Beginning to Live
The Art of Existential Freedom
$51.99
- Hardcover
432 pages
- Release Date
18 August 2026
Summary
A user’s guide to the everyday challenges of living, which looks to philosophy to reframe the way we understand ourselves and our relationships.
How can we find our own direction and purpose? When life feels too much, is it possible to free ourselves from the concerns that weigh us down? Whether you’re in therapy or prefer to find your own way through life’s struggles, pioneering therapist Emmy van Deurzen offers a lifeline for rebuilding trust in the world.
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Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780241526101 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0241526108 |
| Author: | Emmy van Deurzen |
| Publisher: | Penguin Books Ltd |
| Imprint: | Allen Lane |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 432 |
| Release Date: | 18 August 2026 |
| Weight: | 648g |
| Dimensions: | 241mm x 164mm x 38mm |
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Critics Review
One of the most profound and potentially life-altering encounters I’ve had … van Deurzen writes about helping people rediscover their existential courage in the face of life’s struggles and uncertainty … demonstrates a knack for distilling complex ideas into something easy to grasp and practical … She is interested in how we can cultivate meaning, courage and freedom despite or because of the suffering life throws at us, a process that begins with how we approach life, how we cultivate our inner worlds – Sophie McBain * Guardian *
Speaks powerfully to the lived experience of being in a body – its freedom, fragility, and change – offering profound insight into ageing, identity, and transformation – Kriss Akabusi
About The Author
Emmy van Deurzen
Emmy van Deurzen is a world-renowned existential psychotherapist and counselling psychologist. She directs her private practice, Dilemma Consultancy, in London.
She was the inaugural Chair of the United Kingdom Council for Psychotherapy and the founding director of the New School of Psychotherapy and Counselling, as well as the Existential Academy in London. She is a Visiting Professor with Middlesex University.
She has published twenty books on existential therapy and the challenges of the human condition and has lectured in more than thirty-five countries around the world.
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