The Examined Life: How We Lose and Find Ourselves

Stephen Grosz

May 2013 · W. W. Norton & Company

About this ebook

An extraordinary book for anyone eager to understand the hidden motives that shape our lives.

We are all storytellers—we create stories to make sense of our lives. A moving collection of short, personal encounters between a psychoanalyst and his patients, The Examined Life reveals how the art of insight can illuminate the most complicated, confounding, and human of experiences. Ultimately, these stories show us not only how we love ourselves but how we might find ourselves.

Ratings and reviews

After reading the first chapter, I was hooked immediately. I really enjoyed the author's story telling of his thirty years of Psychoanalyst therapy in Europe. Giving me some perspective on issues that I come across about my life and others that I talk to. I recommend this as a definite read for those interested in Psychology.

Not only is this a good read, it hits home on so many levels.

I think about this book all the time. It really influenced my life.

About the author

Stephen Grosz is a practicing psychoanalyst who has worked with patients for more than twenty-five years. Born in America, educated at the University of California, Berkeley, and at Oxford University, he now lives in London.