Reviews tagging 'Sexual assault'

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

4 reviews

sapphicbookworm23's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective relaxing sad medium-paced

5.0

As of 9/15/23, this is my 2nd favorite book of the year, second to Pleasure Activism.

As an aspiring psychotherapist, this book gave me an intimate glimpse into the tender, dynamic, and evolutionary client - therapist relationship. I think anyone who appreciates raw, authentic, and deep human connection and honesty will appreciate this book. We all have unique an often painful stories and histories that we carry with us, yet it's so rare for others to learn about them and hold space for them. This book gently forces you reflect on your own life, how you're living in ways that don't align with your values, and a reminder that life is so short. If we knew we had only a few months left to live, most of us would change our priorities and behavior entirely - how can we do that NOW until waiting for our death to near?

Memorable quotes:

Page 332: "The inability to say no is largely about approval-seeking - people imagine that if they say no, they won't be loved by others. The inability to say yes, however - to intimacy, a job opportunity, an alcohol program - is more about lack of trust in one-self. Will I mess this up? Will this turn out badly? Isn't if safer to stay where I am?

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Chronic illness, Medical content, Child death, Grief, Mental illness, Cancer, and Car accident

Moderate: Sexual assault, Domestic abuse, Addiction, Alcoholism, Suicide, and Death

hadsbaker's review against another edition

challenging emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

4.25

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Toxic relationship, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, and Terminal illness

mst3kakalina's review against another edition

emotional hopeful reflective fast-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Minor: Miscarriage, Alcoholism, Death, Physical abuse, Grief, Infertility, Sexual assault, and Terminal illness

kirareads's review

challenging emotional funny hopeful reflective medium-paced

3.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Alcoholism, Cancer, Chronic illness, Death, Grief, and Mental illness

Minor: Addiction, Child death, Car accident, Child abuse, Death of parent, Dementia, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Pregnancy, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Terminal illness, and Miscarriage