Location: Geology Corner (Building 320), Room 105 Contact: 725-2650 continuingstudies@stanford.edu Irvin Yalom is a psychotherapist, professor emeritus of psychiatry at Stanford, and a prolific writer of more than a dozen books in multiple genres. He is the author of several highly acclaimed textbooks, including Existential Psychotherapy and The Theory and Practice of Group Psychotherapy. He is also the author of stories and novels related to psychotherapy, including Love’s Executioner, When Nietzsche Wept, Lying on the Couch, Momma and the Meaning of Life, and The Schopenhauer Cure. His latest nonfiction book is Staring at the Sun: Overcoming the Terror of Death. His most recent novel, The Spinoza Problem, is described by one reviewer as a book about a great-souled philosopher written by a great-souled psychiatrist. Hilton Obenzinger, an accomplished fiction and nonfiction writer and lecturer in the Stanford Department of English, American Studies Program, and Stanford Continuing Studies, will engage Irvin Yalom in conversation, focusing on the techniques, quirks, and joys of writing. This program is co-sponsored by the Hume Writing Center and Stanford Continuing Studies. For video, audio, and transcripts of previous “How I Write” conversations, please visit: continuingstudies.stanford.edu/howiwrite. ShareThis Sponsor: Continuing Studies, Hume Writing Center Audience: How I Write: A Conversation with Irvin YalomFacebookTwitterEmailPrintAdd to CalendarIrvin Yalom is a psychotherapist, professor emeritus of psychiatry at Stanford, and a prolific writer of more than a dozen books in multiple genres. He is the author of several highly acclaimed textbooks, including Existential Psychotherapy and The Theory and Practice of Group Psychotherapy. He is also the author of stories and novels related to psychotherapy, including Love’s Executioner, When Nietzsche Wept, Lying on the Couch, Momma and the Meaning of Life, and The Schopenhauer Cure. His latest nonfiction book is Staring at the Sun: Overcoming the Terror of Death. His most recent novel, The Spinoza Problem, is described by one reviewer as a book about a great-souled philosopher written by a great-souled psychiatrist. Hilton Obenzinger, an accomplished fiction and nonfiction writer and lecturer in the Stanford Department of English, American Studies Program, and Stanford Continuing Studies, will engage Irvin Yalom in conversation, focusing on the techniques, quirks, and joys of writing. This program is co-sponsored by the Hume Writing Center and Stanford Continuing Studies. For video, audio, and transcripts of previous “How I Write” conversations, please visit: continuingstudies.stanford.edu/howiwrite. ShareThis   When:Wednesday, January 30, 2013. 7:30 PM. Approximate duration of 1.50 hour(s). Where:Geology Corner (Building 320), Room 105 (Map) Sponsor:Continuing Studies, Hume Writing Center Contact:725-2650 continuingstudies@stanford.edu Admission:Free and open to public.Audience:General Public, Faculty/Staff, Students, Alumni/Friends, MembersTags:lecture, arts, literary, humanities, healthPermalink:http://events.stanford.edu/events/349/34997 More info...Last modified January 7, 2013. Free and open to public.