Staring at the Sun: Overcoming the Terror of Death
About this audiobook
Written in Irvin Yalom’s inimitable storytelling style, Staring at the Sun is a profoundly encouraging approach to the universal issue of mortality. In this magisterial opus, capping a lifetime of work and personal experience, Dr. Yalom helps us recognize that the fear of death is at the heart of much of our anxiety. Such recognition is often catalyzed by an “awakening experience”—a dream, or loss (the death of a loved one, divorce, loss of a job or home), illness, trauma, or aging.
Once we confront our own mortality, Dr. Yalom writes, we are inspired to rearrange our priorities, communicate more deeply with those we love, appreciate more keenly the beauty of life, and increase our willingness to take the risks necessary for personal fulfillment.
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About the author
Irvin D. Yalom is a highly regarded psychiatrist and the author of numerous books including the New York Times bestselling Love’s Executioner and the internationally bestselling novel When Nietzsche Wept.
Gregory Gorton has narrated more than five hundred audiobooks. His television credits include Homicide: Life on the Streets and Unsolved Mysteries. Greg has been performing, writing, and teaching with Washington, DC’s, premiere musical comedy improvisation troupe, Now This! and Now This, Kids! for more than fifteen years.
