In this book, Yalom shows how an awakening experience can be the turning point for a more meaningful life, how people can make definitive changes in their lives after they expose their fear of death, rearrange their priorities, recognize their power to choose, communicate with those they love, appreciate more keenly the elemental beauty and value of life and eliminate interpersonal fears of rejection, and increase a willingness to take risks for personal fulfillment and a life filled with love.
