Irvin D. Yalom, MD, is professor emeritus of psychiatry at the Stanford University School of Medicine. He was the recipient of the 1974 Edward Strecker Award and the 1979 Foundations' Fund Prize in Psychiatry. He is the author of When Nietzsche Wept (winner of the 1993 Commonwealth Club gold medal for fiction); Love's Executioner, a memoir; Becoming Myself, a group therapy novel; The Schopenhauer Cure; and the classic textbooks Inpatient Group Psychotherapy and Existential Psychotherapy, among many other books. He lives in Palo Alto, California.
"Becoming Myself offers a rich exploration of some of the author's
favorite themes with a rare honesty, openness and generosity... But
it is in the way Yalom weaves together insights and recommendations
about therapeutic praxis that he is most compelling. His ideas
about therapy and technique build upon a child-like curiosity and
unquenchable thirst for learning about the human condition. The
medium for delivery is Yalom's brilliant story-telling...and the
result is a treasure trove of gems about how we can best create the
kind of connection and impact that foster satisfaction and success
for our patients, as well as for ourselves."--American Journal
ofPsychoanalysis
"Fans of this eloquent and introspective author will welcome this
innermost chronicle of his history, passions, and the keys to
unlocking a fruitful life."--Kirkus Reviews
"I loved reading Becoming Myself, having been a huge fan of Irvin
D. Yalom for many years. This is the book we've been waiting for
from him, his own deep journey into the self.... This is a book to
read and reread for years to come, a memorable journey through
Yalom's time and ours."--Jay Parini, author of The Last Station and
New and Collected Poems: 1975-2015
"I've always wondered, as any reader would wonder, about the
author, about the balance between the professional and the personal
and how out of that alchemy the writing emerged. Finally, in
Becoming Myself, we have the answer, and it is wonderful,
compelling, and as insightful about its subject and about the times
he lived in as you could hope for. A fabulous read."--Abraham
Verghese, author of Cutting for Stone
"In 40 chapters, from 'The Birth of Empathy' to 'A Novice at
Growing Old, ' the author writes with authority, energy, and
humility.... An honest, engaging, and rewarding autobiography. For
Yalom's admirers and those interested in the philosophy of
psychology and memoirs."--Library Journal, starred review
"Irv Yalom is the psychiatrist who thinks like a philosopher and
writes like the fine novelist he also happens to be. Becoming
Myself delivers not only the engrossing story of one exceptional
individual's life. It shines with revelations regarding life as it
ought to be lived."--Rebecca Newberger Goldstein, author of Plato
at the Googleplex: Why Philosophy Won't Go Away
"Near the end of Becoming Myself, Irvin Yalom claims to be 'a
novice at growing old'--to which I say, 'Oh, please!--you're as
good at it as you have been at everything else.' This is a candid,
insightful memoir by one of the world's most important and
accomplished experts on the human soul."--Daniel Menaker, author of
The Treatment and My Mistake: A Memoir
"Part memoir, part diary, and part teaching tool, Yalom's
autobiography is revealing, inspiring, and moving. It is well
written and well organized....Yalom's warm personality permeates
the pages...[a] delightful memoir."--Journal of Sex and Marital
Therapy
"When Yalom publishes something--anything--I buy it, and he never
disappoints. He's an amazing storyteller, a gorgeous writer, a
great, generous, compassionate thinker, and--quite rightly--one of
the world's most influential mental healthcare
practitioners."--Nicola Barker, Guardian
"Wise and warm, this memoir recounts a life well lived."--Campus
Circle
One of the Guardian's best books of 2017
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