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The Doctor Is In: Dr. Ruth on Love, Life, and Joie de Vivre
The Doctor Is In: Dr. Ruth on Love, Life, and Joie de Vivre
The Doctor Is In: Dr. Ruth on Love, Life, and Joie de Vivre
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The Doctor Is In: Dr. Ruth on Love, Life, and Joie de Vivre

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The Doctor Is In! America’s best-loved therapist, Dr. Ruth, is known for her wise counsel on all matters of the heart. Here she shares private stories from her past and her present, and her insights into living life to the fullest, at any age.

Everyone knows Dr. Ruth as the most famous and trusted sex therapist, but few people know she narrowly escaped death from the Holocaust, was raised in an orphanage in Switzerland, or that she was a sniper during Israel's War of Independence. After years spent as a student in Paris, Dr. Ruth came to America dreaming of a new life though never expecting the dramatic turns that would take place. And at the age of eighty-seven, she is as spirited as ever.

Through intimate and funny stories, Dr. Ruth sheds light on how she's learned to live a life filled with joie de vivre. And she shows readers how they too can learn to deal with tragedy and loss, challenges and success, all while nourishing an intellectual and emotional spark, and, above all, having fun! Hilarious, inspiring, and profound, The Doctor Is In will change the way you think about life and love, in all their limitless possibilities.

LanguageEnglish
Release dateJun 2, 2015
ISBN9781501249143
The Doctor Is In: Dr. Ruth on Love, Life, and Joie de Vivre
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Dr. Ruth K. Westheimer

Dr. Ruth K. Westheimer is the beloved, world-renowned therapist whose discussions of human sexuality and relationships on the live radio show Sexually Speaking catapulted her to fame in the early 1980s. The author of nearly forty books, she has hosted her own television shows and been named one of the 100 Most Intriguing People of the Century by People magazine. A one-woman show about her life, Dr. Ruth, All the Way, is currently touring. Dr. Ruth is also a distinguished educator who has taught at Yale, Princeton, West Point, and Columbia, and she has lectured at colleges and universities around the country. She has two children and four grandchildren and lives in New York City. You can find out more about Dr. Ruth at www.drruth.com, on Twitter @AskDrRuth, and at www.youtube.com/drruth. Pierre A. Lehu is a publicist, agent, and writer. He has written twenty-five books, including Sex for Dummies, Saké: Water from Heaven, Fashion for Dummies, and Living on Your Own.

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  • Rating: 5 out of 5 stars
    5/5
    What I learned from that lovely audio:
    - Nobody is more important in your life than you!
    - Accept whatever glory comes your way
    - Take risks, but not sexual risks ( who wants STDs anyway?!)
    - Don’t hesitate to reach out for professional help if needed.
    - Don’t waste a SECOND on a relationship that is going nowhere.
    - The most dangerous feeling, is boredom.
    - « joie de vivre » won’t come by its own and sit on your lap, you have to work for it!
    - LIFE IS SHORT.
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  • Rating: 3 out of 5 stars
    3/5
    This was interesting to learn more about Dr. Ruth's personal life. I learned things about her that I didn't know about. She has had an interesting life.
  • Rating: 2 out of 5 stars
    2/5
    I grew up in New York listening to Dr. Ruth on the radio. She was so warm and inviting and gave such sound advice. I have always admired her courage, her zest for life and her strong presence. I was surprised therefore by her book The Doctor Is In in which she gives advice on how to live life with Joie de Vivre and get the most pleasure and joy that we can. In this book, Dr Ruth seems different; her voice is shallow, distant and repetitive. Basically the book is a guide on how to handle the vicissitude of life: the hurt, the grief, the losses that come our way. She encourages us to feel all of our feelings associated with our pain and then get moving and find the Joie de Vivre that we are missing. She gives us examples from her own life. What is surprising is how simplistic and formulaic her advice is, how she repeats it over and over and how the more she says it the more removed it feels. Given that Dr Ruth encourages us to feel a full range of feeling it is disappointing that she mostly only expresses "happy" and "nice" feelings and doesn't give many clues on how to express the full range of emotions we might be feeling and use this to lighten our burdens and better ourselves. She also doesn't seem aware that people have so many different ways of coping and that being active and busy might work for her but not for others. Overall, a miss for me though I always look forward to hearing from Dr Ruth at different stages of her, and my own, life. Thank you NetGalley for allowing me to review this book for an honest opinion