Maybe You Should Talk to Someone
by Lori Gottlieb · first published 2019
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From a New York Times best-selling author, psychotherapist, and national advice columnist, a hilarious, thought-provoking, and surprising new book that takes us behind the scenes of a therapist’s world—where her patients are looking for answers (and so is she). One day, Lori Gottlieb is a therapist who helps patients in her Los Angeles practice. The next, a crisis causes her world to come crashing down. Enter Wendell, the quirky but seasoned therapist in whose office she suddenly lands. With his balding head, cardigan, and khakis, he seems to have come straight from Therapist Central Casti
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Maybe You Should Talk to Someone: A Therapist, Her Therapist, and Our Lives Revealed by Lori Gottlieb > https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/37570546-maybe-you-shoul...
on “Ask HN: Best books you've read in 2019?” ↗2 suggestions. 1- Have kids on your own via a sperm donor. Lori Gottlieb details her journey doing just so in the excellent book, “¿Maybe you should talk to someone?” 2- Just have fun. With kids off the table, you can find someone you can talk to—a lot lower stakes. Someone you like depending on. Good luck!!
on “Ask HN: I’m 41 and still unmarried – what should I do?” ↗…also have problems not the same but you need to seek professional help if you have a hard time coping. From your post it appears your job is not the problem but outside factors. I also suggest reading "Maybe you should talk to someone". We are rewarded for seeming happy and excited all the time, but often we need people in our life who we can open up to.
on “Ask HN: I think I’ve burnt out. What should I do?” ↗