We have a new book in our After Class collection that is perfect for everyone. Maybe You Should Talk to Someone: A Therapist, Her Therapist, and Our Lives Revealed by Lori Gottlieb is a fantastic memoir that I read on vacation this summer. While a book about psychotherapy may not seem like a typical vacation book, it is fascinating, funny, and super readable (it’s even set to become a television drama). Gottlieb became a psychotherapist after several career changes. When she experienced a crisis in her personal life, a therapist friend suggested, “maybe you should talk to someone”. The book alternates with stories about how she became a therapist, her relationships with her patients, and her relationship with her therapist. As author A.J. Jacobs wrote: “Here are some people who might benefit from Lori Gottlieb’s illuminating new book: therapists, people who have ever been in therapy, people who have ever been in relationships, people who have ever experienced emotions. In other words, everyone.”
If you are interested in learning more about this book, here are a couple of interviews with the author:
abc New Interview
Family Action Network Interview