Robert W. Firestone, Ph.D., Lisa Firestone Ph.D. and Joyce Catlett, M.A. – A psychological guide to achieving the “good life”: this book was created for anyone interested in personal development, deepening friendships, sustaining intimacy in couple relationships and developing healthy child-rearing practices. The book offers a compilation of therapeutic insights that are valuable in achieving a better way of living, by telling stories from a group of individuals, who used psychology to challenge a wide range of defensive behaviors and transform their lives. By telling these exciting and insightful true tales, Creating a Life of Meaning and Compassion acts a comprehensive guide for helping both therapists and the general public understand what gives their life meaning and what limits them from leading the most rich existence possible. The book points out the value of leading a life marked by adventure and recreation, transcendent goals and spiritual exploration, while offering fresh views on the importance of psychotherapy in overcoming core fears and defenses that keep us from achieving these precise goals.
