Tell me what you want : a therapist and her clients explore our 12 deepest desires
Edition
First Atria books hardcover edition.
Publication Information
New York : Atria Books, 2023.
Physical Description
xv, 298 pages ; 23 cm
Summary
"This inspiring and moving exploration of the twelve fundamental psychological needs we all share goes behind the closed doors of therapy to guide us in navigating our deepest longings"--
"Each of us, at certain moments in our lives, can feel lost or confused. We often don't know how to get what we want, or what we think we want, but we share these universal desires: to love and be loved; understanding, power, attention, freedom; to create, to belong, to win, to connect, to control; and we want what we shouldn't. In each of these twelve chapters, focused on one of these universal desires, psychotherapist Charlotte Fox Weber takes you behind the closed doors of a therapy session to bear witness as she guides a client towards profound insights, change, and growth. Written with warmth and compassion, full of dramatic, intimate, and moving personal stories, and based on careful research as well as firsthand observations, Tell Me What You Want is an inspirational guide to living well"--
Contents
- Introduction
- To love and be loved
- Desire
- Understanding
- Power
- Attention
- Freedom
- To create
- To belong
- To win
- To connect
- What we shouldn't want (and what we should)
- Control
- Afterword.