On Wanting to Change
Jan 2022 · Sold by Farrar, Straus and Giroux
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In this dazzling exploration, renowned psychoanalyst Adam Phillips delves into the universal human desire for transformation and the complexities of personal change.
We live in a world that constantly invites us to change—to become our best selves through politics, fitness, diet, or therapy. As we age and face setbacks, we yearn to view our lives as narratives of positive growth and progress. In On Wanting to Change, Adam Phillips brilliantly examines the stories we tell ourselves about change and the actual changes we make, revealing the intricate and often surprising relationship between the two.
With his trademark wit and insight, Phillips illuminates the psychological underpinnings of our longing for transformation, offering a profound meditation on the human condition. An enlightening read for anyone seeking wisdom on the nature of change and the ever-evolving self.
We live in a world that constantly invites us to change—to become our best selves through politics, fitness, diet, or therapy. As we age and face setbacks, we yearn to view our lives as narratives of positive growth and progress. In On Wanting to Change, Adam Phillips brilliantly examines the stories we tell ourselves about change and the actual changes we make, revealing the intricate and often surprising relationship between the two.
With his trademark wit and insight, Phillips illuminates the psychological underpinnings of our longing for transformation, offering a profound meditation on the human condition. An enlightening read for anyone seeking wisdom on the nature of change and the ever-evolving self.
In this dazzling exploration, renowned psychoanalyst Adam Phillips delves into the universal human desire for transformation and the complexities of personal change.
We live in a world that constantly invites us to change—to become our best selves through politics, fitness, diet, or therapy. As ...
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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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