Irvin Yalom: The Art of Psychotherapy (excerpt): A Thinking Allowed DVD w/ Dr. Jeffrey Mishlove

[@IgboKezie]

Exactly what C J Jung said, "to be uncertain is a large part of therapy and a large part of life...one has to be comfortable not know...and to be allies in the venture. I really enjoy Yalom's work, can be so forthright that it is shocking, Loves Executioner is a good audio book but then again I've enjoyed most of his novels

[@barrieevans9719]

I enjoyed his memoir, "Becoming Myself" and I know it would be good for me to read "Love's Executioner," too. Thanks for repeating the recommendation.

[@christinachang2120]

being comfortable with not knowing!

[@rul4522]

Reminds me of being a teacher in a nursing school - the best contact i had with students was when they saw my vulnerability talking about the liss of my own parents. (They said afterwards that this was what they expected to learn in class.) Never forgot!

[@thcollegestudent]

It's an interesting exploration of the ideas of "disclosure" in session. A lot more broad disclosure then I'm used to hearing about, but if the results speak then that's what counts.

[@goodnightmoonoo]

It's funny to read that Irvin Yalom, MD, underwritten: Love's executioner.

[@rusudaniela2282]

dr. yalom revolutionized the field of psychotherapy starting from a simple commonsense ideea: the disclosure of self is more complete and efficient in a relation between equals. it is true

[@rossanaechevarria7858]

Beautiful Thank you!!

[@BambiOnIce19]

I cannot stand uncertainty. It makes me highly anxious, and i go into OCD mode. I absolutely hate uncertanty, and do everything I can do avoid it. Does that make me a control freak? Not sure. Does it make me human though? It certainly does.

[@barneswriter]

Love's Executioner is a brilliant book so honest.....

[@RobWax]

david lloyd Reading that at the minute ... highly recommended

[@Doniedaff]

+david lloyd So is gift of therapy. Most of his books are winner to be honest. For me, the man is a genius as a therapist and I would definitely hope to take a lot of inspiration from his style in my future practice. I've ordered creatures of a day, I can't wait to read it.

[@helen9525]

Thank you

[@MatthewSutton1]

everyone is an expert here. just listen. we may learn

[@spkasim]

Well, is existential fear not the basis of humanity? Is civilisation not the product of creative use of existential fear? Is the beauty of life not a matter of perception, i.e. a matter of how each human being puts existential fear to work? I answer yeah on all counts.

[@Depression2Faith]

Spyros Kasimatis you are correct, Spyro!

[@lauraelizabeth4444]

Agree!

[@Luciannaminx]

Why would he need eye contact here? This is not a therapeutic session! I adore Yalom, he is so wise and 'real'!

[@rybuchna1]

wise man!

[@ceacatop]

¿do you know if there are some dvd with subtitules in spanish?

[@hmvargo]

Brilliant!

[@elegantblue19]

Phenomenology 💡

[@vietanhnguyen382]

Dr, may you help me !

[@CHANNELONE1]

in the land of the blind the one-eyed man is king

[@TheMrsliferette]

Wondering why he does not have stronger eye contact...

[@jamesclark6949]

He's only human

[@thcollegestudent]

Sometimes when people are trying to organize their thoughts they will stare at an imagined point distant from them, as sort of a focusing exercise, I find I do it a lot when writing or when trying to absorb in lecture.

[@SeekersofUnity]

Yalom and Mishlove, what a marriage 😍

[@birddogfreemann]

what kind of name is 'mishlove'?

[@kerimalpaltuncu97]

do you ever mishlove?

[@jimporter4799]

A mash-up

[@manthasagittarius1]

A great deal more powerful and focused than Yalom. With Becker I don't think you get that self-reflective wheel spinning that Yalom gets himself stuck in sometimes -- Becker, whether he's being playful or very urgent, is always outwardly directed. Yalom likes to listen to himself for size a little too much.

[@luckymirixox]

@TheJussyhussy AGREED!.. Especially fat lady chap was hilarious..lol

[@craigrobertson8364]

Two heads are better than one and two hearts

[@birddogfreemann]

Check out images of Vladimir Lenin. You may reconsider your observations.

[@Jenlettautherapies]

Yalom has contributed hugely to the human race with his novels which reach the day to day individuals and connect them with the world of psychotherapy. He has also been a profound role model for many therapists. However, i find him slightly cold, aloof and would never consider his model for my own work both as an individual and group therapist.

[@birddogfreemann]

Well, he actually looks more like Lenin

[@rybuchna1]

broad minded psychoterapist! almost revolutionary!

[@boooringlearning]

woww

[@MatthewSutton1]

the man

[@cadmantheaviator]

Informed consent. Thinking of therapy.... have a look at “When Therapists Attack.”

[@zzizek]

He looks like Ice Man, the serial killer.

[@7685ray]

"patient?"

[@LindaLucia17]

Yalom is a medical doctor.

[@lynnyessle]

He's a psychiatrist. He has patients.

[@ardontenthusiast]

Nice eye contact..................lol

[@combatsambonyc]

3:37 just for you ;/)

[@SimsenDK1]

:)

[@baconlatte]

Such serious and earnest talk for such a sketchy and ultimately spurious practice (therapy).

[@Chris-qc8ow]

such snarky and dismissive trolling for such a puerile and ultimately ignorant poster (baconlatte).

[@baconlatte]

Nice ad hominem.

[@Chris-qc8ow]

Nice ad hominem

[@baconlatte]

LOL. Therapy critics are always attacked on a personal level, because a reasoned defense of therapy is impossible.

[@fslubin]

Jokers who say therapy is spurious, or "I don't believe in therapy" don't really know what they're revealing about themselves. Do they think that people don't have problems? That depression, for example, is merely a bad attitude that you can clear up by force of will? Or are they saying that people do have problems, but that there is no help other than, possibly, the "chemical lobotomy" (Breggin) of psych drugs? What I am certain they are saying is that they are wounded people who were not helped when they most needed it -- childhood -- and are now too afraid to open themselves up to the bond that heals (or at least helps).