Every year I get my dad a book for Christmas. He's a therapist, so is obviously really into psychology. He's also somewhat spiritual. I thought he'd love The Alchemist, but he didn't actually get on with it too well. Non-fiction or fiction. Any ideas?
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Hear me out— Piranesi by Susanna Clarke
(I feel like this will either be a huge hit or a major miss lol I could see it going either way)
This was great for me.
# What Makes You Not a Buddhist
by [Dzongsar Jamyang Khyentse](https://www.amazon.com/Dzongsar-Jamyang-Khyentse/e/B004MRXS7E/ref=dp_byline_cont_book_1)
from the reviews:
In a nutshell, this book is 125 pages of putting together people, things and our world in the right perspective, making sense of our chaotic world and how to conquer the biggest problem of our life – ourselves, and the way we run our lives
Small Graces: The Quiet Gifts of Everyday Life by Kent Nerburn. Really lovely little vignettes about the beauty of life. I gave it to my dad and it quickly became one of his favorite books. Very short but impactful.
Do you know what he specializes in as a therapist?
Braiding Sweetgrass by Robin Wall Kimmerer
Rachel Aviv’s *Strangers to Ourselves* changed how I think about diagnosis and mental illness (therapist here, too). It’s written for a general audience, but she is making an important argument that has a lot of relevance for mental health professionals.
Into the wild