Creatures of a Day: And Other Tales of Psychotherapy

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Creatures of a Day: And Other Tales of Psychotherapy - Paperback

Creatures of a Day: And Other Tales of Psychotherapy - Paperback

by Irvin D. Yalom
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Book Overview

What makes life meaningful? How do we confront our inevitable end? An eminent psychiatrist draws on decades of clinical experience to show how he and his patients have grappled with the most profound existential questions.

"A remedy more powerful than any fad or pill could promise." ―Washington Post

In this stunning collection of stories, renowned psychiatrist Irvin D. Yalom describes his patients' struggles--as well as his own--to come to terms with the two great challenges of existence: how to have a meaningful life yet reckon with its inevitable end. We meet a nurse who must stifle the pain of losing her son in order to comfort her patients' pains, a newly minted psychologist whose studies damage her treasured memories of a lost friend, and a man whose rejection of psychological inquiry forces even Yalom himself into a crisis of confidence.

Creatures of a Day is a radically honest statement about the difficulties of human life, but also a celebration of some of the finest fruits--love, family, friendship--it can offer. Marcus Aurelius has written that "we are all creatures of a day." With Yalom as our guide, we will find the means to make our own day not only bearable, but also meaningful and joyful.
ISBN9780465097432
Author Irvin D. Yalom
PublisherBasic Books
GenreLiterature and Self-help & personal development
FormatPaperback
PublishedMarch 2016
LanguageENG- English
Pages240
Weight1.0 lb
Target AudienceAdults
Print SizeStandard Print

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About Irvin D. Yalom

Irvin D. Yalom, MD, is an emeritus professor of psychiatry at Stanford University. He is the author of numerous books, including Love's Executioner and Creatures of a Day. He lives in Palo Alto, California.

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