Love's Executioner: And Other Tales of Psychotherapy
A NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER From renowned psychiatrist Irvin D. Yalom, intimate and enriching stories of patients struggling with anxiety, isolation, and the meaning of life. "Dr. Yalom demonstrates once again that in the right hands, the stuff of therapy has the interest of the richest and most inventive fiction." ―New York Times In this bestselling classic, master psychotherapist Dr. Irvin D. Yalom uncovers the mysteries, frustrations, pathos, and humor at the heart of the therapeutic encounter. As he recounts the real-life dilemmas of his patients, Yalom provides a rare and enthralling glimpse into their personal desires, motivations, and fears. In doing so, he also tells his own story, as he struggles to reconcile his all-too-human responses with his sensibility as a psychiatrist. Told with stunning insight and deep empathy, Love's Executioner reveals the deepest truths of the shared human condition.
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Community Reviews
The first half of the book is an interesting and easy read, however 2nd half got boring and provided no additional insight. It's a good book to read for beginner therapists, but might scare off those folk who are not in the profession due to some critical language that Yalom used towards his clients (even though we are all human and experience such thoughts about others).