Lori Gottlieb (IG: @lorigottlieb_author) is a psychotherapist and author of the New York Times bestseller Maybe You Should Talk to Someone, which is being turned into a television series.

In addition to her clinical practice, she writes The Atlantic's weekly "Dear Therapist" advice column and contributes regularly to The New York Times and many other publications.

Lori's recent TED Talk is one of the top 10 most watched of the year, and she is a sought-after expert in media such as The Today Show, Good Morning America, CNN, and NPR's "Fresh Air."

Lori has a new iHeart Radio podcast, produced by Katie Couric, called Dear Therapists.

In this episode, we discuss:

• How to land your kids in therapy
• Learning how to sit with your feelings
• Why Lori decided to write about the human condition
• How you see yourself clearly in other people's stories
• The relationship that blindsided Lori
• Idiot compassion vs. wise compassion
• The vantage point of a therapist
• Lori's unexplained medical symptoms brushed off as a psychological issue
• Why Lori was hiding her health issue from her loved ones
• Living with an undiagnosed autoimmune condition
• Don't take life for granted
• Pay attention to the present moment
• Stop engaging in unproductive anxiety
• Numbness isn't nothingness
• We should talk more to one another
• The meaning of true vulnerability
• Give people the opportunity to understand us
• Nobody gets through life without struggle
• Goodbye is not the end

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Related links:

Lori Gottlieb - Maybe You Should Talk To Someone (book)

Lori Gottlieb's website

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Lori Gottlieb - Marry Him (book)

Lori Gottlieb - Stick Figure (book)

Lori Gottlieb - How to Land Your Kid in Therapy (The Atlantic article)

Lori Gottlieb - Dear Therapist (The Atlantic column)

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