The Science of Being Alive

James Bugental (1915–2008) was a renowned American psychologist and psychotherapist, Ph.D., one of the founders of the existential-humanistic approach in psychology and psychotherapy. He served as a professor at the Saybrook Institute, an Honorary Instructor at Stanford University, and an Honorary Professor at the Institute of Humanities Studies. The book is dedicated to the process of psychotherapy in all its manifestations. Using seven cases from his therapeutic practice, the author describes the various facets of this multidimensional process of psychotherapy, highlighting the subtle nuances and complexities that a psychotherapist encounters in their work. In lively dialogues, it discusses what it truly means to be oneself, to hear one's inner voice, to manage one's own life, and to understand one's uniqueness. This book is about our lost "sixth sense," which is the key to a fuller, richer life. It is addressed to psychologists, psychotherapists, students, and all thoughtful individuals who dare to contemplate "the meaning of their own existence."