Lavin Exclusive Speaker
Lori Gottlieb is a natural storyteller—and no wonder. She’s helped craft stories for film and TV as a Hollywood executive, delved deeply into her subjects’ stories as a journalist, and helped people change their stories in her clinical work as a psychotherapist. In her New York Times bestseller Maybe You Should Talk to Someone, she writes candidly about her experience as both a licensed professional and regular human being. Deeply relatable, disarmingly funny, and startling profound, Gottlieb lifts the curtain on the mystery of our own lives, the stories we tell ourselves to live, and the power we have to change the narrative.
What happens when a therapist—someone trained to manage human behavior—experiences her own personal crisis? In her brilliant new book Maybe You Should Talk to Someone, Lori Gottlieb speaks honestly about her own experience, as well as guides a broader conversation on mental health, wellness, vulnerability, relationships. It’s been called “satisfyingly voyeuristic and intimate” (Slate), “provocative and entertaining” (The Washington Post) and “irresistibly candid and addicting” (The New York Times Book Review). An instant New York Times bestseller, the memoir was named Best Nonfiction Book of the year by O, The Oprah Magazine and is currently being adapted as a television series with actress Eva Longoria. On stage, Gottlieb is candid, thoughtful and entertaining, blending her clinical experience with real-world stories, fascinating research, and the latest cultural developments. By opening up conversations about our emotional lives in a way that is approachable and inspiring, Gottlieb helps shift perspectives and create powerful change. She shows us that vulnerability isn’t a weakness, but a compelling leadership tool; that our external circumstances don’t have to dictate our lives; and that we can consciously create meaning anywhere—at work, with our clients and colleagues, as well as in our personal lives and relationships.
In addition to her clinical practice, Gottlieb is the idiosyncratic voice behind The Atlantic’s weekly “Dear Therapist” advice column and a regular contributor to The New York Times. She has written hundreds of articles related to psychology and culture, many of which have become viral sensations, and is a sought-after expert on media such as The Today Show, Good Morning America, The CBS Early Show, CNN, and NPR’s “Fresh Air.” To date, Gottlieb has shared the stage with numerous emotional health advocates and thought leaders such as Katie Couric, Arianna Huffington, Esther Perel, Geena Davis, Jane Fonda, and Tara Westover. Gottlieb is also TED speaker, a member of the Advisory Council for Bring Change to Mind, and advisor to the Aspen Institute.