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Jennifer asked this question about Maybe You Should Talk to Someone: A Therapist, Her Therapist, and Our Lives Revealed:
I really, really enjoyed this book, but my question is: how was Gottlieb able to write so freely and her patients and their issues? I am assuming that all names have been changed and she also might have changed some specific characteristics and gotten permission, but I'm just curious how this all worked?
Kathy I just finished reading and I have very mixed feelings about this book. I listened to Lori Gottlieb's interview with Terry Gross on "Fresh Air" and wa…moreI just finished reading and I have very mixed feelings about this book. I listened to Lori Gottlieb's interview with Terry Gross on "Fresh Air" and was surprised and rather shocked to hear that she asks for written permission up front from her clients, providing she protects their identities. Some decide not to work with her as a result. This, she says, is because she's in the unique position of being a writer before she became a therapist. But this seems very odd to me. It feels coercive to demand this up front. I think it's fine to ask for permission once you've established a relationship, but this feels a bit like her patients are fodder for her writing. (less)
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