Lori Gottlieb

Lori Gottlieb
BornDecember 1966 (age 59)
EducationStanford University (BA)
Pepperdine University (MA)
OccupationsWriter, psychotherapist
Employer(s)The Atlantic
National Public Radio
Known forMaybe You Should Talk to Someone; Marry Him: The Case for Settling for Mr. Good Enough; “Dear Therapist” column in The Atlantic
Notable workMaybe You Should Talk to Someone
Marry Him: The Case for Settling for Mr. Good Enough

Lori Gottlieb (December 1966, Los Angeles, California, USA) is an American writer[1] and psychotherapist. She is the author of the New York Times bestsellers, Maybe You Should Talk to Someone[2] and Marry Him: The Case for Settling for Mr. Good Enough.[3] She also writes the weekly “Dear Therapist” advice column[4] for The Atlantic and is the co-host of the iHeart Radio podcast "Dear Therapists." Her TED Talk was one of the most-watched talks of 2019.[5]

Life and career

Gottlieb was born in Los Angeles in 1966. She obtained her undergraduate degree from Stanford University in 1989, where she was a member of Kappa Kappa Gamma.[6] She obtained a Masters of Clinical Psychology at Pepperdine University in 2010.[7] She is a licensed Marriage and Family Therapist.[8]

Gottlieb was a commentator for National Public Radio[9] and a contributing editor for The Atlantic. She told the story of how she had her son at The Moth mainstage show in Aspen, Colorado.[10]

Her memoir/self-help book Maybe You Should Talk to Someone was being developed and adapted for television by Eva Longoria for ABC Network. [11]

References

  1. ^ "The New York Times - Search". www.nytimes.com. Archived from the original on December 24, 2019. Retrieved October 3, 2019.
  2. ^ Gottlieb, Lori (April 2, 2019). Maybe You Should Talk to Someone: A Therapist, HER Therapist, and Our Lives Revealed. ISBN 978-1328662057.
  3. ^ Gottlieb, Lori (January 1, 2010). Marry Him: The Case for Settling for Mr. Good Enough. ISBN 978-0525951513.
  4. ^ "Dear Therapist". The Atlantic. Archived from the original on March 30, 2019. Retrieved October 3, 2019.
  5. ^ TED, The most popular talks of 2019 | TED Talks, archived from the original on October 25, 2020, retrieved November 26, 2020
  6. ^ "A Blonde's Bombshell". stanfordmag.org. September 2002. Retrieved September 30, 2021.
  7. ^ "Triple Booked | Pepperdine University". www.pepperdine.edu. Retrieved September 30, 2021.
  8. ^ "CALIFORNIA BOARD OF BEHAVIORAL SCIENCES".
  9. ^ "NPR Search : NPR". www.npr.org. Retrieved October 3, 2019.
  10. ^ "The Moth Podcast: Diavian Walters and Lori Gottlieb". The Moth. Archived from the original on October 8, 2018. Retrieved October 3, 2019.
  11. ^ VanDenburgh, Barbara. "Even therapists need therapists: Lori Gottlieb on being 'less afraid to go and talk to somebody'". USA Today. Archived from the original on August 12, 2020. Retrieved March 29, 2021.