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  • Becoming Myself

  • A Psychiatrist's Memoir
  • Written by: Irvin D. Yalom
  • Narrated by: Peter Berkrot
  • Length: 11 hrs and 18 mins
  • 4.6 out of 5 stars (34 ratings)

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Becoming Myself

Written by: Irvin D. Yalom
Narrated by: Peter Berkrot
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Publisher's Summary

Best-selling writer and psychotherapist Irvin D. Yalom puts himself on the couch in a lapidary memoir

Irvin D. Yalom has made a career of investigating the lives of others. In this profound memoir, he turns his writing and his therapeutic eye on himself. He opens his story with a nightmare: He is 12 and is riding his bike past the home of an acne-scarred girl. Like every morning, he calls out, hoping to befriend her, "Hello Measles!" But in his dream, the girl's father makes Yalom understand that his daily greeting had hurt her. For Yalom, this was the birth of empathy; he would not forget the lesson. As Becoming Myself unfolds, we see the birth of the insightful thinker whose books have been a beacon to so many. This is not simply a man's life story; Yalom's reflections on his life and development are an invitation for us to reflect on the origins of our own selves and the meanings of our lives.

©2017 Irvin D. Yalom (P)2017 Hachette Audio

What the critics say

"Fans of this eloquent and introspective author will welcome this innermost chronicle of his history, passions, and the keys to unlocking a fruitful life." ( Kirkus Reviews)
"Irv Yalom is the psychiatrist who thinks like a philosopher and writes like the fine novelist he also happens to be. Becoming Myself delivers not only the engrossing story of one exceptional individual's life. It shines with revelations regarding life as it ought to be lived." (Rebecca Newberger Goldstein, author of Plato at the Googleplex: Why Philosophy)

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Extraordinary!

Only recently a friend introduced me to dr Yalom’s famous bestseller—Love’s Executioner, —a book I devoured. Dr Yalom’s autobiography is a fascinating description of

the life journey of this extraordinary man. I cried as I read the last paragraph. I wish him long life. The world is richer for his compassionate presence and his seemingly insatiable appetite to learn and experience the world. Now I will go back , with the book as my guide, and enjoy the many Yalom works.

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So lovely!

This is the loveliest read! And the narration is amazing! Made me want to read all of Dr Yalom’s books 💕

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Honest, heartfelt, informative.

As I am the Executive Director of an Art Therapy school I can share that we have Yalom’s textbooks are on the ‘must read’ list for all our students - especially for those in Group Therapy courses.
However, we will now add this book to the reading list as it has shows us the man behind the text, and reminded us of the humanness inherent to all budding and seasoned therapists.

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