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Maybe You Should Talk to Someone

a Therapist, Her Therapist, and Our Lives Revealed
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Feb 12, 2024SandraLH rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
Title caught my eye. Uniquely written as she bravely exposes, to the reader, her raw inner self in her therapy, and tells heart-wrenching and inspiring stories of her patients (anonymously) and explains so much about the therapy process. …
Nov 11, 2023dianadodonnell rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
I could not put this down, great book that made me laugh many times!!
Nov 01, 2023BarbaraJ_1962 rated this title 4.5 out of 5 stars
I loved this book! As a "mature" person who has often wondered how I became who I am, I found this book a really helpful tool, not to mention very entertaining as the author shares her own struggles and those of her clients. I have…
Oct 30, 2023feralranger rated this title 4 out of 5 stars
What a fun and enlightening book. And although it’s full of heady stuff it’s a fast read that won’t weigh you Down. The author/ therapist comes “preshrunk” as she so hilariously describes it to her own therapist. I’ve also been preshrunk…
Jul 09, 2023MPLStacey rated this title 4.5 out of 5 stars
4.5 Very engrossing read for anyone who is interested in getting to know themselves, therapy and self-reflection. Gottlieb is a very engaging writer, hard to put down this readable book.
Jul 09, 2023frosty2 rated this title 3.5 out of 5 stars
Having been in therapy from a marriage break-up ...I enjoyed this book from the start! It is a page turner, offering insight into life and the therapy process. But, I am left wondering if it is really fiction. Can I believe it? It has a…
Jun 09, 2023
The relationship between therapist and patient is a delicate one. Gottlieb's wonderfully chatty, poignant book spills the tea on what it's like to be in the therapist chair and suffer alongside her patients as they navigate being human.
May 20, 2023AYoung329 rated this title 2.5 out of 5 stars
I did not understand the point of this book - was it a memoir? A study on the career of therapists? A book about mental health? Seemed like the author had no idea what she set out to write about. DNF at around 30% - it became a chore to…
May 04, 2023
"The author alternates between her own therapy after a painful breakup and about six of her patients. The line that sticks out to me is: "How long are you going to keep punishing yourself?" There's some humor to offset the hard parts of…
Mar 11, 2023appleylemons rated this title 4 out of 5 stars
A nonfiction collection written by therapist Lori Gottlieb, “Maybe You Should Talk To Someone” is about the various different lessons that Lori learns as she helps her patients get through some of the toughest obstacles they’ll face while…
Feb 16, 2023LPL_MarcV rated this title 4.5 out of 5 stars
If you have even an ounce of curiosity about therapy and what the practice looks like, this book could be for you. Throughout the book, Lorri Gotlieb takes you through her patient’s stories and problems, as well as her own, showing us what…
Jan 05, 2023katiehclark rated this title 4 out of 5 stars
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Nov 22, 2022Activevoice rated this title 4 out of 5 stars
I think that this book should be assigned to all new clients going to a therapist. Very informative, plus quite funny in parts, and always insightful.
Sep 26, 2022lfaris66 rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
Such a great book - unique subject matter- a therapist writing about her own therapy and the brand new perspective it gave her. Wonderful down to earth advice. The only way to get over something is to go through it. Personal fave as was…
Sep 08, 2022PetraL rated this title 3.5 out of 5 stars
What psychotherapy can look like from the perspective of the person seeking help and the therapist. A memoir, but contains practical advice as well.
May 04, 2022jmichelleaustin rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
This is the best book I’ve read in a very long time. It’s witty and poignant. HIGHLY recommend!
Apr 11, 2022carolwu96 rated this title 4.5 out of 5 stars
Lori Gottlieb is in trouble. After multiple career changes, she had finally launched a therapist business in her forties and was ready to settle down. But when an unexpected breakup exposed an abyss of insecurities she had been…
Mar 28, 2022katjespin rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
An excellent, completely absorbing read. Perfectly balanced between descriptions of various patients' progress and the author's own experience of loss and therapy, and liberally sprinkled with actual psychoanalytical science. You feel both…
Mar 26, 2022orthogonal rated this title 4 out of 5 stars
I read this quickly as it was compelling. I liked her writing style.
Feb 04, 2022OK112 rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
It’s a whole-hearted insight into what it means to be a therapists and how it feels to be treated by one. The book is written in short, delicious chapters, and it’s fun to read! The narrator is very likable, despite being awkward like all…
Dec 31, 2021Sophia Leveque rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
As someone who has been in and out of therapy for a long time, learning about what therapy is like on the other side (the clinician/therapist side) made me appreciate the practice so much more. Therapy is an art and a science, and every…
Oct 20, 2021
excellent book for an insight into psychotherapy and therapists.
Aug 28, 2021mindysf rated this title 4 out of 5 stars
I enjoyed this book, seeing both sides of the therapeutic process... Made me want to start going to therapy again ;)
Jul 21, 2021CLD24 rated this title 4.5 out of 5 stars
Loved this book so much that I bought it: educational and entertaining, a light read yet also deep. A book that leaves its reader better than it found them.
Jun 28, 2021empbee rated this title 3.5 out of 5 stars
Seriously entertaining.