Over the past quarter century Irvin Yalom has established himself as the world's leading group psychotherapist In STARING AT THE SUN he explores how the knowledge of our own mortality affects the unconscious mind of every human being Tackling the effect of mankind's fear of death
- both conscious & unconscious
- on life & how we might live it Yalom explains how we find ourselves in need of the comfort of therapy At age 70 & facing his own fear of death which he discusses in a special afterword Dr Yalom tackles his toughest subject yet & finds it to be the root cause of patients' fears stresses & depression If therapists are to deliver 'the gift of therapy' they must confront the realities of life for themselves & their practice as must we all