of Strangers Saved My Life

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If you loved Group: How One Therapist and a Circle of Strangers Saved My Life by Christie Tate, these audiobooks share similar qualities — same genre, sometimes the same narrator, comparable length, and the kind of ratings that signal a great listen. Fans of Christie Tate's narration will find familiar voices here too.

10 audiobooks for fans of Group: How One Therapist and a Circle of Strangers Saved My Life

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    Finding Me

    by Viola Davis

    Narrated by Viola Davis

    4.93 ABR Score (228.9K ratings)
    ★ 4.53 Goodreads (184.9K) ★ 4.94 Audible (44.0K)
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    Viola Davis narrates her own journey from poverty in Rhode Island to Oscar-winning actress with raw honesty and power. Hearing her voice tell stories of trauma, resilience, and artistic discovery creates an intimate connection.

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    Never Finished: Unshackle Your Mind and Win the War Within cover

    Never Finished: Unshackle Your Mind and Win the War Within

    by David Goggins

    Narrated by David Goggins, Adam Skolnick, Jacqueline Gardner

    4.78 ABR Score (80.2K ratings)
    ★ 4.39 Goodreads (48.0K) ★ 4.9 Audible (32.2K)
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    Goggins continues his brutal honesty about mental toughness, sharing strategies from his 'Mental Lab' for pushing past perceived limitations and comfortable mediocrity.

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    Stripped Down

    by Bunnie Xo

    Narrated by Bunnie Xo

    4.74 ABR Score (12.2K ratings)
    ★ 4.59 Goodreads (7.6K) ★ 4.92 Audible (4.6K)
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    From Vegas trailer parks to Nashville mansions, Bunnie Xo narrates her own brutal journey with unflinching honesty and surprising humor about addiction and redemption.

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    God's Smuggler

    by Unknown Author

    Narrated by Simon Vance

    4.65 ABR Score (50.5K ratings)
    ★ 4.38 Goodreads (47.8K) ★ 4.9 Audible (2.6K)
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    Simon Vance's measured, trustworthy delivery transforms this true account of Bible smuggling into a page-turner that feels both intimate and urgent. A modern classic that still grips because the stakes, and the faith, feel devastatingly real.

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    The Elephant Whisperer: Learning About Life, Loyalty and Freedom from a Remarkable Herd of Elephants

    Elephant Whisperer • Book 1

    by Lawrence Anthony, Graham Spence

    Narrated by Simon Vance

    4.63 ABR Score (41.2K ratings)
    ★ 4.5 Goodreads (33.3K) ★ 4.76 Audible (7.9K)
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    Simon Vance's narration transforms this true story into an intimate portrait of grief and redemption, letting you hear the quiet breakthroughs between a man and a traumatized herd he refuses to abandon.

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    Outlaw Platoon: Heroes, Renegades, Infidels, and the Brotherhood of War in Afghanistan cover

    Outlaw Platoon: Heroes, Renegades, Infidels, and the Brotherhood of War in Afghanistan

    by Sean Parnell, John R. Bruning

    Narrated by Ray Porter

    4.63 ABR Score (20.7K ratings)
    ★ 4.4 Goodreads (13.3K) ★ 4.84 Audible (7.4K)
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    Ray Porter's gravelly delivery cuts through the chaos of combat and the raw intimacy of brotherhood—he makes you feel the weight of command decisions that haunt you long after the final mission ends.

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    The Mother of Black Hollywood

    by Jenifer Lewis

    Narrated by Jenifer Lewis

    4.59 ABR Score (19.3K ratings)
    ★ 4.36 Goodreads (7.8K) ★ 4.81 Audible (11.5K)
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    Jenifer Lewis narrates her own raw journey from Midwestern poverty to Hollywood fame, revealing the manic episodes and survival tactics behind her legendary career.

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    Last Rites

    by Ozzy Osbourne

    Narrated by Ian Danter

    4.55 ABR Score (7.8K ratings)
    ★ 4.46 Goodreads (7.1K) ★ 4.95 Audible (732)
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    Ozzy reflects on decades of chaos, addiction, and rock stardom with his trademark brutal honesty. Ian Danter's delivery captures the raw, unfiltered voice that made the Prince of Darkness a legend.

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    HOUSE TO HOUSE - An Epic Memoir of Urban War

    by STAFF SERGEANT DAVID with BRUNING JOHN R BELLAVIA

    Narrated by Ray Porter

    4.53 ABR Score (12.7K ratings)
    ★ 4.33 Goodreads (7.7K) ★ 4.8 Audible (5.0K)
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    Ray Porter's narration transforms this brutal house-to-house account into something visceral and unforgettable—you're not just reading about Fallujah, you're inside it with Bellavia's Third Platoon.

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    Tell Me Everything

    by Minka Kelly

    Narrated by Minka Kelly

    4.51 ABR Score (36.2K ratings)
    ★ 4.31 Goodreads (34.7K) ★ 4.83 Audible (1.4K)
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    Minka Kelly chronicles growing up with an exotic dancer mother while navigating poverty, addiction, and Hollywood dreams. Her own narration brings raw authenticity to stories about resilience and the complicated love between mothers and daughters.

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