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Maybe You Should Talk to Someone
by Lori Gottlieb
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.