Strangers to Ourselves: Unsettled Minds and the Stories That Make Us

by Rachel Aviv

In the starkest terms, insight measures the degree to which a patient agrees with his or her doctor’s interpretation.

Eventually, though, it became apparent that gaining insight into interpersonal conflicts, though intellectually rewarding, did not provide a cure.

Our illnesses are not just contained in our skull but are also made and sustained by our relationships and communities.