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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
I went into this thinking it was nonfiction, and it wasn't until halfway through that I realized this was in fact fiction, written by someone with a Hollywood background who knows how to tell a great story (and also happens to be a therapist). I feel like I really embraced this book once I was able to frame it as fiction, even though I feel like I got a lot of insight into therapy from the practitioner perspective.
I think sometimes she's too general and does readers a disservice by not talking more about different types of therapy, making it clear she isn't speaking for all therapists. I'm dying to ask the therapists in my life what they think of it. Her personal story didn't resonate with me and memoir isn't my genre of choice, but I was very moved by her patients. And I think if this book does anything to lessen the stigma and get people into therapy to do the work, (which, given it's popularity, I think it has) then it's a huge win.
I think sometimes she's too general and does readers a disservice by not talking more about different types of therapy, making it clear she isn't speaking for all therapists. I'm dying to ask the therapists in my life what they think of it. Her personal story didn't resonate with me and memoir isn't my genre of choice, but I was very moved by her patients. And I think if this book does anything to lessen the stigma and get people into therapy to do the work, (which, given it's popularity, I think it has) then it's a huge win.
I really enjoyed this memoir by Los Angeles based psychotherapist Lori Gottlieb, who shares her experience as both a therapist and a patient in therapy. Her writing is very conversational and I like the way the book moves back and forth between Gottlieb’s life and time in therapy, as well as the sessions with a handful of clients over a period of time.
I love hearing about others’ career paths, so I especially enjoyed learning how Gottlieb came to be a therapist. After earning an undergrad degree in English she worked as a writer in Hollywood. It was her work on the 90’s TV series "ER" that sparked her interest in people’s stories and well-being, leading her to start medical school and eventually to train as a psychotherapist.
Gottlieb, mid-career and middle-age, had an unexpected break-up with the man she thought she would marry. Blindsided by this, she writes of crying for days at a time and struggling to make sense of the end of the relationship. She talks frankly about her work in therapy and how she moves toward greater self-awareness.
Gottlieb’s book demystifies therapy. She offers insight into the process of therapy, how therapists train and what they consider when working with clients, and, as a patient herself, what the experience feels like from the client side. It is an open and thoughtful take on mental health, self-care and emotional wellbeing.
I love hearing about others’ career paths, so I especially enjoyed learning how Gottlieb came to be a therapist. After earning an undergrad degree in English she worked as a writer in Hollywood. It was her work on the 90’s TV series "ER" that sparked her interest in people’s stories and well-being, leading her to start medical school and eventually to train as a psychotherapist.
Gottlieb, mid-career and middle-age, had an unexpected break-up with the man she thought she would marry. Blindsided by this, she writes of crying for days at a time and struggling to make sense of the end of the relationship. She talks frankly about her work in therapy and how she moves toward greater self-awareness.
Gottlieb’s book demystifies therapy. She offers insight into the process of therapy, how therapists train and what they consider when working with clients, and, as a patient herself, what the experience feels like from the client side. It is an open and thoughtful take on mental health, self-care and emotional wellbeing.
challenging
emotional
funny
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
sad
medium-paced
Started reading this because it was the #2 option (behind JD Vance's Hillbilly Elegy) when I put the filters "available now" and "most popular" on my Libby app.
This was a solid read. Interesting insight into what therapy can be. Would I read it again? Probably not. However, I am glad to have read it once.
This was a solid read. Interesting insight into what therapy can be. Would I read it again? Probably not. However, I am glad to have read it once.
dark
emotional
funny
hopeful
informative
inspiring
lighthearted
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
Content Warnings
Graphic: Cancer, Child death, Death, Infertility
Moderate: Domestic abuse, Mental illness, Grief
I almost stopped this book several times during the first half…the author’s sharing of her story felt irritating and self-serving and trite (what does that say about MY psychology….). By the last page my hear was wrapped up in the “characters” and I am deeply glad I stuck with it.
challenging
emotional
funny
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
medium-paced
Probably my favourite book in 2019. Funny, moving, forces you to reflect and was so addicting that I kept reading a few pages here and there because I JUST WANTED TO EAT IT. No but seriously, it's great, if you're into relationships, humans, psychology, or anything kinda related to those topics, just read it.
What a great reminder on the IMPORTANCE of seeking therapy. I stumbled upon an article of Lori Gottlieb on the Atlantic last week so I looked her up and found out that she has some published works! I'm trying to read more self-help/memoir books this month and focus on female and/or POC authors. This was a satisfying read, I need to find out who John (Famous Hollywood TV Writer) is