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Maybe You Should Talk to Someone by Lori Gottlieb
BooksEpisode 647 minAugust 6, 2026

Maybe You Should Talk to Someone

Maybe You Should Talk to Someone by Lori Gottlieb

A therapist goes to therapy and discovers what her clients already knew: the stories we tell about ourselves are usually the thing standing in the way.

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About this episode

What if the hardest person to be honest with is yourself? In today's episode, let's delve into the book "Maybe You Should Talk to Someone" by Lori Gottlieb, which explores how healing begins with the courage to be honest with ourselves!

Key takeaways

  1. 1

    We are all unreliable narrators of our own lives.

  2. 2

    Avoidance of pain creates more pain than the pain itself.

  3. 3

    Being honest with yourself is harder and more freeing than being honest with anyone else.

Try this tonight

Write the story you usually tell about a current struggle. Then write the version a compassionate outsider would tell.

Journal prompt

“What am I not being honest with myself about?”

Write about it