First published 2019
When a crisis upends her life, therapist Lori Gottlieb suddenly finds herself in the patient's chair. Seeking guidance from a quirky veteran analyst, she delves into the stories of her own eclectic clients—a Hollywood producer, a young widow, a suicidal senior—and discovers that the questions they're wrestling with are the very ones she's now bringing to her own therapist. As Gottlieb navigates her own emotional minefield, she offers a disarmingly candid and illuminating look at the power of human connection to transform even our most intractable struggles.
Genres: psychology, contemporary, memoir, non-fiction
Vibes: emotional, intimate, thought-provoking
Tropes: personal-journey, self-reflection
448 pages · Paperback · Harper Paperbacks
Content warnings: depression, mental-illness, suicide