Creating a Life of Meaning and Compassion: The Wisdom of Psychotherapy

By Robert W. Firestone, Ph.D., Lisa A. Firestone, Ph.D., and Joyce Catlett, M.A.

Creating a Life of Meaning and Compassion offers a compilation of therapeutic insights that are valuable in achieving a better way of living. It describes a unique experience in applied psychology whereby a group of individuals challenged a wide range of defensive behaviors and transformed their lives.

The authors indicate how these insights can be applied by therapists in clinical practice. This book is a comprehensive guide for helping professionals and other people who are interested in personal development, deepening friendships, sustaining intimacy in couple relationships, and developing healthy child-rearing practices. It points out the value of leading a life marked by adventure and recreation, transcendent goals, and spiritual exploration, and offers fresh views on the past, present, and future of psychotherapy.

American Psychological Association (APA), June, 2003
Hardcover, 416 pages
ISBN: 159147020X