That's How the Light Gets In: Memoir of a Psychiatrist
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| Rating | : | 4.89 (849 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 140004605X |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 208 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-04-20 |
| Language | : | English |
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E. Bukowsky said "Let me be alive when I die.". Susan Rako's memoir, "That's How the Light Gets In," is an intimate look at a thoughtful woman who is not only a dedicated psychiatrist, but also a skilled writer and women's health activist. Rako's mentor, Dr. Elvin Semrad once said, "One becomes a therapist because of his own desperation." As a child, Rako felt a "formless despair" and was never able to connect emotionally with her parents. Although she was an excellent student and an accomplished pianist, she felt unsettled and unsure of the path that she should take in life.She finally decid. Lois Lain said No Depth. This book left me befuddled. What was the point? I was expecting thoughtful essays about the meaning of life, as filtered through the experiences of the author, a psychiatrist. Instead, the book had little more depth than a sixth grader's "What I did On My Summer Vacation" essay. I was amazed when Rako spent more time on watching her granddaughter feed birds than she did on the breakup of either of her marrriages.It's a disappointment because Rako's life seems to be a full and vivid one, but little of that wholeness and color made it onto the pa. Deb said The light at the end of the book. Although this book is a biography on the life of psychiatrist Susan Rako, I found the most moving content to be in the insights and advice of her mentor Dr. Semrad that Susan shares during the last third of the book. Susan's life story does have its interesting moments, but, I have to admit that the details of her childhood days, life choices, and failed marriages were not nearly as compelling as the insights she passed on from her mentor. For me, these hand-me-down perspectives were the light that got in (the book).
On a parallel track with her medical work, in 1988 Dr. She may be contacted through her website, susanrako. In May 2005, as executive producer, she brought the Boston premier of the play Hysterics to the Lyric Stage. Rako s work has been featured in countless publications, including the New York Times and USA Today, and on Today, Dateline NBC, and BBC World Today. In 2003 she founded the educational nonprofit, Women s Health on Alert, Inc. in film producti
In seeking the roots of her fears and desires, Rako sweeps her history's crowded terrain, her mind a searchlight picking up telling detail. After the wrenching process of enlightenment, it appears Rako has achieved a calm, even amused resignation that glows with lucidity. (Nov. She considers the fraught yet taut bonds between the women in her family—five generations trying to reconcile legacy with individuality. Her memories and epiphanies make agreeable and often stirringly inspirational company, though the narrative's natural flow is often stopped up with word jams, bumpy prose and sometimes grueling therapeutic jargon. Reflecting on her life and the appeal of psychiatry as both career and calmative yields a rich loam of memory and motivation, which are often inextricable from a therapeutic standpoint. All rights reserved. She discerns profound significanc
Dr. Rako was in her forties before years of therapy both given and received freed her to explore her innate and broad-based creativity. Rako was drawn to the study and practice of psychiatry as a seeker of truth about herself and others, and as much to free herself as to be of help to her patients. But she knew at her core that her spirit was clouded by despair. That s How the Light Gets In is an intelligent and intensely personal story from a highly respected doctor, author, and advocate for women s health issues. Susan Rako will inspire you to look within yourself and acknowledge your deepest ambitions, develop your own imagin