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Maybe You Should Talk to Someone: a Therapist, Her Therapist, and Our Lives Revealed
Lori Gottlieb
4.38 AVERAGE
10.9k reviews for:
Maybe You Should Talk to Someone: a Therapist, Her Therapist, and Our Lives Revealed
Lori Gottlieb
4.38 AVERAGE
As someone who got into social work because of the challenges people face when dealing with mental health and human emotion, I found this book extremely fascinating and validating. I think everyone could and would benefit from therapy, and Lori does an amazing job at illustrating not only her patients' therapy, but also her own, by delving into things that may seem minute but are actually large concepts that everyone struggles with at some point in their lives, whether they realize there is an issue or not. Then she validates that struggle, because sometimes it is easy to think that something isn't a big deal, because hell, "it's just a break-up" or "others have it worse." I think I may have to buy a physical copy of this book, just so I can highlight and remember my favorite parts.
There’s no hierarchy of pain. Suffering shouldn’t be ranked, because pain is not a contest.
Don’t judge your feelings; notice them. Use them as your map. Don’t be afraid of the truth.
At some point in our lives, we have to let go of the fantasy of creating a better past.
Your feelings don’t have to mesh with what you think they should be.
We talk to ourselves more than we’ll talk to any other person over the course of our lives but that our words aren’t always kind or true or helpful—or even respectful.
There’s no hierarchy of pain. Suffering shouldn’t be ranked, because pain is not a contest.
Don’t judge your feelings; notice them. Use them as your map. Don’t be afraid of the truth.
At some point in our lives, we have to let go of the fantasy of creating a better past.
Your feelings don’t have to mesh with what you think they should be.
We talk to ourselves more than we’ll talk to any other person over the course of our lives but that our words aren’t always kind or true or helpful—or even respectful.
This book has been on my “to read” list for years. I finally took the opportunity. While yes, I am also a therapist, I recommend this book as a human. Every difficult emotion that we all experience is touched with such grace. I cried, I laughed. I will carry this book with me for a lifetime.
challenging
emotional
reflective
medium-paced
emotional
funny
hopeful
informative
medium-paced
challenging
emotional
hopeful
reflective
medium-paced
emotional
hopeful
informative
reflective
medium-paced
I was really disappointed with You Should Talk to Someone. Despite the hype, the book felt like a lot of rambling and didn't offer much depth or insight. The characters didn't resonate with me, and I found the writing style to be more cluttered than engaging. I was expecting a meaningful exploration of therapy and personal growth, but instead, it felt more like a collection of random anecdotes. Overall, it didn't live up to my expectations at all.
3.5 rounded up. I really enjoyed the beginning but didn't love the ending as much. It was interesting to get more context about what goes into therapy.
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This book was very relatable, funny and real! Told by a therapist (with experience in show writing too, enjoyable tidbit!) with stories of her own patients and herself as a patient, this book humanised the need to seek help for your mental wellbeing and demonstrated that every person needs it. Although it is non-fiction, the “characters” were so loveable and the way the story was told with each “character” strewn throughout the book certainly kept me wanting to know more about how they ended up there.
I remember one quote in particular that went something like “perfect is the enemy of good” which was a quote that really struck a chord with me. I think this book has something for everyone, I have recommended this to other people and my Mum is already reading it and texting me about it.
I remember one quote in particular that went something like “perfect is the enemy of good” which was a quote that really struck a chord with me. I think this book has something for everyone, I have recommended this to other people and my Mum is already reading it and texting me about it.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Cancer, Child death, Suicidal thoughts