Stephen Grosz Book order
Stephen Grosz draws on over twenty-five years of practice as a psychoanalyst to explore the depths of the human psyche. His writing reveals the complex motivations and inner lives of individuals, offering readers an engaging look into the examined life. Through careful examination of human behavior and thought, Grosz seeks to illuminate the universal themes of self-discovery and personal growth. His debut book, the bestseller The Examined Life, is a testament to his profound understanding of the human mind and its constant search for meaning.
- 2025
- 2019
Therapy
- 128 pages
- 5 hours of reading
'I want to change, but not if it means changing,' a patient once said to me in complete innocence What do we do when we find ourselves trapped by our own thoughts or behaviour? Drawing on his twenty-five years' experience as a psychoanalyst, Stephen Grosz ushers the reader through the door of his consulting room and into the minds of his patients. In these beautifully told cases we find compulsive liars, deceived spouses, violent children and delusional adults but we also find ourselves and in doing so, understand a little more about what it is to be human. Selected from The Examined Life. VINTAGE MINIS: GREAT MINDS. BIG IDEAS. LITTLE BOOKS. A series of short books by the world's greatest writers on the experiences that make us human Discover the Vintage Minis 'Head Space' series: Recovery by Helen Macdonald Family by Mark Haddon
- 2013
The Examined Life
- 240 pages
- 9 hours of reading
A Sunday Times bestseller Longlisted for the Guardian first book award A Radio 4 Book of the Week This book is about learning to live. In simple stories of encounter 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. These are stories about our everyday lives: they are about the people we love and the lies that we tell; the changes we bear, and the grief. Ultimately, they show us not only how we lose ourselves but how we might find ourselves too.
