Reviews tagging 'Domestic abuse'

Maybe You Should Talk to Someone: A Therapist, Her Therapist, and Our Lives Revealed by Lori Gottlieb

65 reviews

bree_mck's review against another edition

dark emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring medium-paced

5.0

---

Content Warnings

Moderate: Grief, Alcohol, Child death, and Domestic abuse

yayarose's review

emotional inspiring lighthearted reflective slow-paced

3.75

I absolutely loved the raw honesty of this book as well as the story itself. I felt very connected to the author and all the rest of the characters as the book progressed. I did however find it kind of long and just wanted it to all wrap up in the last few chapters. 

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Mental illness, Child death, Cancer, Grief, and Death

Moderate: Abandonment, Physical abuse, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, and Car accident

Minor: Self harm and Suicidal thoughts

tea_time's review

challenging emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

4.0

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Child death, and Cancer

Moderate: Alcoholism, Miscarriage, and Suicidal thoughts

Minor: Child abuse, Domestic abuse, and Addiction

a_novi's review

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. 

---

Content Warnings

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

eclloyd's review

challenging emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective slow-paced

5.0

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Terminal illness, Death, and Child death

Moderate: Domestic abuse

Minor: Addiction and Alcoholism

elizaandstella's review

emotional funny hopeful informative reflective medium-paced

---

Content Warnings

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

katara42's review

challenging emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

5.0

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer, Death, and Child death

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Addiction, and Alcoholism

Minor: Death of parent

sndrspk's review

challenging emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective slow-paced

4.5

---

Content Warnings

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Child death, and Death

Minor: Suicidal thoughts

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. 

---

Content Warnings

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

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

Minor: Medical content and Drug abuse

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! ❤️

---

Content Warnings

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

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