A Matter of Death and Life Free Audiobook Download by Irvin D. Yalom,Marilyn Yalom

On a cold winter's day, a young stockbroker commits suicide. He leaves behind a note saying he cannot face life any longer.

As a psychiatrist, Irvin Yalom is faced with the dilemma of being called in to evaluate patients who have suffered a personal tragedy. He finds it difficult to offer comforting words to people when faced with the death of their loved ones, and his troubled past informs him that he might not be able to help them. With this in mind, he decides to write what will become not only one of his most famous works but also his suicide note which he leaves behind in an envelope.

In this classic work, Irvin Yalom tackles the question of whether life is meaningful and worth living. More importantly, he addresses a distinction that Western thought has been making since Descartes between psychoanalytic death of the self and biological death. Although many people believe that their personal identity is gone once they die, for most humans this is not the case.

A Matter of Death and Life is a collection of stories from psychiatrist Irvin D. Yalom about the conflict between love and death. It's frequently been suggested that, in order for people to create a meaningful life, they must first confront the fear of death and live with their mortality. The book contains thoughts on how people cope with their mortality, as well as ways to make peace with those who have passed on.

This book is about the intersection of life and death, illness and health. It tells stories of patients whose lives are transformed as they come to terms with their own mortality.

In A Matter of Death and Life, Irvin D. Yalom argues that we know death is coming, but we don't feel it. Instead, we feel anxiety, fear and even excitement about what comes next - the eternal end to our pain and suffering. Elie Wiesel says "We must remember that at the heart of evil is a fragile well-being." What he means is that those who do evil are not necessarily bad people but they may be struggling with some part of their life or identity which they haven't been able to reconcile with their sense of self.