Lori Gottlieb on Idiot Compassion, Boundaries, and Self-Criticism
Broad Ideas with Rachel Bilson & Olivia Allen
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4.7 • 592 Ratings
🗓️ 6 February 2023
⏱️ 138 minutes
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Summary
Psychotherapist and NYT bestselling author Lori Gottlieb talks with Olivia and Rachel about how it’s impossible for friends to be impartial, gender disparities, and the dangers of labeling. They also discuss boundaries, self-imposed mental prisons, and how hard we are on ourselves.
Later, Rachel, Olivia and Rob holds the very first Broad Ideas book club! This month's book is Lori's bestseller Maybe You Should Talk to Someone.
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| 1:25.6 | Welcome to Broad Ideas. |
| 1:28.9 | Today we have Lori Gottlieb. |
| 1:35.6 | She is a psychotherapist and New York Times bestselling author of, maybe you should talk to someone, |
| 1:39.8 | which was our first select for the Broad Ideas Book Club. |
| 1:42.5 | Yeah, we should say this was not intentional. |
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