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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