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A thoughtful exploration of personal change and growth from Britain's leading psychoanalyst
In On Getting Better, Adam Phillips, author of Missing Out and On Kindness, delves into the complex topic of self-improvement. He examines how our desires for change are shaped by our past experiences and the narratives we've encountered. Phillips questions how we can approach the uncertain future that change brings, and how we might improve the way we discuss personal growth.
This companion to On Wanting to Change offers profound insights into the human pursuit of a better life, drawing on psychoanalysis, philosophy, and cultural wisdom. With his characteristic thoughtfulness and concise style, Phillips invites readers to reflect on their own paths of transformation and the societal influences that guide them.
In On Getting Better, Adam Phillips, author of Missing Out and On Kindness, delves into the complex topic of self-improvement. He examines how our desires for change are shaped by our past experiences and the narratives we've encountered. Phillips questions how we can approach the uncertain future that change brings, and how we might improve the way we discuss personal growth.
This companion to On Wanting to Change offers profound insights into the human pursuit of a better life, drawing on psychoanalysis, philosophy, and cultural wisdom. With his characteristic thoughtfulness and concise style, Phillips invites readers to reflect on their own paths of transformation and the societal influences that guide them.
A thoughtful exploration of personal change and growth from Britain's leading psychoanalyst
In On Getting Better, Adam Phillips, author of Missing Out and On Kindness, delves into the complex topic of self-improvement. He examines how our desires for change are shaped by our past experiences and...
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Adam Phillips, formerly a principal child psychotherapist at Charing Cross Hospital, London, is a practicing psychoanalyst and a visiting professor in the English Department at the University of York. He is the author of numerous works of psychoanalysis and literary criticism, including Missing Out, In Writing, and Unforbidden Pleasures. A frequent contributor to the London Review of Books, he is the general editor of the Penguin Modern Classics Freud translations and a Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature.
Adam Phillips, formerly a principal child psychotherapist at Charing Cross Hospital, London, is a practicing psychoanalyst and a visiting professor in the English Department at the University of York. He is the author of numerous works of psychoanalysis and literary criticism, including Missing O...
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