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A Therapist, HER Therapist, And Our Lives Revealed

Book Cover for "Maybe You Should Talk to Someone" - bright blue background with text in black and a bright yellow facial tissue box with a white tissue coming out of it

Lori Gottlieb is a psychotherapist and New York Times bestselling author who writes The Atlantic's weekly “Dear Therapist” advice column.

One day, Lori Gottlieb is a therapist who helps patients in her Los Angeles practice. The next, a crisis causes her world to come crashing down. Enter Wendell, the quirky but seasoned therapist in whose of­fice she suddenly lands. As Gottlieb explores the inner chambers of her patients' lives she finds that the questions they are struggling with are the very ones she is now bringing to Wendell.

Her new book, "Maybe You Should Talk to Someone," offers a deeply per­sonal yet universal tour of hearts and minds and provides a reveal­ing portrait of what it means to be human.

Joe talks to people on the radio for a living. In addition to countless impressive human "gets" - he has talked to a lot of Muppets. Joe grew up in Philadelphia, has been on the area airwaves for more than 25 years and currently lives in Washington County, NY with his wife, Kelly, and their dog, Brady. And yes, he reads every single book.
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