What are good book club discussion questions for Maybe You Should Talk to Someone?

Spoiler-free questions to get the conversation going: What was the cozy little ritual you fell into while reading this (a favorite chair, a mug, a time of day)?; Was there a passage that made you laugh out loud or smile in recognition? Share the moment if you can; Lori writes that we often confuse comfort with happiness. What's something that comforts you, and how did the book make you think about it?; Which of the patient stories stayed with you most warmly, and what about that person felt familiar or tender to you?; The book treats grief, love, and ordinary worry with the same care. Did reading it shift how you sit with your own small daily feelings?.

What food and drinks should I serve at a Maybe You Should Talk to Someone book club?

Food: Slow-simmered chicken soup with crusty bread, Warm apple crumble with vanilla ice cream, and A simple cheese and fruit board. Drinks: Honey chamomile tea, Hot cocoa with marshmallows, and Spiced mulled wine.

How do I host a Maybe You Should Talk to Someone book club night?

A therapist's candid, funny memoir about seeing her own therapist while treating her patients, this book opens up tender conversations about being human together.

Maybe You Should Talk to Someone Book Club Questions, Food & Host Guide

Warm-up questions

1 What was the cozy little ritual you fell into while reading this (a favorite chair, a mug, a time of day)?
2 Was there a passage that made you laugh out loud or smile in recognition? Share the moment if you can.

Digging in

1 Lori writes that we often confuse comfort with happiness. What's something that comforts you, and how did the book make you think about it?
2 Which of the patient stories stayed with you most warmly, and what about that person felt familiar or tender to you?
3 The book treats grief, love, and ordinary worry with the same care. Did reading it shift how you sit with your own small daily feelings?
4 Wendell becomes a quiet presence in Lori's life. Who has been a 'Wendell' for you, someone who listened without trying to fix?

Going deep

1 The idea of our 'prison of our own making' comes up gently throughout. Without giving anything away, was there a moment in the book that made you want to be a little kinder to yourself?
2 By the time you closed the book, what did it leave you wanting more of in your own life: rest, honesty, connection, something else?

On the table

Slow-simmered chicken soup with crusty bread

A nurturing classic, echoing the book's theme of being cared for and listened to

Warm apple crumble with vanilla ice cream

Sweet, soft, and a little indulgent, like a session that ends with hope

A simple cheese and fruit board

Easy to graze on while talking, keeps the night low-pressure and lingering

To sip

Honey chamomile tea No alcohol

Gentle and soothing, perfect for tender conversation

Hot cocoa with marshmallows No alcohol

A childhood-comfort drink that matches the memoir's vulnerable warmth

Spiced mulled wine

Warm, slow-sipping, and conversational

Soft, hopeful, lamp-lit folk and piano for unhurried talking

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