A Therapeutic Journey

Lessons from the School of Life

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A Therapeutic Journey

By: Alain de Botton

Narrated by: Charlie Anson

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About this listen

Brought to you by Penguin.

The essential guide to mental health from the bestselling author of The School of Life

This is a book about getting unwell. About losing direction and hope. About imagining that we have let ourselves and everyone down.

But it is also a book about getting better. About regaining the thread, rediscovering meaning and finding a way back to connection and joy.

Here, Alain de Botton follows the arc of a mental health journey, from crisis to recuperation; the moments we realize we cannot cope; the acts of selfcare or therapy in which we find respite; and the days we finally reclaim a sense of stability. Written with understanding and kindness, it is both a source of companionship in our loneliest moments - whether it's a relationship breakdown, a career setback or anxiety around the everyday - and a practical guide that will help us find reasons for hope.

We are all on our own journey towards recovery. This book is for anyone ready to understand theirs.

Mental Health

Personal Development

Personal Success

Psychology

Psychology & Mental Health

Self-Esteem

Health

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Critic reviews

'Alain de Botton is a brave and highly intelligent writer' Observer

'One of our most consistently illuminating writers on contemporary culture' John Gray, New Statesman

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The book? A masterpiece. The narration? An absolute catastrophe. Alain de Botton’s words deserve to be delivered with grace and insight, yet we’re subjected to a voice so devoid of charm it feels almost criminal. The real tragedy? De Botton himself has a voice like a fine vintage—rich, warm, and infinitely engaging. Why, oh why, is he not the one reading?

As if that weren’t enough, the production is a shambles. Chapter 8 doesn’t so much transition as it does crash headfirst into the next section. Sloppy, careless, and frankly unforgivable. A truly great book let down by sheer incompetence. What a travesty!