Yalom helps us recognize that the fear of death is at the heart of much of our anxiety. In this magisterial opus, capping a lifetime of work and personal experience, Dr. "Irvin Yalom has written a brave, intelligent book on the last forbidden subject death. Written in Irv Yaloms inimitable story-telling style, Staring at the Sun is a profoundly encouraging approach to the universal issue of mortality. Such recognition is often catalyzed by an 'awakening experience'a dream, or loss (the death of a loved one, divorce, loss of a job or home. Despite their attempts to help him, he insists that they are overreacting and that he has everything under control. Written in Irv Yalom's inimitable story-telling style, Staring at the Sun is a profoundly encouraging approach to the universal issue of mortality. Patrick has been confronted by family members and friends about his excessive gambling. Robin Meyers, minister of Mayflower UCC Church of Oklahoma City, professor of rhetoric in the philosophy department at Oklahoma City University, and author, Why the Christian Right Is Wrong In person-centered group therapy, the leader: displays a sense of trust in the members. This is a wise book by a wise man about the most taboo of all subjects. "Although written from a psychotherapeutic perspective, this thoughtful treatment of the ultimate fear has much to offer people of faith. Yalom helps us recognize that the fear of death is at the heart of much of our anxiety. Written in Irv Yaloms inimitable story-telling style, Staring at the Sun is a profoundly encouraging approach to the universal issue of mortality. Written in Irv Yaloms inimitable story-telling style, Staring at the Sun is a profoundly encouraging approach to the universal issue of mortality. In this magisterial opus, capping a lifetime of. It should give comfort to the dying and to those they leave behind." Andrew Solomon, author, The Noonday Demon, winner of the National Book Award Staring at the Sun: Overcoming the Terror of Death Wiley. Written in Irv Yaloms inimitable story-telling style, Staring at the Sun is a profoundly encouraging approach to the universal issue of mortality.
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The book is witty and kind and unflinching, a generous meditation that shows us not how to defeat our fear but how to become wise enough to tolerate it. "Staring at the Sun looks experientially and psychodynamically at our deepest fear and describes with uncommon eloquence and deep humanity how we may arrive at a form of peace. It will benefit anyone who reads it." Rabbi Harold Kushner, author, When Bad Things Happen to Good People "One of America′s finest therapists guides us through one of life′s most challenging tasks in this profoundly helpful book. Akin to Yaloms (2008) titular encouragement for us to stare into the sun in order to overcome our fear of death, perhaps only by exploring and bravely staring into that proverbial Abyss, might we. "Always enlightening and often quite moving." Washington Post Urn:oclc:865006406 Republisher_date 20150228095439 Republisher_operator Scandate 20150205020640 Scanner YALOM WHOSE BOOKS HAVE SOLD MORE THAN FIVE MILLION COPIES WORLDWIDE In this magisterial opus, capping a lifetime of work and personal experience, Dr. Drawing on literature and film, as well as conversations with his patients, Yalom demonstrates how the fear of retirement, concerns about changing jobs or moving to another city, or changes in. OL2680428W Pages 330 Ppi 500 Related-external-id urn:isbn:1281221678 In a final chapter, Yalom offers instructions for therapists seeking to help their patients overcome death anxiety. Written in Irv Yaloms inimitable story-telling style, Staring at the Sun is a profoundly encouraging approach to the universal issue of mortality. Urn:oclc:record:191866998 Extramarc Columbia University Libraries Foldoutcount 0 Identifier staringatsunover00yalo Identifier-ark ark:/13960/t8pc68q00 Invoice 11 Isbn 9780787996680Ġ787996688 Lccn 2007027048 Ocr ABBYY FineReader 9.0 Openlibrary OL20734548M Openlibrary_edition Access-restricted-item true Addeddate 20:58:54 Bookplateleaf 0008 Boxid IA1130301 Boxid_2 CH120623 Camera Canon EOS 5D Mark II City San Francisco Donorīostonpubliclibrary Edition 1st ed.
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