Untangling Lives: A Psychiatrist Remembers

"Untangling Lives: A Psychiatrist Remembers" is a memoir that focuses on how a psychiatrist separates his own personal history and experiences from the narratives of his patients in psychotherapy, particularly around the issues of loss and recovery. Dr. Nathan Billig, a psychiatrist, provides autobiographical material, patient therapy descriptions (identities and circumstances disguised), and remembered excerpts from his own personal psychoanalysis to demonstrate the importance of the therapist understanding his own past as he treats patients in psychotherapy. This compelling memoir shares a set of memories, reminiscences, and descriptions of therapist and patient interactions, showing the importance of the therapeutic relationship and alliance in the treatment situation.