Gretchen Smith
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Lori Gottlieb:
Hi Lori, Your book is well-written, and confirmed that I'm in therapy to find answers to my own self-care through by looking deeper into my mirror. My questions is: Do you think both men and women are more motivated now to seek therapy when they face problems? I'm concerned about our US mental health care system, and what more can be done to reach those in need. Gretchen Smith gretchenoutsidethelines@gmail.com
Lori Gottlieb
Hi Gretchen, I talk about some gender differences in therapy in the book. The way that women apologize for their pain (when they cry, for instance) and yet men are really the ones who experience such cultural shame around being vulnerable.
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Mariya Manahova
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Lori Gottlieb:
I really loved Maybe You Should Talk to Someone and how you showed what it's like to be in therapy (and to be human) through your own experience and your patients' stories. I'm wondering if you can recommend other books that do a similar job? I find your book really unique and quite think of others that approach life and humanness in the same way.
Anne
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Lori Gottlieb:
Hi Lori! First - thanks for the lovely, heartbreaking, hilarious book. I finished it and immediately sent a copy to my mother in law and warned her she would SOB. My question is: to what extent does your clients' pain come home with you? Obviously you thought about 'Julie' a lot in particular, but do you find that to be the norm with your clients, or are you pretty adept at separating job empathy from real life?
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