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elenikat's review against another edition
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
sad
medium-paced
5.0
marycathmc's review against another edition
3.0
While I liked this book, I didn't come away with anything new except maybe more respect for therapists. I already knew that going to therapy can be very helpful and a life saver in some cases (if you can find one accepting patients these days!). While I was amused and moved by some of the patient interactions, I felt there was nothing ground breaking here.
andreashannon's review against another edition
4.0
I REALLY enjoyed this book. It’s nice to see the inner workings of a therapist- what goes on in their heads during a session. As someone in a therapy adjacent field (people have lots of feelings about food)- definitely could relate to a lot in here.
jamuckley's review against another edition
5.0
Lori Gottlieb's new book, "Maybe You Should Talk to Someone," is a book about a therapist being in therapy. It takes getting blindsided by a crushing breakup, for Ms. Gottlieb to seek out her own therapy when she finds that she is in a ton of pain and all of her plans for the future just fell apart.
I feel her pain. I've been there. I also have been in therapy all of this year and some of last.
This book was so insightful as you look into the psyche of a therapist, who goes to a therapist, all while seeing patients and helping them through some of the hardest things they have ever been through. Gottlieb does a good job of "humanizing" the therapist, who to a patient would like to believe always have their "stuff" together and never struggle with some of the pitfalls that they too might be stuck in.
I love the way she weaves the story of her patients with her own journey. I enjoyed the multi-faceted personality of those patients and how like an onion, she peels different defense mechanisms, ways of relating to the world around them, until they begin the process of self-realization and awareness to begin to change and transform their lives. It was a very fascinating book that mixed the common, every day, mundane parts of life with the archaeology of digging up someone's past through discussions and cues that she picks up on, to which the patient is completely oblivious.
The story she shares brings out her own vulnerability in her therapy work and the work that she does with patients from crying together to attending a funeral of a recently deceased patient, who became more, a friend.
Not only was the book filled with insightful anecdotes, but she also brings in the psychology terms, which brief descriptions explaining the concepts, who developed them and what that researcher might have discovered.
The book was pretty lengthy, but I found myself not wanting it to end. I definitely recommend this book to anyone with an interest in learning about their feelings, getting some therapy for sorting things out in life, or any general interest in psychology. You will not be disappointed.
I feel her pain. I've been there. I also have been in therapy all of this year and some of last.
This book was so insightful as you look into the psyche of a therapist, who goes to a therapist, all while seeing patients and helping them through some of the hardest things they have ever been through. Gottlieb does a good job of "humanizing" the therapist, who to a patient would like to believe always have their "stuff" together and never struggle with some of the pitfalls that they too might be stuck in.
I love the way she weaves the story of her patients with her own journey. I enjoyed the multi-faceted personality of those patients and how like an onion, she peels different defense mechanisms, ways of relating to the world around them, until they begin the process of self-realization and awareness to begin to change and transform their lives. It was a very fascinating book that mixed the common, every day, mundane parts of life with the archaeology of digging up someone's past through discussions and cues that she picks up on, to which the patient is completely oblivious.
The story she shares brings out her own vulnerability in her therapy work and the work that she does with patients from crying together to attending a funeral of a recently deceased patient, who became more, a friend.
Not only was the book filled with insightful anecdotes, but she also brings in the psychology terms, which brief descriptions explaining the concepts, who developed them and what that researcher might have discovered.
The book was pretty lengthy, but I found myself not wanting it to end. I definitely recommend this book to anyone with an interest in learning about their feelings, getting some therapy for sorting things out in life, or any general interest in psychology. You will not be disappointed.
charieprocter's review against another edition
5.0
therapy for the therapist and us
it felt weird reading a book wondering if the book in the book is the book I'm reading. it's hard not to try to figure out who the patients are, but at the beginning she says a character may be many people mushed into one.
gentle self help book that has me in tears. I found myself taking notes and looking for the author's site to follow on socal media platforms. I'm ready to start seeing my own therapist now.
it felt weird reading a book wondering if the book in the book is the book I'm reading. it's hard not to try to figure out who the patients are, but at the beginning she says a character may be many people mushed into one.
gentle self help book that has me in tears. I found myself taking notes and looking for the author's site to follow on socal media platforms. I'm ready to start seeing my own therapist now.
yak_nika's review against another edition
5.0
Направду це чудова книга! Я би хотіла рекомендувати її кожному, хто хоча б трішки вірить у психотерапію. Бо саме через такі "чужі" досвіди десь можна побачити й себе. Якби то не важко було визнавати
kori_b's review against another edition
5.0
This LONG book is a commitment, but worth every page. It’s something that I hope to pick up and read again and again throughout my adulthood. I feel like I learned as much about myself as the actual characters did during their sessions with Gottleib.