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Maybe You Should Talk to Someone: A Therapist, Her Therapist, and Our Lives Revealed by Lori Gottlieb
71 reviews
carly_the_librarian's review against another edition
4.75
Graphic: Cancer, Child death, Death, and Car accident
Moderate: Cursing, Miscarriage, Suicidal thoughts, and Death of parent
Minor: Domestic abuse and Violence
mariamarsbar's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Cancer, Mental illness, Terminal illness, and Grief
Moderate: Child death, Death, and Miscarriage
Minor: Chronic illness, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, and Car accident
saramoser's review against another edition
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While reading this book, I often wondered what parts were fiction and what were real to be able to protect the privacy of her patients and therapist. As someone who is in therapy, I enjoyed seeing/reading about therapy from the therapists point of view. I loved the learning aspect of the book, understanding what tactics therapists use and how - not that every therapist uses every tactic mentioned in this book, but it was nice to see. I especially enjoyed reading about termination, how we carry these relationships with us even after termination of the relationship. I would recommend this book to certain people, but can understand why it wouldn’t catch other people’s interest!
Graphic: Alcoholism, Cancer, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, and Death of parent
sapphicbookworm23's review against another edition
5.0
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?
Graphic: Cancer, Child death, Chronic illness, Mental illness, Medical content, Grief, Car accident, and Abandonment
Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Death, Domestic abuse, Sexual assault, and Suicide
hadsbaker's review against another edition
4.25
Graphic: Cancer, Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, Mental illness, Medical content, Grief, and Car accident
Moderate: Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Terminal illness, and Toxic relationship
kayfab's review against another edition
4.75
Graphic: Addiction, Body shaming, Bullying, Child death, Chronic illness, Cursing, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Infertility, Mental illness, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexism, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Medical content, Grief, Car accident, Death of parent, Abandonment, Dysphoria, and Classism
lmullett22's review against another edition
5.0
Moderate: Cancer, Child death, and Domestic abuse
bookhead420's review against another edition
5.0
Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Cancer, Child abuse, Child death, Domestic abuse, Suicidal thoughts, and Abandonment
amberlfaris's review against another edition
5.0
Moderate: Child death, Chronic illness, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, and Medical trauma
lbelow's review against another edition
4.5
Graphic: Death, Terminal illness, and Grief
Moderate: Chronic illness
Minor: Alcoholism, Domestic abuse, Death of parent, and Abandonment