Creatures of a Day: And Other Tales of Psychotherapy (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780465097432)

"The publication of Creatures of a Day is reason to celebrate." -- Steven Pinker

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.

Author: Irvin D. Yalom
ISBN-10: 046509743X
ISBN-13: 9780465097432
Publisher: Basic Books
Language: English
Published: 03/08/2016
Pages: 240
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.53lbs
Size: 8.10h x 5.40w x 0.80d