Meaning in Suffering: Comfort in Crisis Through Logotherapy

by Elisabeth S. Lukas

Meaning in Comfort in Crisis Through Logotherapy.

Genres: Psychology, Philosophy

159 pages, Paperback

First published May 1, 1986

Reviews

[Gabriela · Rating 4 out of 5]

I think the author managed to communicate the principles of logotherapy very well. I enjoyed the way she illustrated the concepts with "case studies" and dedicated a lot of space to describe them in detail. The book came to me just in time when I needed it and gave me a new perspective on life (very intuitive one though - one which I tend to ignore) and a new way to work with my psyche. I think logotherapy has a lot to offer to any reader who is not familiar with it, so I would deffinitely recommend reading this book or some other piece about this topic.

[Tiffany Wright · Rating 4 out of 5]

Nice little booklet that explains the basics of logotherapy and its real-life examples. Found it to be a mostly informative type but can be applied as a self-help book too.

[Rachel Stankowski · Rating 5 out of 5]

I love Viktor Frankl's writing, but if I'm completely honest, his hardcore philosophical discussions and frequent contemplation of psychological methodologies past can sometimes leave me feeling a bit over my head as a non-psychologist/psychiatrist. In this book, Elisabeth Lukas made logotherapy beautifully accessible to me. I'm not a practitioner, but read this for personal interest, and found it to be a great and relatively practical follow-up to Frankl's Man's Search for Meaning and The Will to Meaning.