This takes Gottlieb by surprise and confusion as she only came for a couple of sessions.Īs the sessions continue, Lori takes us back to the beginning of her career.

Once she has moved on from this stage, Wendell states that he thinks she is suffering with something more complicated than losing a boyfriend. In her first few sessions, Lori sits with her grief and cries. She realizes that her grief can be addressed with a therapist and so she begins to see one named Wendell. Despite being an expert and trained therapist herself, Gottlieb was encouraged by her friends to see a therapist due to her negative state of mind.

During this time in her life, Gottlieb depicts common human emotions and struggles as anyone who is encountering hardships. This was a surprise to Gottlieb as the couple were deciding to get married and her boyfriend knew she had a child. Her boyfriend decides to break up with her because he can not live with a kid. Lori Gottlieb, psychotherapist, was in a long time relationship when suddenly it all came crashing down. Gottlieb explores five patients, including herself, and their different scenarios and viewpoints on life. The dual nature of the book enables Gottlieb to show her world as both a therapist and someone receiving therapy. It is a memoir where Gottlieb portrays a difficult time in her professional and personal life. Maybe You Should Talk to Someone: A Therapist, Her Therapist, and Our Lives Revealed is a book by Lori Gottlieb, published in 2019.

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