Maybe You Should Talk to Someone: the heartfelt, funny memoir by Lori Gottlieb

Maybe You Should Talk to Someone is a memoir by therapist and New York Times bestselling author Lori Gottlieb. It is presented as a heartfelt and funny account.

Key details

• Author: Lori Gottlieb
• Memoir
• Written from the perspective of a practising therapist
• Set over the course of one year
• Described as heartfelt and funny

Synopsis

Lori Gottlieb takes readers behind the scenes of her therapy practice, where her patients are searching for answers and she is, too. After a personal crisis leaves her feeling unmoored, she begins seeing Wendell, a veteran therapist with an unconventional style, and their sessions become transformative.

Across the year, Gottlieb explores the private worlds of her patients, including a Hollywood producer, a newlywed facing a terminal diagnosis, an older woman who feels she has nothing to live for, and a self-destructive twenty-something. The book is described as a rare and candid look at a profession shaped by rules and secrecy, and as an account of the relationship between two therapists, told with charm, compassion, vulnerability and humour.