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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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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.

©2023 Alain de Botton (P)2023 Penguin Audio Consciousness & Thought Personal Development Personal Success Philosophy Psychology Psychology & Mental Health Self-Esteem Health Thought-Provoking Mental 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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One of the most realistically told stories of human life and its suffering written by one of the greatest minds of modern philosophy

A real therapeutic journey.

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Full of powerful insights on how to be a human and navigate healthy relationships

Amazing

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At times I felt the author must know me and that he wanted me to look at myself and my thoughts from a different perspective.
The ideas presented in this book have changed me and have allowed me to understand why my mind has acted it the way it has done. It has challenged my continual and soul destroying levels of worry. I feel free and grateful.

A kind and gentle challenge to my way of thinking

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I would need to listen to it several times to soak in all the information. It was good enough for me to want to listen to it again, there were many gems in this book and it was a comforting book. I felt better about myself after reading this, so I assume the authors intention of this being a compassionate look at the human condition, did positively affect me and my outlook on others. An interesting book with gives you a lot to think about.

The variety of topics discussed was impressive

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I read and listened to many therapeutic books, but this is by far the best. If you want to improve your mental and physical health, increase self-awareness, and heal from trauma and negative habits, this is the book you should read/listen to. Many relatable stories and comparisons with people who lived long before us, yet they have shared the same pain; we tend to distract ourselves with more modern methods.

Best self-awareness and healing guide!

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