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Stephen Grosz is a British psychoanalyst and writer who has taught at University College London and practiced clinical psychoanalysis in London for over two decades. His writing is known for its clarity and philosophical depth, often based on real psychoanalytic cases that illuminate the hidden motivations and emotional structures of human behavior.
Known for: The Examined Life: How We Lose and Find Ourselves
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The Examined Life: How We Lose and Find Ourselves
The Examined Life: How We Lose and Find Ourselves is a collection of real-life stories from British psychoanalyst Stephen Grosz, drawn from his twenty-five years of clinical practice. Through concise and deeply insightful narratives, Grosz explores how people confront loss, change, and self-understanding. The book reveals the psychological processes behind human resilience and vulnerability, offering readers a profound look into the complexities of emotional healing and self-discovery.
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The Nature of Loss
Loss is an experience no human being can escape. In my consulting room, grief over death, the breakdown of relationships, or transformations in identity appear every day. People often come to me not to face loss itself but to escape the emptiness it leaves behind. One woman who had lost her mother c...
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Resistance to Change
Deep in the human psyche lies a powerful and often invisible resistance to change. Many prefer to remain in familiar pain rather than step into uncertain possibility. One patient once asked me, “If I change, will I still be me?”—a question that captures a primal fear: that transformation equals self...
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About Stephen Grosz
Stephen Grosz is a British psychoanalyst and writer who has taught at University College London and practiced clinical psychoanalysis in London for over two decades. His writing is known for its clarity and philosophical depth, often based on real psychoanalytic cases that illuminate the hidden moti...
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Stephen Grosz is a British psychoanalyst and writer who has taught at University College London and practiced clinical psychoanalysis in London for over two decades. His writing is known for its clarity and philosophical depth, often based on real psychoanalytic cases that illuminate the hidden moti...
Stephen Grosz is a British psychoanalyst and writer who has taught at University College London and practiced clinical psychoanalysis in London for over two decades. His writing is known for its clarity and philosophical depth, often based on real psychoanalytic cases that illuminate the hidden motivations and emotional structures of human behavior. The Examined Life is his best-known work and has been translated into multiple languages.
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