Lori Gottlieb is a psychotherapist and the New York Times bestselling author of Maybe You Should Talk to Someone, which has sold over 3 million copies, has been translated into over 30 languages, and is currently being adapted for television. Her TED Talk, which has over 8 million views, was one of the Top 10 Most Watched of the Year. In addition to her clinical practice, Gottlieb writes the New York Times ' “Ask the Therapist” advice column and co-hosts the popular Dear Therapists and Since You Asked podcasts. Her next book, I’m So Glad You Asked, will be published in May 2027.

As a keynote speaker, Lori Gottlieb is deeply relatable, disarmingly funny, and startlingly profound. She blends her clinical experience with real-world stories, fascinating research, and the latest cultural developments to lift the curtain on the mystery of our own lives. Opening up conversations about our emotional lives in a way that is both approachable and inspiring, Gottlieb shifts our perspective and creates powerful change. Her talks help us to find meaning at work, have difficult—but necessary—conversations, and tap into our feelings as a guide to living the lives we want.

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Lori Gottlieb is a psychotherapist who helps her patients unravel and change the stories that no longer serve them. But what happens when a therapist experiences her own personal crisis? In her brilliant book Maybe You Should Talk to Someone, Gottlieb speaks candidly about her experience on both sides of the therapist’s couch, and in the process, guides a much broader conversation on mental health, vulnerability, fulfillment, and human connection.

Called both “provocative and entertaining” (The Washington Post) and “irresistibly candid and addicting” (The New York Times Book Review), Maybe You Should Talk to Someone spent 27 weeks on The New York Times bestseller list. The memoir was also named a Best Nonfiction Book of the year by O, The Oprah Magazine, was an Amazon Best Book of 2019, and one of the 100 Must-Read Books of the year by TIME Magazine.

Gottlieb is also the creator of the Maybe You Should Talk To Someone Workbook: A Toolkit for Editing Your Story and Changing Your Life and the Maybe You Should Talk To Someone Journal: 52 Weekly Sessions to Transform Your Life.

Gottlieb has written has written hundreds of articles related to psychology and culture, many of which have become viral sensations, and is a sought-after expert appearing on The Today Show, The Daily Show, Oprah, Good Morning America, CBS Mornings, CNN, and NPR’s Fresh Air. To date, Lori has shared the stage with numerous emotional health advocates and thought leaders such as Katie Couric, Arianna Huffington, Esther Perel, Geena Davis, Jane Fonda, and Tara Westover. Lori is also a TED speaker, a member of the Advisory Council for Bring Change to Mind, and advisor to the Aspen Institute.

Compassionate and charismatic, Lori Gottlieb shows us that vulnerability isn’t a weakness, but a superpower for cultivating our healthiest, happiest, and most productive lives.