Today we’re excited to have Lori Gottlieb on the podcast. Gottlieb is a psychotherapist and New York Times bestselling author of Maybe You Should Talk to Someone, 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.
In this episode we discuss:
- The fundamental themes of human existence
- Irvin Yalom’s influence on Lori Gottlieb
- Why we feel isolated in our experiences
- The loneliness crisis on college campuses
- How the internet helps us numb
- How to know when social media has become an addiction
- Why happiness as a goal is a disaster
- SBK analyzes Lori Gottlieb
- Why we are often scared to do things that excite us
- Why there is no “hierarchy of pain”
- The hierarchy of pain and the social justice movement
- Why is it so hard for us to change when we know what to do?
- Why we don’t let ourselves be happy
- The importance of self-compassion
- The most important factor in the success of therapy
- What makes for a boring patient?
- Why feelings sometimes don’t care about facts
- Common myths of therapy
- “Part of us wants something and there’s another part of us that goes against the thing we want”
- Why “our feelings need air”
- How numbness is a state of being overwhelmed by too many feelings
- The importance of seeing your own agency and the choices you have
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Hey,
I enjoyed this podcast. I work as a psychologist/behaviour support clinician in Western Australia supporting staff and people with disability in managing challenging behaviours. Individuals have intellectual disability and some ASD.
I just am keen to find out whether Marc has had any involvement in supporting people with disability to develop emotional regulation, particularly for those who are non verbal? I am just keen to keep abreast with any innovative ideas in this field.
Thanks
David
PS I really enjoy your podcasts and topics, I find them very thought provoking on my bike ride home
This is my favorite episode till now! I’m a Brazilian psychology student, and this podcast give me more enthusiasm to learn.
She brought really important reflections about subjectivity.