fantastic

v insightful and cleverly written. I'll always be a big Yalom fan. his view of the therapeutic relationship has always been far beyond his time

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Life changing

I couldn’t put it down ( or rather, I couldn’t take the ear buds out) I immediately want to listen to more from this author.

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Wonderful content and performance

This book left me feeling puzzled and a bit twisted. In the best way possible. I think there's a lot that's packed into the short stories or chapters or what ever vignettes that they are. I'll certainly revisit this once I've had a chance to process it all.

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So easy to listen to

the book is very well written and easy to understand even for those with no special knowledge in psychology.
Irwin once again let's us in the beautiful world of psychotherapy and how it changes both the patient and the therapist.
The voice in this audio book is phenomenal. I love how the male and female voices are distinguished, and how the tone always matches the mood of the characters.
I listened very easily and got distracted very few times (ADHD here).
I totally recommend it.

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Engagingly Brilliant, shame about the narration!

Amazing, insightful, exciting, entertaining, challenging, frustrating, a time-travelling and talking psychotic cat (what on earth?!), intrigue, unethical, cold-sweat inducing roller-coaster of a book.

I really disliked the narrator, who at times sounded like a Dustin Hoffman's Tootsie, it was irritating but I persevered because I love Dr Yalom's work. I'm off to listen to the next one!

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Iconic book

Very compelling and entertaining stories based on Yalom's own life and patients. Reads as easy as fiction stories, no theory or lingo. Would absolutely recommend to both therapists and everyone interested in honest inner dialogue and workings of therapy. Inspiring and iconic as other books by Yalom like Lying on the Couch as well.

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Great Reflections on Death

I can appreciate how Yalom is not everyone's cup of tea but he's just about the right cuppa for me. I love his humane approach where his work is very much focused on his own feelings about the clients, in the process, and what gets triggered for him (countertransference). He shows how mental health professionals are human too, despite the myth that they all have their lives in order!

This book is really about death, how we deal with it, how it impacts how we live our lives, how it shapes out relationships, and how death is really at the core of everything. I really enjoyed this read from start to finish. However, the book does not keep a steady rhythm, it is a collection of stories, each feeling more unravelled as the book goes on, which may have been intentional given the theme. It ends with a wonderful but completely fantastical story, which is still relevant to the theme and a wonderful metaphor.

For me this is not Yaloms best work but still offers his insight and teachings from start to finish. If you have read any of his earlier work you can notice the difference, there is an increased confidence lets say, in this, that he wouldn't have gotten away with in earlier writings.

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Insightful

Another insightful work from Yalom. So many lessons to learn from this man. Read beautifully.

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Momma and the meaning of life

Another highly enjoyable work of fiction meets psychotherapeutic case studies drawn from Yaloms career. Narration also enjoyable

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Fantastic- I did not want it to end

This audio is riveting. I felt that the beginning was slightly slow and I found it difficult to engage with- but it got better and better the more I listened to it. Not only did I find it interesting but I also found it educational especially since I am a trainee psychologist. I found the indirect and direct teaching Superb. I am looking forward to listening to his next story.

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