Lori Gottlieb is an American psychotherapist and writer who lives in Los Angeles. She is the author of the New York Times bestseller Marry Him: The Case for Settling for Mr. Good Enough (2010) and the Los Angeles Times and Washington Post bestseller Stick Figure: a Diary of My Former Self (2000). She is a contributing editor for The Atlantic magazine, where she also writes a weekly advice column called “Dear Therapist.” Her writing has appeared in many other high-profile publications as well, including the New York Times Magazine, Slate and O, The Oprah Magazine.
Lori Gottlieb Books
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Maybe You Should Talk To Someone
Lori Gottlieb
A Therapist, Her Therapist, and Our Lives Revealed
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Listen to the Intro00:00What's Maybe You Should Talk To Someone about?
Maybe You Should Talk to Someone (2019) is a unique memoir in which the author, a psychotherapist, tells the story of how she herself ended up on a therapist’s couch after descending into a personal crisis of her own. By reflecting on her experiences as both a therapist and a patient, and by relating them to the stories of four of her patients, she came to a better understanding of both her profession and herself.
Who should read Maybe You Should Talk To Someone?
- Curious minds interested in how therapy works in practice
- People suffering from personal, emotional or psychological problems
- Those who are feeling lost and looking for some direction
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What's Marry Him about?
Marry Him (2011) is an honest, open and humorous quest for what it means to find the perfect man. It confronts common barriers to finding a partner, like chasing sparks over stability and the never-ending checklist of ideal qualities, and makes a case for rethinking what is important in a partner, drawing on scientific wisdom and often hilarious personal anecdotes along the way.
Who should read Marry Him?
- Women who are still looking for the perfect man
- Students of love and what it means to have a fulfilling relationship
- Anyone interested in women's personal journeys and discoveries
