"When was the last time you couldn’t put down a non-fiction book? Dr. Shapiro’s Finding Meaning picks up on the most pressing issue of our time: a rapidly changing world and the need to adapt to it. He laces this concept with much-needed factual evidence and personal stories, and serves it to you with humor and intelligence. This is a must-read for everyone beyond the age of 45." Gili Adler Nevo, M.D., Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist
“I have given the first edition of the text to friends and relatives going through transitions at all stages of life, and will do so with even greater enthusiasm with the second version. There are few other works with appeal to clinicians, philosophers and the general public that meets so many needs for understanding and addressing the essential question of meaning that we face at every phase of our lives." Terry Patterson, Ed.D., ABPP, Board Certified Couple and Family Psychologist, San Francisco
“Anyone who reads this book, whatever their concerns or life circumstances, will find some new perspective and new possibilities for enhancing the meaningfulness of their life." Kenneth Barish, Ph.D., Clinical Professor of Psychology, Weill Cornell Medical College
“In this new edition of Finding Meaning, Facing Fears, Dr. Jerry Shapiro once again provides readers with essential opportunities for purposeful reflection at the crucial midlife inflection point, helping them to realistically look at who they have been, who they are, and who they can still become.” Dr. Brad Sachs, Ph.D., Author of The Good Enough Therapist: Futility, Failure, and Forgiveness
"Finding Meaning, Facing Fears is the book I didn’t know that I needed in my life. As an individual approaching this era of my life, as well as an existential psychotherapist myself, I found this book to be exceptionally affirming of my experience as I approach this life stage.” Heather Valentine, LMFT, Head Counselor, Notre Dame High School, Founder of Families Belong Together San Jose
"Dr. Jerrold Shapiro's Finding Meaning, Facing Fears welcomes readers into the world of existentialism with a sure and gentle hand. In so doing, he accomplishes something remarkable—he takes the angst one might experience watching time march on and transforms it for readers into a parade of possibility and opportunity. This isn’t a textbook, it’s a book about the text of our lives, that we will continue to write—one hopes—into midlife and beyond." Lee Daniel Kravetz, M.A., LMFT
"You can find meaning in this book! It could just as well have been called 'A Manual For The Journey Between 45 and Retirement.' Chock full of wisdom, the book is a treasure trove of ideas and the experiences of people that can be used to help the reader along on their personal journey. The book deals with all aspects of the journey: job issues, relationships, children, finance, sex, and others.” Dr. Arthur Bohart, Ph.D., Professor Emeritus, California State University Dominguez Hills
