Reviews tagging 'Medical content'

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

36 reviews

natrix's review against another edition

reflective slow-paced

1.0

I don't understand why this book has this rating. It's boring, superficial, the therapist is a self absorbed drama queen. Having to wait a few months for a sperm donor is not the same as having two miscarriages... Also, she seems like a bad therapist. Avoiding confrontation and making everything about her... Ugh

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Grief, Medical content, Terminal illness, Miscarriage, Suicide, and Cancer

kayfab's review against another edition

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Car accident, Child death, Cursing, Infertility, Terminal illness, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Chronic illness, Death of parent, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexism, Body shaming, Bullying, Dysphoria, Medical content, Mental illness, Addiction, Classism, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Grief, Misogyny, and Toxic relationship

norwegianforestreader's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny hopeful informative reflective sad slow-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic friendship, Car accident, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Medical content, Terminal illness, Suicidal thoughts, Child death, Mental illness, Cursing, Medical trauma, Toxic relationship, Abandonment, Cancer, Death, Grief, and Miscarriage

headinthepages's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Addiction, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Miscarriage, Suicidal thoughts, Car accident, Chronic illness, Infertility, Medical content, Mental illness, Abandonment, Cancer, Death, Drug use, Pregnancy, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Alcohol, Emotional abuse, Grief, Alcoholism, Child death, Infidelity, Child abuse, Physical abuse, and Violence

sjanke2's review

challenging emotional informative reflective medium-paced

3.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Car accident, Child death, Toxic relationship, Death, Medical content, Cancer, Mental illness, Chronic illness, Grief, Miscarriage, and Panic attacks/disorders

kimveach's review against another edition

emotional hopeful informative reflective sad medium-paced

4.5

I had heard that this book was good, but I didn't realize how good it was.  It's more than a memoir.  In the book, the author explains her issues and how she worked them out during therapy and her patients' therapies.  She also introduces many psychology concepts in a much more interesting way than a Psychology 101 class.  Be warned:  the terminally ill young woman she works with until her death is life-affirming and heartbreaking.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Car accident, Addiction, Pregnancy, Alcoholism, Chronic illness, Cursing, Medical content, Stalking, Medical trauma, Emotional abuse, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Terminal illness, Abandonment, Child abuse, Toxic relationship, Alcohol, Cancer, Death, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Grief, Infertility, Miscarriage, Physical abuse, and Toxic friendship

esimplicity's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring fast-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

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

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

stories's review

challenging emotional hopeful inspiring medium-paced

5.0

An insightful and engaging read. Beautifully interwoven stories. 

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Content Warnings

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

ivana's review

emotional informative inspiring reflective medium-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

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