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How To Take Care Of Yourself This Election Season

It's Election Day, but instead of the latest politics news, we're giving you some therapy. Sam shares listener questions around mental health issues with psychotherapist <a href="https://lorigottlieb.com/">Lori Gottlieb.</a> In addition to her clinical practice, Gottlieb is the New York Times best-selling author behind<a href="https://lorigottlieb.com/books/maybe-you-should-talk-to-someone/"> Maybe You Should Talk To Someone: A Therapist, HER Therapist, and Our Lives Revealed</a><a href="https://lorigottlieb.com/books/maybe-you-should-talk-to-someone/">.</a> She and Sam discuss burnout, white guilt, and when the right time is to reach out to a therapist. Gottlieb also co-hosts the podcast <a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/dear-therapists/id1523340696">Dear Therapists</a> and writes the weekly advice column <a href="https://www.theatlantic.com/projects/dear-therapist/">'Dear Therapist'</a> for The Atlantic. Learn more about sponsor message choices: <a href="https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices">podcastchoices.com/adchoices</a> <a href="https://www.npr.org/about-npr/179878450/privacy-policy">NPR Privacy Policy</a>

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