Stories from the Couch: A Psychologist’s Book Club (When Nietzsche Wept by Irvin D. Yalom)

Featuring: When Nietzsche Wept by Irvin D. Yalom

Can philosophy heal psychological suffering? And what happens when the therapist becomes the one in need of healing?

Join us for a monthly therapist-led book club where psychology, literature, and lived experience come together, creating space for reflection, dialogue, and professional connection.

📚 What

A space for psychologists and therapists to discuss books that challenge, inspire, and deepen our understanding of human suffering, healing, and therapeutic practice.

August's book: When Nietzsche Wept by Irvin D. Yalom

👥 Who

Open to psychologists, therapists, counsellors, coaches, and mental health professionals in the It's Complicated community who are interested in thoughtful, clinically grounded conversation.

🎙️ Facilitated by

Giulia Germanier, psychologist, bringing mental health professionals together monthly to explore the psychological, relational, and human dimensions of our work.

🗓️ When

Monday, 31st August 2026 at 19:30 (CEST)

📍 Where

Online, live room on the It's Complicated platform

💬 Why attend?

In When Nietzsche Wept, psychiatrist and existential psychotherapist Irvin D. Yalom imagines a fictional encounter between philosopher Friedrich Nietzsche and physician Josef Breuer in nineteenth-century Vienna. What begins as an attempt to help Nietzsche with his emotional suffering gradually evolves into a profound exploration of loneliness, meaning, love, freedom, ambition, mortality, and the complexities of the therapeutic relationship.

Blending historical figures with psychological insight, Yalom invites readers to consider questions that remain central to psychotherapy today: can genuine healing occur without vulnerability? What role does suffering play in personal growth? And where do the boundaries lie between therapist and patient when both are confronted with their own fears and desires?

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This is a monthly event, featuring a different book each month.