A collection of psychotherapy tales by Irvin D. Yalom, exploring existential struggles with life’s meaning and mortality.
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A collection of psychotherapy tales by Irvin D. Yalom, exploring existential struggles with life’s meaning and mortality.
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"The publication of Creatures of a Day is reason to celebrate." --Steven Pinker 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 to have a meaningful life yet reckon with its inevitable end. We meet a nurse who must stifle the pain of losing her son in order to comfort her patients' pains, a newly minted psychologist whose studies damage her treasure...
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Romance & sex
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No sexual content depicted.
Violence & gore
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No violence or gore depicted.
Profanity
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No profanity or strong language depicted.
Substance use
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No substance use depicted.
LGBTQ+ Rep.
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No LGBTQIA+ representation depicted.
Religious content
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No religious themes present.
Magic & witchcraft
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No witchcraft or occult themes depicted.
Occult / demonology
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Political content
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Self-harm / suicide
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Discussions of mortality and a patient choosing to end life via starvation.
Abuse & suffering
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Brief mentions of emotional struggles and past traumas in therapy context.
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