Creatures of a Day: And Other Tales of Psychotherapy

What makes life meaningful? How do we confront our inevitable end? An eminent psychiatrist draws on decades of clinical experience to show how he and his patients have grappled with the most profound existential questions.

“A remedy more powerful than any fad or pill could promise.” ―Washington Post

In this stunning collection of stories, renowned psychiatrist Irvin D. Yalom describes his patients’ struggles—as well as his own—to come to terms with the two great challenges of existence: how...