This Too Shall Pass

Author Julia Samuel
Narrator Julia Samuel
Publisher Penguin Books Ltd
Publish Date 1 January 1970
Run Time 13 hours and 35 minutes
Format Audio
Genre Coping with death and bereavement, Coping with personal, social and health topics, Dating, relationships, living together and marriage: advice and issues, Family and health, Family psychology, Popular medicine and health, Popular psychology, Psychology, Psychotherapy: counselling, Relationships and families: advice and issues, Self-help, personal development and practical advice, Social groups and identities, Society and Social Sciences, Therapy and therapeutics.

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If change is the natural order of things, why do so many people struggle with the milestones of life - from first jobs and first loves to children leaving home and retirement?

We live in a culture of limitless choice - and life is now more complex than ever. In This Too Shall Pass, acclaimed psychotherapist Julia Samuel draws on hours of conversations with her patients to show how we can learn to adapt and thrive during our most difficult and transformative experiences. Illuminated by the latest social and psychological research, this book unflinchingly deals with the hard times in family, love, work, health and identity.

From a woman deciding whether to leave her husband for a younger lover, to a father handling a serious medical diagnosis. And from a new mother struggling with the decision to return to work, to a young man dealing with the aftermath of coming out, and a woman starting over after losing her job.

These powerful, unforgettable and deeply intimate stories about everyday people will inform our understanding of our own unique response to change and enlighten the way we approach challenges at every stage of life.

© Julia Samuel 2020 (P) Penguin Audio 2020

Critics Review

Full of compassionate wisdom … a rich, wise book

Christina Patterson, Sunday Times

The case-studies here are presented so well that they often read like good fiction, but by an author who is endlessly patient with her characters … There are all kinds of lessons to be learnt from this wise, kindly book … Julia Samuel has a basic faith in human decency, and her optimism shines through every sentence

Kate Saunders, The Times

Julia Samuel’s compassionate realism shines through every word of this wise, kind volume. It is emphatically not a ‘self-help’ book, but a beautifully written celebration of the strength of the human spirit … Wisdom and experience alone would make this essential reading for us all – but, in addition, the extraordinary generosity of Julia’s personality shines through every word, offering profound understanding and consolation … It feels a privilege reading this wonderful book full of insight

Bel Mooney, Daily Mail

Cannot recommend it highly enough

Lorraine Kelly

In this moving and insightful book, Julia Samuel explores how we can navigate, adapt and ultimately become the people we’d hope to be but also to nurture ourselves and understand what makes us us (…) this is just the book we all need when times get tough – and even when they aren’t … [A] comfort read

Stylist

A comforting and enlightening read … If you’re looking for comfort in the presence of wise and caring strangers, then this is the book for you

Metro

The psychotherapist author of the acclaimed Grief Works returns with a bracing, brilliant exploration of how we can adapt and thrive during our most difficult times (…) Samuel dispenses much wisdom and empathy about the hard times we experience (…) to help us better navigate the changes we will all face sooner or later

The Bookseller

I loved This Too Shall Pass. So full of wisdom and light. I learnt a lot and also felt comforted and soothed. Julia really is a force for good in the world. I wish more people could experience the joy of being with her, and this book is a way that they can

Cathy Rentzenbrink, author of 'The Last Act of Love'

As you read this book, you absorb new and radical ways of thinking about yourself, family, and friends. It’s compassionate and gentle yet is fiercely on the side of building sustainable and satisfying relations even when they have gone wrong. Read it.

Susie Orbach, author of 'In Therapy'

Julia Samuel is the psychotherapist you wish you had on call and her books are the next best thing. The challenges we all face in life are unpicked, explained and made bearable in this thoughtful, illuminating book. A book for anyone experiencing the pain of change from divorce to debilitating illness. Julia Samuel’s stories from the therapy room light the way for the rest of us’

Shane Watson

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