Living life as a happy, mature adult does not always come easily to all of us. In this new work, a handbook for achieving psychological and spiritual health, David Richo conveys to this readers just how to do this, based on his many years’ experience as a psychologist and workshop-leader. The author uses as a model the heroic journey whose three phases - departure, struggle and return – explain what happens in us as we evolve from neurotic ego through healthy ego to the spiritual self. Departure is explored by helping the reader deal with fear, anger and guilt, and building self-esteem. Through struggle one learns to maintain boundaries and build intimacy in relationships. And the result is a return to wholeness and love through integration.
This thoughtful, approachable work is filled with checklists, diagrams and literary quotations for meditation, making this a book to read and digest a little at a time for best results. How to Be An Adult will guide readers on their positive journey from fear, through power, to love.