Hour of the Heart Quotes

“Sunt patru lucruri care definesc condiția umană, spune Yalom, care sunt și bazele terapiei sale așa numit existențialiste: inevitabilitatea morții pentru noi și pentru cei pe care-i iubim, libertatea de a ne face viața așa cum dorim opusă neputinței sau responsabilității, lipsa unui sens evident al vieții și singurătatea noastră esențială.”
― Irvin Yalom, Hour of the Heart: Connecting in the Here and Now

“I’ve learned through the years that we should not be stingy with our praise, not to patients or friends or colleagues. If being privy to people’s inner struggles for sixty years has taught me anything, it’s that people’s outward appearance of confidence and success often has little connection to the way they feel inside. You never know who desperately needs to hear approval or feel love.”
― Irvin D. Yalom, Hour of the Heart: Connecting in the Here and Now – The Legendary Therapist's Profound One-Hour Sessions on Vulnerability and Breakthroughs

“Real intimacy can be a double-edged sword for those of us carrying such trauma. We crave closeness but are also wary of it, as we've been hurt, abandoned, or neglected before.”
― Irvin Yalom, Hour of the Heart: Connecting in the Here and Now

“It’s the relationship that heals. My”
― Irvin D. Yalom, Hour of the Heart: Connecting in the Here and Now – The Legendary Therapist's Profound One-Hour Sessions on Vulnerability and Breakthroughs

“Heavy lies the head that wears a crown,”
― Irvin D. Yalom, Hour of the Heart: Connecting in the Here and Now – The Legendary Therapist's Profound One-Hour Sessions on Vulnerability and Breakthroughs