Reviews tagging 'Medical content'

Vielleicht solltest du mal mit jemandem darüber reden by Lori Gottlieb

40 reviews

esimplicity's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring fast-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer, Child abuse, Child death, Cursing, Death, Infertility, Miscarriage, Suicidal thoughts, Terminal illness, Medical content, Grief, Car accident, and Pregnancy

erikalv97's review against another edition

challenging emotional inspiring reflective medium-paced

5.0

This is a beautifully written book, it’s really interesting, and the writing style is pretty clever. 

It was a marathon-like experience for me to read this because it brought up a lot of doubts and stuff, but it was an amazing read. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer, Child abuse, Child death, Chronic illness, Death, Domestic abuse, Infertility, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicidal thoughts, Terminal illness, Medical content, Grief, Car accident, and Abandonment

stories's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful inspiring medium-paced

5.0

An insightful and engaging read. Beautifully interwoven stories. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Cancer, Child death, Chronic illness, Death, Domestic abuse, Miscarriage, Terminal illness, Medical content, Grief, and Car accident

ivana's review against another edition

emotional informative inspiring reflective medium-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Cancer, Child abuse, Child death, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Suicidal thoughts, Terminal illness, Medical content, Grief, Car accident, Death of parent, and Pregnancy

jojo_'s review against another edition

emotional informative reflective slow-paced

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer, Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, Mental illness, Medical content, Grief, and Car accident

Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Emotional abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Death of parent, and Abandonment

Minor: Misogyny

savvylit's review against another edition

emotional hopeful reflective slow-paced

2.0

This book is a behind-the-scenes look at therapy from both sides of the room. The way that Gottlieb paints a complete portrait of the profession as she experiences it is one of the most compelling aspects of the book.

Ultimately, though, I'm not sure what this book was trying to achieve. Other than the behind the scenes glimpses, Maybe You Should Talk to Someone seemed to be lacking in insight. Unlike other nonfiction that I have enjoyed reading, this book felt disingenuous and had no significant takeaways. Perhaps Gottlieb's past in television is what made her composite patients seem more like exaggerated caricatures than real people. In my opinion, that's what leant this book a consistent trite and overplayed quality. 

Furthermore, at 400 pages, this book was interminable to me. I nearly set it aside for good multiple times. I really think that it was trying to be too many things at once. It was both an autobiography of Gottlieb's life and also an exploration of therapy and the importance of connection. Maybe You Should Talk to Someone would have been much more effective if it had just been about therapy. Mixing her behind-the-scenes takes with tons of background regarding her academic and career choices felt unnecessary and self-indulgent.

I would not recommend this book. Perhaps you would like it if you are intimidated to try therapy yourself and want to know more about the experience.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Chronic illness, Death, Toxic relationship, Medical content, Grief, and Death of parent

curiousjac's review against another edition

hopeful informative inspiring lighthearted reflective fast-paced

4.75

This book was so hopeful and made me consider exactly what I myself would would want from my therapist. It sees the humanity in even the biggest assholes. It touches you in your pain. It lets you be vulnerable. I recommend this book to anyone who has told someone that "therapy doesn't work for me". I recommend this book to anyone who is afraid to be vulnerable. At it's worst, it's an interesting study of the human condition. At it's best, it will teach you something about yourself.

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Content Warnings

Minor: Child death, Cursing, Death, Mental illness, Medical content, and Grief

udari's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Cancer, Child death, Chronic illness, Mental illness, Terminal illness, Medical content, and Grief

Moderate: Alcoholism, Death, Emotional abuse, Miscarriage, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Pregnancy, Abandonment, and Alcohol

Minor: Cursing, Domestic abuse, Infidelity, Physical abuse, Car accident, and Death of parent

katiehuntington's review against another edition

emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Cancer, Chronic illness, Domestic abuse, Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, Terminal illness, Medical content, and Grief

Minor: Addiction and Alcoholism

theremightbecupcakes's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Alcoholism, Cancer, Child death, Chronic illness, Death, Domestic abuse, Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, Terminal illness, Medical content, Grief, Death of parent, and Abandonment