Reviews tagging 'Miscarriage'

Maybe You Should Talk to Someone: A Therapist, Her Therapist, and Our Lives Revealed by Lori Gottlieb

66 reviews

annamary54's review

challenging emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring lighthearted reflective sad medium-paced

5.0

I absolutely LOVED this book. I cried, I laughed, I highlighted A LOT. This book has inspired me to look for another therapist after my many failed therapy attempts. I did not expect this book to effect (idk which a/effect to use here I hope I did it right) me as much as it did. Will definitely be purchasing this book and telling everyone to read it. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Death of parent, Child death, Toxic relationship, Cancer, and Terminal illness

Moderate: Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Miscarriage, and Alcoholism

Minor: Medical content and Drug abuse

roveronez's review

challenging emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

5.0

What a great book! Lori Gottlieb talks about her life, how she became a therapist, and her struggles as well as the life challenges of her patients in such way that we feel like we're reading a novel. So many insights, the kind of book that naturally teaches you so much about psychology and gives you tools to cope with your own struggles without sounding like a "self-help" book. I loved it! ❤️

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Grief, Miscarriage, Cancer, Car accident, Child death, and Terminal illness

Moderate: Abortion, Alcohol, Cursing, Gaslighting, Mental illness, Pregnancy, Child abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Domestic abuse, Medical content, and Alcoholism

fkshg8465's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful informative reflective slow-paced

4.0

I really enjoyed this book, and of course, I’m obsessed with trying to figure out who John is and what’s the name of his show!

I liked her thoughtfulness and deliberateness with her patients. I liked knowing she is also someone who needs a therapist as well. It’s given me a new lens to look at me in therapist through.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Chronic illness, Cancer, Car accident, Grief, Suicidal thoughts, Alcoholism, Self harm, Stalking, Terminal illness, Child abuse, Pregnancy, Rape, Abandonment, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Mental illness, Miscarriage, and Physical abuse

michfiske5's review against another edition

emotional informative inspiring reflective medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Miscarriage, Suicidal thoughts, Terminal illness, Child abuse, Grief, and Alcoholism

jemmo's review against another edition

emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Minor: Cursing, Eating disorder, Violence, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Panic attacks/disorders, Suicide, Miscarriage, Medical content, Cancer, Suicidal thoughts, Sexual content, Infidelity, Chronic illness, Pregnancy, Injury/Injury detail, Dementia, Gaslighting, Terminal illness, Death, Toxic relationship, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Alcoholism, Drug use, Infertility, and Death of parent

carly_the_librarian's review against another edition

emotional inspiring reflective

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Car accident, Child death, Death, and Cancer

Moderate: Cursing, Suicidal thoughts, Death of parent, and Miscarriage

Minor: Violence and Domestic abuse

redefiningrachel's review against another edition

emotional hopeful reflective medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Medical content, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Medical trauma, Cancer, Terminal illness, Drug use, Death, Chronic illness, and Addiction

Moderate: Toxic relationship, Suicide, Infertility, Physical abuse, Miscarriage, Suicide attempt, Vomit, Suicidal thoughts, Pregnancy, Injury/Injury detail, and Cursing

mariamarsbar's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful informative reflective

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Terminal illness, Cancer, Grief, and Mental illness

Moderate: Miscarriage, Child death, and Death

Minor: Car accident, Chronic illness, Domestic abuse, and Emotional abuse

dafni's review against another edition

emotional informative inspiring reflective medium-paced

4.0

I really enjoyed this book. The language is very simple and accessible and Lori Gottlieb introduces theoretical concepts in a digestible way. I would recommend this book primarily to people without a psychology background, who may be afraid of engaging with therapy or making the first step to seek professional help. The author moves through past and present, her training experiences and her cases to her own traumas and personal therapy. As a trainee clinical psychologist, I saw myself in her reflections multiple times, and she prompted me to reflect more on my own experiences of therapy. In one of her chapters she explores resistance, and the information associated with that resistance to explore or discuss certain topics in therapy. My experience of personal therapy and treating others often tells me that where there is resistance there is also pain, or fear.  Resistance provide answers to questions we may not feel ready to ask ourselves. I would say this book provides space to reflect and explore the opportunity to change. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death and Cancer

Minor: Alcoholism and Miscarriage

cylite's review

challenging emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective medium-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer, Child death, Grief, and Mental illness

Moderate: Death, Car accident, and Chronic illness

Minor: Infertility, Miscarriage, Suicidal thoughts, Car accident, Chronic illness, and Death of parent