Reviews tagging 'Medical content'

ربما عليك أن تكلم أحدًا: معالج نفسي وحياتنا كما يكشفها by Lori Gottlieb

40 reviews

oliviahamilton's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

5.0

I loved this book so much I recommended it to my own therapist…

The stories are brilliantly woven together - Lori as patient, Lori as therapist, and the (anonymized) stories of her patients. All experience major growth and a true character arc through their vulnerability. 

The book also shows how vulnerability  is a muscle; we can’t be honest with others until we learn how to be honest with ourselves. 

Also enjoyed the memoir elements about the author’s career changes and major life choices, and how those choices informed her present self. 

Highly recommend and would re-read. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Alcoholism, Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, Infertility, Suicidal thoughts, and Medical content

awachen's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad fast-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Cancer, Child abuse, Child death, Chronic illness, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Infertility, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Suicidal thoughts, Terminal illness, Medical content, Grief, Car accident, Death of parent, and Abandonment

razkat's review against another edition

emotional slow-paced

2.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer, Infertility, Terminal illness, Grief, Car accident, and Pregnancy

Minor: Addiction, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Sexism, Medical content, Car accident, and Death of parent

a_novi's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad slow-paced

4.5

I recommend this book to almost everyone but especially if you have an interest in mental health or if you have ever been through trauma that made you consider therapy. I recommend this to people who work in therapy social work or healthcare. It starts off slow and you may say “why do I care about this” but when the author starts drawing parallels between her experiences with that of her patients and experiences with her therapist it’s very interesting and enlightening. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Cancer, Child death, Chronic illness, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Infertility, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Suicidal thoughts, Terminal illness, Medical content, Grief, Car accident, and Alcohol

elizaandstella's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful informative reflective medium-paced

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Child abuse, Child death, Chronic illness, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Infertility, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Medical content, Grief, Car accident, Pregnancy, and Toxic friendship

annamary54's review against another edition

challenging emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring lighthearted reflective sad medium-paced

5.0

I absolutely LOVED this book. I cried, I laughed, I highlighted A LOT. This book has inspired me to look for another therapist after my many failed therapy attempts. I did not expect this book to effect (idk which a/effect to use here I hope I did it right) me as much as it did. Will definitely be purchasing this book and telling everyone to read it. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer, Child death, Death, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, and Death of parent

Moderate: Alcoholism, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Miscarriage, and Suicidal thoughts

Minor: Drug abuse and Medical content

roveronez's review against another edition

challenging emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

5.0

What a great book! Lori Gottlieb talks about her life, how she became a therapist, and her struggles as well as the life challenges of her patients in such way that we feel like we're reading a novel. So many insights, the kind of book that naturally teaches you so much about psychology and gives you tools to cope with your own struggles without sounding like a "self-help" book. I loved it! ❤️

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer, Child death, Death, Miscarriage, Terminal illness, Grief, and Car accident

Moderate: Alcoholism, Child abuse, Cursing, Domestic abuse, Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, Medical content, Abortion, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, and Alcohol

hannahgunther's review against another edition

Gottlieb crafts a raw, real, and personal narrative that answers the question: what does it mean to be human? However, her frequent use of lewd, vulgar language and often "TMI" anecdotes made me put the book down. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Medical content

Moderate: Sexual content

Minor: Cancer, Cursing, and Infertility

jemmo's review against another edition

emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Minor: Alcoholism, Cancer, Chronic illness, Cursing, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Infertility, Infidelity, Miscarriage, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Violence, Medical content, Dementia, Death of parent, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Pregnancy, Gaslighting, and Injury/Injury detail

redefiningrachel's review against another edition

emotional hopeful reflective medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Cancer, Chronic illness, Death, Drug use, Mental illness, Terminal illness, Medical content, Medical trauma, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Cursing, Infertility, Miscarriage, Physical abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Vomit, Suicide attempt, Pregnancy, and Injury/Injury detail