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A Therapeutic Journey

Lessons from the School of Life

Alain de Botton author

Format:Paperback

Publisher:Penguin Books Ltd

Published:5th Sep '24

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This insightful guide, A Therapeutic Journey, offers practical strategies for enhancing mental health and emotional well-being, emphasizing resilience and self-compassion.

In A Therapeutic Journey, the bestselling author Alain de Botton provides a compassionate and insightful guide to mental health optimization. This book serves as a practical resource for anyone seeking to enhance their emotional well-being and achieve psychological maturity. With a gentle approach, de Botton delves into the complexities of mental health, exploring various challenges ranging from mild anxiety to more severe emotional struggles. He emphasizes the importance of understanding our pasts and how they shape our present, allowing readers to build resilience in the face of life's difficulties.

The author encourages us to confront our feelings of anxiety and sadness, reassuring us that these experiences are part of the human condition. In A Therapeutic Journey, de Botton outlines strategies for fostering emotional balance and finding joy in our connections with others. He highlights the significance of acceptance and self-compassion, guiding readers toward a more profound sense of equilibrium and meaning in their lives.

Ultimately, this book is a celebration of psychological happiness. Through thoughtful reflections and practical advice, Alain de Botton invites readers to embrace their humanity, recognizing that struggles do not signify inadequacy but rather the shared experience of being human. As Steven Bartlett notes, this book beautifully illustrates that our challenges are a testament to our existence, not our failure.

A good conversationalist, friend or romantic partner is someone who makes you feel heard and understood. That’s exactly what you’ve achieved with this book . . . This book does a wonderful job of making you realise that the thing you’re going through, and the way that you are, isn’t evidence of your inadequacy. It’s actually evidence that you are perfectly human -- Steven Bartlett, author and host of The Diary of a CEO
It is hard to think of a timelier and more relevant read * Glamour *
Written with kindness and the author's signature brand of empathy . . . a companion for trying times and a resource on how to build resilience when redemption seems intangible * Russh Magazine *

ISBN: 9780241999417

Dimensions: 198mm x 130mm x 28mm

Weight: 335g

384 pages