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Lying on the Couch

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Lying on the Couch

By: Irvin D. Yalom
Narrated by: Tony Pasqualini
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From the best-selling author of Love's Executioner and When Nietzsche Wept comes a provocative exploration of the unusual relationships three therapists form with their patients.

Seymour is a therapist of the old school who blurs the boundary of sexual propriety with one of his clients. Marshal, who is haunted by his own obsessive-compulsive behaviors, is troubled by the role money plays in his dealings with his patients. Finally, there is Ernest Lash. Driven by his sincere desire to help and his faith in psychoanalysis, he invents a radically new approach to therapy - a totally open and honest relationship with a patient that threatens to have devastating results.

Exposing the many lies told on and off the psychoanalyst's couch, Lying on the Couch gives listeners a tantalizing, almost illicit glimpse at what their therapists might really be thinking during their sessions. Fascinating, engrossing, and relentlessly intelligent, it ultimately moves listeners with a denouement of surprising humanity and redemptive faith.

©2014 Irvin D. Yalom (P)2015 Blackstone Audio, Inc. Fiction Genre Fiction Literary Fiction Psychological
Captivating Storylines • Complex Characters • Intriguing Plot Twists • Psychological Insights • Humorous Elements
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Can’t tell you how sad I am that I’ve finished this book-like losing a new friend! Not only a great story but quite informative on the workings of psychotherapy! Tony P. Is just so talented-I hope he narrates many more books!! Thanks for a great ride!!

My best on Audible!

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Very engaging book, easy to listen for any audience interested in the psychology domain. Even though very few phrases are the of specific terminology, the book can also be interesting for professional therapists.

Good insight into the world of psychology

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Light to read and interesting angle to therapy. Wish there is more twist to come

Love it

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wish there was a sequel! would make a great tv series. as a therapist this is an excellent training manual.

great book!

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My first -- but not last -- book by this author, it provides insight into how a brilliant psychoanalyst (the author himself, as well as his main character) can discover the inner motivations for the way we think and act. All this is done within a fabric of fine humor and even elements of adventure and suspense. I cannot exaggerate how much I enjoyed this work. The reading was rather slow and awkward and I set the controls to 1.25x.

A stimulus towards inner reflection

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This was a very good listen that held my full attention. I'm looking forward to immediately moving on to another book by this author!

Excellent!

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I really had a tough time with the beginning of the book, but stayed with it. I was rewarded with a delightful surprise and loved the book!
I ended up realizing that the beginning was laying out a character map for the rest of the book, which was necessary to the whole plot. At first I found the narrator annoying but then started to appreciate his voice changes for each character!
Loved this book!!!

Hang in there!!!

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This book was a joy to read. The author was able to show the benefits of psychotherapy and how important it is to find the right person who is knowledgeable and caring.
It also shows how even the therapist doing great work may suffer personal problems.
I was a therapist and enjoyed every detail in the story.
A must read for anyone interested in this field

Great book

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This isn’t my usual style of book, but seemed a little intriguing so I went for it. It honestly took me a while to get into it and I almost gave up, but by the end I was glad I stuck it out. Lots of characters to keep up with, but the relationships always found a way to intertwine at some point and there is some insight and humility one can learn from the characters. Performance was great. The reader found a way to create unique voices for the many characters.

Was worth it by the end

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a great cast of characters that were surprisingly intermingled! interesting how things turned out. amazing narrator!

great!

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