Irvin D. Yalom Livres

La 4e de couverture indique : "Venise, 1882. La belle et impétueuse Lou Salomé aborde le Dr Breuer, ancêtre de la psychanalyse et mentor du jeune Sigmund Freud. Elle vient solliciter son aide pour son ami, Friedrich Nietzsche. Le philosophe, malgré la parution du Gai Savoir et de Humain, trop humain, est encore méconnu du grand public. Après l'échec de son ménage à trois avec Lou Salomé et Paul Rée, Nietzsche est plongé dans le plus profond désespoir. Irvin Yalom imagine la rencontre fictive entre Breuer et Nietzsche, véritable partie d'échecs entre les deux hommes, qui concluent alors un pacte pour tenter de se guérir l'un l'autre. Et c'est à une nouvelle naissance de la psychanalyse, dense, ludique et originale, que nous convie Irvin Yalom."

Amsterdam, février 1941. Le Reichleiter Rosenberg, chargé de la confiscation des biens culturels des juifs dans les territoires occupés, fait main basse sur la bibliothèque de Baruch Spinoza. Qui était-il donc ce philosophe, excommunié en 1656 par la communauté juive d'Amsterdam et banni de sa propre famille, pour, trois siècles après sa mort, exercer une telle fascination sur l'idéologue du parti nazi Irvin Yalom, l'auteur de Et Nietzsche a pleuré, explore la vie intérieure de Spinoza, inventeur d'une éthique de la joie, qui influença des générations de penseurs. Il cherche aussi à comprendre Alfred Rosenberg qui joua un rôle décisif dans l'extermination des juifs d'Europe. Le rythme soutenu du récit, la vivacité des dialogues, l'érudition d'Irvin Yalom, la plongée dans la société néerlandaise du XVIIe siècle et les grands bouleversements de l'Europe du XXe font de cet ouvrage un véritable régal. Marie Auffret-Pericone, La Croix.

From the bestselling author of Love's Executioner and When Nietzsche Wept comes a provocative exploration of the unusual relationships three therapists form with their patients. Seymour is a therapist of the old school who blurs the boundary of sexual propriety with one of his clients. Marshal, who is haunted by his own obsessive-compulsive behaviors, is troubled by the role money plays in his dealings with his patients. Finally, there is Ernest Lash. Driven by his sincere desire to help and his faith in psychoanalysis, he invents a radically new approach to therapy -- a totally open and honest relationship with a patient that threatens to have devastating results. Exposing the many lies that are told on and off the psychoanalyst's couch, Lying on the Couch gives readers a tantalizing, almost illicit, glimpse at what their therapists might really be thinking during their sessions. Fascinating, engrossing and relentlessly intelligent, it ultimately moves readers with a denouncment of surprising humanity and redemptive faith.

Elle ne s'appartient pas. Rien ne va avec rien, ses cheveux, son sourire, sa voix, sa démarche, son pull, ses chaussures... Tout a été assemblé au hasard, et l'on sent la possibilité immédiate que tout, cheveux, démarche, membres, jean déchiré, chaussettes militaires, oui, tout s'envole, ne laissant que quoi ? Lorsque Ginny Elkin, jeune écrivaine prometteuse mais très perturbée, vient le consulter, le Dr Yalom a une tout autre approche de la thérapie que ses confrères : pour l'encourager à écrire, Ginny payera ses séances par des écrits plutôt que par de l'argent, tandis que le thérapeute consignera, lui aussi, ses notes impressionnistes et non cliniques après chaque séance. Journal croisé d'Irvin Yalom et de sa patiente, Dans le secret des miroirs est l'aboutissement littéraire de ce pacte et offre l'intimité d'un tête-à-tête thérapeutique d'exception permettant au lecteur de les connaître comme ils se sont connus.

The noted Stanford University psychiatrist distills the essence of a wide range of therapies into a masterful, creative synthesis, opening up a new way of understanding each person's confrontation with four ultimate concerns: isolation, meaninglessness, death, and freedom.

Tells the story of the seventeenth-century thinker Baruch Spinoza, his philosophy and subsequent excommunication from the Jewish community, and his apparent influence on the Nazi ideologue Alfred Rosenberg, whose einsatzgruppe was dispatched during the Second world war to investigate a mysterious "Spinoza Problem".

Internationally renowned psychiatrist and author Irvin Yalom has devoted his career to counselling those suffering from anxiety and grief. But never had he faced the need to counsel himself until his wife, esteemed feminist author Marilyn Yalom, was diagnosed with cancer. In this book, Marilyn and Irvin share how they took on profound new struggles: Marilyn to die a good death, Irvin to live on without her. In alternating accounts of their last months together and Irvin's first months alone, they offer us a rare window into coping with death and the loss of one's beloved

Focusing on the dynamics of group therapy, this classic work explores the principles and practices that underpin effective group psychotherapy. It delves into the interactions among group members, the role of the therapist, and the therapeutic processes that facilitate healing and personal growth. Rich with insights and case studies, it serves as an essential guide for practitioners and students alike, offering a comprehensive understanding of how group settings can enhance psychological well-being.

From one of the most celebrated and highly respected authorities in the field of psychotherapy comes a collection of his best works. In this anthology of Yalom's most influential work to date, readers experience the diversity of his writings, with pieces that range from the highly concrete and clinical to the abstract and theoretical.

Anyone interested in psychotherapy or personal growth will rejoice at the publication of The Gift of Therapy, a masterwork from one of today's most accomplished psychological thinkers. From his thirty-five years as a practicing psychiatrist and as an award-winning author of nonfiction and fiction, Irvin D. Yalom imparts his unique wisdom in The Gift of Therapy. This remarkable guidebook for successful therapy is, as Yalom remarks, "an idiosyncratic mélange of ideas and techniques that I have found useful in my work. These ideas are so personal, opinionated, and occasionally original that the reader is unlikely to encounter them elsewhere. I selected the eighty-five categories in this volume randomly guided by my passion for the task rather than any particular order or system." At once startlingly profound and irresistibly practical, Yalom's insights will help enrich the therapeutic process for a new generation of patients and counselors.