132 Aleenah Ansari on "Maybe You Should Talk to Someone" by Lori Gottlieb

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Aleenah Ansari (she/her) is equal parts storyteller, creative problem solver, and journalist at heart who's rooted in the stories of people behind products, companies, and initiatives. She writes about travel, entrepreneurship, mental health and wellness, and representation in media for Insider, The Seattle Times, Byrdie, and more. You can usually find her searching for murals in Seattle and beyond, reading a book, and planning her next trip to New York.

Aleenah joined me today for a particularly canded discussion about BIPOC representation in our reading life, and the way books and therapy are crucial to our mental health

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Host: Julie Strauss

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Aleenah Ansari

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Discussed in this episode:

Maybe You Should Talk to Someone by Lori Gottlieb

The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo by Taylor Jenkins Reid

The Song of Achilles by Madeline Miller

Aleenah’s article about the best indie bookstores across the United States

Footnotes from the World’s Greatest Bookstores: True Tales and Lost Moments from Book Buyers, Booksellers, and Book Lovers by Bob Eckstein

Word on the Water – The London Bookbarge

More Than Enough by Elaine Welteroth

Attached: The New Science of Adult Attachment and How It Can Help You Find – And Keep – Love by Amir Levine and Rachel Heller

Dear Therapists podcast with Lori Gottlieb and Guy Winch

Crying in H Mart by Michelle Zauner

Funny You Should Ask by Elissa Sussman

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