As One Lives, So One Dies: On the Life and Death of Great Psychotherapists

This non-fiction book addresses the significant theme of life and death in a unique way: it focuses on the founders of psychotherapy schools and narrates their lifestyles, dying styles, and contributions. How did they live? What confusions and challenges did they face throughout their lives, what crises did they endure, and how did they overcome them? What conclusions did they draw from these experiences? And finally: how did they die? It becomes clear in an entertaining and readable manner that their attitude towards life and death influences the development of their respective psychotherapy methods.

Written for interested laypeople, psychotherapists in practice and training, psychiatrists, and consultants.

Content Overview

Freud, Jung, Adler, Moreno, Perls, Reich, von Dürckheim, Peseschkian - their perspectives on life and death and their significance for their psychotherapy schools.

About the Author

Werner Gross, Dipl.-Psych., psychotherapist, supervisor, and coach, organizational and business consultant.

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