Reviews tagging 'Grief'

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

74 reviews

brookeharbula's review against another edition

emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Child death, Death, and Cancer

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts and Miscarriage

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

orchidd's review

emotional hopeful informative reflective sad medium-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Suicidal thoughts, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Cancer, Car accident, Child death, and Death

Moderate: Physical abuse, Pregnancy, Alcoholism, Domestic abuse, Infertility, Miscarriage, and Sexism

haleywofford's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad slow-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Minor: Suicide, Miscarriage, Grief, Death, Cursing, Addiction, Abortion, Cancer, Suicidal thoughts, Child death, and Alcoholism

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

becca_thegrimreader's review against another edition

emotional informative inspiring reflective sad slow-paced

5.0

A powerful and emotive book that pulls back the curtain on mental health, therapy, personal demons, and suffering. Lori Gottlieb, a therapist, wrote this memoir after going through an unexpected breakup and starting therapy to help her through it. Over the course of the book, we see her own personal therapy sessions as well as some of her patients. 

I became invested in each of Lori’s patients, as well as her own personal journey. (Of course some details have been changed for privacy). Their stories are relatable and heart-breaking. From the sixty-nine year old contemplating suicide unless her life improves, to the young newly wed who is dying from terminal cancer, and even the tv executive who calls everyone an idiot. I cheered them on when they made realisations, and I cried with them when they were suffering. 
 
This book sheds light on therapy, and we do get insights into techniques and history behind it. But what makes this book stand out is it’s honesty. We see people at their most vulnerable, their worst pain, their thoughts, their happiness. We see their humanity. Beautiful and poignant, this book will stay with me for a long time.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Grief, Suicidal thoughts, and Death

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

tmchopra's review against another edition

emotional hopeful reflective sad slow-paced

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness

Moderate: Grief, Infertility, and Abandonment

lucy12345's review

emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective medium-paced

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer, Death, and Child death

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts and Terminal illness

Minor: Miscarriage, Grief, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, and Car accident