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

5.0

It's so jarring to see yourself in the pages of a book. It's so jarring and uncomfortable and comforting? maybe? to have something hit so close to home. This was the first (non-academic) book I read in months, and it welcomed me back into reading the same way some hugs remind you that you're not really alone. The writer is so caring and patient in the way she intertwines her patients with her own life with the theory behind therapeutic practices, and it never once felt like I was being lectured by a generic "self-help" book. I was left with many, many highlighted quotes and lingering thoughts about my life, and I'm thankful that I read it in the first place - I'm sure its impact on me will change as I revisit it over the years. Finishing reading this book was a bit of a painful goodbye, but, in retrospect, it's probably more of a contented pause between now and when I pick it up again in the future.
Looking forward to when therapy is not so taboo, and people realize that maybe, just maybe, they should talk to someone.