“We can’t have change without loss, which is why so often people say they want change but nonetheless stay exactly the same.”
In Maybe You Should Talk To Someone , Lori shares her enlightening therapeutic experiences that helped her learn more about herself and allowed her to better help others.
Los Angeles Psychotherapist, Lori Gottlieb provides that safe space to her own clients, and after she suffered a personal crisis, she needed that kind of support, so she sought out to find a professional to talk with. Committing each week to talk with a trained professional has the potential to allow you to feel supported and understood. It is a process, not a quick fix, and it can be a wonderfully fulfilling relationship that develops over time. Heading to therapy when life throws you a curveball may be just the thing you need to face your problems head on. Saturated with self-awareness and compassion, this is an irresistibly addictive tour of the human condition.I loved and learned so much reading Maybe You Should Talk To Someone. ( Starred review) ivacious.… Throughout, the author puts a very human face on the delicate yet intensive process of psychotherapy while baring her own demons. Some readers will know Gottlieb from her many TV appearances or her "Dear Therapist" column, but even for the uninitiated-to-Gottlieb, it won’t take long to settle in with this compelling read. The coup de grace is Gottlieb’s vulnerability with her own therapist. Written with grace, humor, wisdom, and compassion, this heartwarming journey of self-discovery. For someone considering but hesitant to enter therapy, Gottlieb’s thoughtful and compassionate work will calm anxieties about the process. Parkling.… Gottlieb portrays her patients… with compassion, humor, and grace. The Atlantic's "Dear Therapist" columnist offers a startlingly revealing tour of the therapist’s life, examining her relationships with her patients, her own therapist, and various figures in her personal life.Ī psychotherapist and advice columnist at The Atlantic shows us what it’s like to be on both sides of the couch with doses of heartwarming humor and invaluable, tell-it-like-it-is wisdom.Ī no-holds-barred look at how therapy works. Who could resist watching a therapist grapple with the same questions her patients have been asking her for years? Gottlieb, who writes the Atlantic’s "Dear Therapist" column, brings searing honesty to her search for answers.Īn addictive book that's part Oliver Sacks and part Nora Ephron. Gottlieb’s book is perhaps the first I’ve read that explains the therapeutic process in no-nonsense terms while simultaneously giving hope to therapy skeptics like me who think real change through talk is elusive.
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