Lori Gottlieb || Maybe You Should Talk to Someone

<p>Today we’re excited to have Lori Gottlieb on the podcast. Gottlieb is a psychotherapist and New York Times bestselling author of <em>Maybe You Should Talk to Someone</em>, which is being adapted as a television series with Eva Longoria. In addition to her clinical practice, she writes The Atlantic’s weekly “Dear Therapist” advice column and is the co-host of iHeart’s upcoming “Dear Therapists” podcast, produced by Katie Couric. She is also a TED speaker, a ​member of the Advisory Council for Bring Change to Mind, and advisor to the Aspen Institute. She is a sought-after expert in media such as The Today Show, Good Morning America, The CBS Early Show, CNN, and NPR’s “Fresh Air.” Learn more at LoriGottlieb.com or by following her @LoriGottlieb1 on Twitter.</p> <p>In this episode we discuss:</p> <ul> <li>The fundamental themes of human existence</li> <li>Irvin Yalom’s influence on Lori Gottlieb</li> <li>Why we feel isolated in our experiences</li> <li>The loneliness crisis on college campuses</li> <li>How the internet helps us numb</li> <li>How to know when social media has become an addiction</li> <li>Why happiness as a goal is a disaster</li> <li>SBK analyzes Lori Gottlieb</li> <li>Why we are often scared to do things that excite us</li> <li>Why there is no “hierarchy of pain”</li> <li>The hierarchy of pain and the social justice movement</li> <li>Why is it so hard for us to change when we know what to do?</li> <li>Why we don’t let ourselves be happy</li> <li>The importance of self-compassion</li> <li>The <em>most important factor</em> in the success of therapy</li> <li>What makes for a boring patient?</li> <li>Why feelings sometimes don’t care about facts</li> <li>Common myths of therapy</li> <li>“Part of us wants something and there’s another part of us that goes against the thing we want”</li> <li>Why “our feelings need air”</li> <li>How numbness is a state of being overwhelmed by too many feelings</li> <li>The importance of seeing your own agency and the choices you have</li> </ul> <hr /> <p>Support this po