- Editorial:
- HOUGHTON MIFFLIN
- Año de edición:
- 2019
- Materia:
- Autoayuda
- ISBN:
- 978-1-328-66205-7
- Páginas:
- 415
MAYBE YOU SHOULD TALK TO SOMEONE: A THERAPIST, HER THERAPIST, AND OUR LIVES REVEALED
A THERAPIST, HER THERAPIST, AND OUR LIVES REVEALED
LORI GOTTLIEB
Gottlieb (Marry Him) provides a sparkling and sometimes moving account of her work as a psychotherapist, with the twist that she is in therapy herself. Interspersing chapters about her experiences as a patient with others about her work, she explains, We are mirrors reflecting mirrors reflecting mirrors, showing one another what we cant yet see. By exploring her own struggles alongside those of her patients, Gottlieb simultaneously illuminates what its like to be in and to give therapy. As she observes, Everything we therapists do or say or feel as we sit with our patients is mediated by our histories; everything Ive experienced will influence how I am in any given session at any given hour. From John, a successful TV producer who has walled himself away from other people, to Julie, who has a terminal illness and is struggling to find her way through her lifes closing chapters, Gottlieb portrays her patients, as well as herself as a patient, with compassion, humor, and grace. For someone considering but hesitant to enter therapy, Gottliebs thoughtful and compassionate work will calm anxieties about the process; for experienced therapists, it will provide an abundance of insights into their own work. (Apr.)