Reviews tagging 'Terminal illness'

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

69 reviews

eclloyd's review

challenging emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective slow-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Terminal illness, Death, and Child death

Moderate: Domestic abuse

Minor: Addiction and Alcoholism

allisonleslie's review against another edition

challenging emotional funny hopeful reflective fast-paced

4.5

Picked up this book with no expectations but simply to read it with my work bookclub - and I’m so glad I did. This book had me angry, sad, laughing, and even crying. I loved getting to hear all of the stories including the story of the main character and her experience with therapy. Being able to follow growth between each character while learning more about human nature as the story progressed. 

I may have even recommended this book to my own therapist. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Child death, Terminal illness, and Car accident

elizaandstella's review

emotional funny hopeful informative reflective medium-paced

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Chronic illness, Death, Car accident, Medical content, Suicide, Suicidal thoughts, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Toxic friendship, Child death, Domestic abuse, Grief, Infertility, Panic attacks/disorders, Pregnancy, Alcoholism, Cursing, and Mental illness

tracy_j's review against another edition

challenging emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

5.0

It took me awhile to read this book but that's because I was absorbing so much. I think therapy is so valuable and Lori did an amazing job covering so many aspects of it. I could see myself reading this book again which I don't say often. 

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Content Warnings

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

annamary54's review against another edition

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

5.0

I absolutely LOVED this book. I cried, I laughed, I highlighted A LOT. This book has inspired me to look for another therapist after my many failed therapy attempts. I did not expect this book to effect (idk which a/effect to use here I hope I did it right) me as much as it did. Will definitely be purchasing this book and telling everyone to read it. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Death of parent, Child death, Toxic relationship, Cancer, and Terminal illness

Moderate: Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Miscarriage, and Alcoholism

Minor: Medical content and Drug abuse

roveronez's review against another edition

challenging emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

5.0

What a great book! Lori Gottlieb talks about her life, how she became a therapist, and her struggles as well as the life challenges of her patients in such way that we feel like we're reading a novel. So many insights, the kind of book that naturally teaches you so much about psychology and gives you tools to cope with your own struggles without sounding like a "self-help" book. I loved it! ❤️

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Grief, Miscarriage, Cancer, Car accident, Child death, and Terminal illness

Moderate: Abortion, Alcohol, Cursing, Gaslighting, Mental illness, Pregnancy, Child abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Domestic abuse, Medical content, and Alcoholism

fkshg8465's review

challenging emotional hopeful informative reflective slow-paced

4.0

I really enjoyed this book, and of course, I’m obsessed with trying to figure out who John is and what’s the name of his show!

I liked her thoughtfulness and deliberateness with her patients. I liked knowing she is also someone who needs a therapist as well. It’s given me a new lens to look at me in therapist through.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Chronic illness, Cancer, Car accident, Grief, Suicidal thoughts, Alcoholism, Self harm, Stalking, Terminal illness, Child abuse, Pregnancy, Rape, Abandonment, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Mental illness, Miscarriage, and Physical abuse

floralfox's review against another edition

challenging emotional funny hopeful reflective sad medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Cancer, Terminal illness, Child death, Death, and Child abuse

michfiske5's review

emotional informative inspiring reflective medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Miscarriage, Suicidal thoughts, Terminal illness, Child abuse, Grief, and Alcoholism

jemmo's review

emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Minor: Cursing, Eating disorder, Violence, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Panic attacks/disorders, Suicide, Miscarriage, Medical content, Cancer, Suicidal thoughts, Sexual content, Infidelity, Chronic illness, Pregnancy, Injury/Injury detail, Dementia, Gaslighting, Terminal illness, Death, Toxic relationship, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Alcoholism, Drug use, Infertility, and Death of parent