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Maybe You Should Talk to Someone
A therapist gets dumped and ends up on someone else's couch. Turns out the breakup wasn't really about the breakup. 🛋️
Who it's for
Gottlieb, a Los Angeles psychotherapist, is blindsided when her boyfriend ends their relationship because he realises he doesn't want to live with her young son for the next decade, and she starts seeing a therapist, Wendell.
Sad→Hopeful
Feelings it meets
What it is
Lori Gottlieb's 2019 memoir (Houghton Mifflin Harcourt) looks at therapy from both sides. After her boyfriend unexpectedly ends their relationship, Gottlieb, herself a therapist, starts seeing a therapist named Wendell.
Where to find it
In print and widely available; libraries (Libby/Hoopla); audiobook available.
Before you start
Heads up: Suicidal planning and a child's death.
Age: Ages 16+
He healeth the broken in heart, and bindeth up their wounds.Psalm 147:3, Psalm 147:3
