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Maybe You Should Talk to Someone: A Therapist, Her Therapist, and Our Lives Revealed by Lori Gottlieb
65 reviews
raissasreads's review against another edition
3.75
Graphic: Child death
Moderate: Cancer and Alcoholism
Minor: Domestic abuse, Suicide, and Child abuse
fkshg8465's review against another edition
4.0
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.
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
hollydyer328's review against another edition
4.75
Moderate: Domestic abuse, Chronic illness, and Death
Minor: Suicidal thoughts
carly_the_librarian's review against another edition
4.75
Graphic: Cancer, Car accident, Child death, and Death
Moderate: Suicidal thoughts, Death of parent, Cursing, and Miscarriage
Minor: Violence and Domestic abuse
mariamarsbar's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Terminal illness, Cancer, Grief, and Mental illness
Moderate: Miscarriage, Child death, and Death
Minor: Car accident, Chronic illness, Domestic abuse, and Emotional abuse
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: Child death, Death of parent, Death, Cancer, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, and Alcoholism
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: Abandonment, Chronic illness, Medical content, Child death, Grief, Mental illness, Cancer, and Car accident
Moderate: Sexual assault, Domestic abuse, Addiction, Alcoholism, Suicide, and Death
hadsbaker's review against another edition
4.25
Graphic: Car accident, Domestic abuse, Medical content, Cancer, Mental illness, Child death, Grief, and Death
Moderate: Toxic relationship, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, and Terminal illness
kayfab's review against another edition
4.75
Graphic: Abandonment, Car accident, Child death, Cursing, Infertility, Terminal illness, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Chronic illness, Death of parent, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexism, Body shaming, Bullying, Dysphoria, Medical content, Mental illness, Addiction, Classism, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Grief, Misogyny, and Toxic relationship
lmullett22's review against another edition
5.0
Moderate: Child death, Cancer, and Domestic abuse