Maybe You Should Talk to Someone

Lori Gottlieb has built a career helping others navigate their most painful moments, but when her own life unravels, she finds herself on the other side of the therapeutic relationship, sitting across from a therapist named Wendell. The memoir unfolds on two tracks simultaneously: Gottlieb's work with a handful of memorable patients confronting mortality, loneliness, and self-deception, and her own reluctant journey inward. The result is a rare portrait of what therapy actually looks like from both chairs, honest about its limits and its power.

Brittany Pressley brings a warm, grounded presence to the narration that suits the material well. Her pacing through the more vulnerable passages feels unhurried without becoming slow, and she handles the book's tonal shifts, from dry professional observation to raw personal disclosure, with consistency. At just over fourteen hours, the runtime rewards the listener's patience. Stories that span months compress naturally in audio form, and Pressley's voice gives the ensemble of patients a coherent emotional thread.