Wie man wird, was man ist

Very personal memories, written with the openness that made him such a special and ultimately world-famous psychotherapist. Irvin D. Yalom dedicated his life to the emotional suffering of others. In this book, he shares his own story and the upheavals that have shaped him and his work. He recounts his childhood in precarious social conditions, the feelings of inferiority in his youth, his early independence, as well as the struggles of various psychotherapeutic schools in the 1960s, the beginnings of the student revolt, the human rights and women's movements, drugs, and esotericism. Notable figures such as Viktor Frankl and Rollo May also have their say. The result is a portrait of a man who has fully embraced life while simultaneously filling it with profound meaning – from carefree honeymooning on a motorcycle through France to therapeutic work with cancer patients and reflecting on his own death.