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  • Becoming Myself

  • A Psychiatrist's Memoir
  • By: Irvin D. Yalom
  • Narrated by: Peter Berkrot
  • Length: 11 hrs and 18 mins
  • 4.8 out of 5 stars (99 ratings)

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Becoming Myself

By: Irvin D. Yalom
Narrated by: Peter Berkrot
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Irvin D. Yalom has made a career of investigating the lives of others. In Becoming Myself, his long-awaited memoir, he turns his therapeutic eye on himself, delving into the relationships that shaped him and the groundbreaking work that made him famous.

The first-generation child of immigrant Russian Jews, Yalom grew up in a lower-class neighbourhood in Washington, DC. Determined to escape its confines, he set his sights on becoming a doctor. An incredible ascent followed: we witness his start at Stanford Medical School amid the cultural upheavals of the 1960s, his turn to writing fiction as a means of furthering his exploration of the human psyche and his rise to international prominence.

Yalom recounts his revolutionary work in group psychotherapy and how he became the foremost practitioner of existential psychotherapy, a method that draws on the wisdom of great thinkers over the ages. He reveals the inspiration for his many seminal books, including Love's Executioner and When Nietzche Wept, which meld psychology and philosophy to arrive at arresting new insights into the human condition.

Interweaving the stories of his most memorable patients with personal tales of love and regret, Becoming Myself brings listeners close to Yalom's therapeutic technique, his writing process and his family life.

©2017 Irvin Yalom (P)2017 Little, Brown Book Group
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Critic reviews

"When Yalom publishes something - anything - I buy it, and he never disappoints. He's an amazing storyteller, a gorgeous writer, a great, generous, compassionate thinker, and - quite rightly - one of the world's most influential mental healthcare practitioners." (Nicola Barker, Guardian Best Books of 2017)
"Wonderful, compelling and as insightful about its subject and about the times he lived in as you could hope for. A fabulous read." (Abraham Verghese, author of Cutting for Stone)

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Exceptional

I love Yalom and his memoir does not dissapoint. He remains true to his style and weaves many stories into his own.

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Excellent

Very very good book to read as are all Yalom books. I really loved it.

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Inspiring!

Loved it! Easy to follow, educational and inspiring! The reader has a tone that makes the story alive!

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One of his best books!!

I thoroughly enjoyed this book and would recommended it to everyone. After listening to this audiobook, I feel inspired to go back and listen to all his previous books again.

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Excellent as ever Dr Yalom

A personable account read by the author. An insightful memoir, covering many of his other written work which has provided encouragement to read some of his less theoretical novels.

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