" I wanted this book to be fabulous, but it fell a bit short of my expectations. It's basically comprised of 30 short chapters, each one a treatise on one of 30 "truisms" that Dr. Livingston has discovered through his life's work and experience. Within a span of 13 months, he lost two sons--one to suicide and one to leukemia. He speaks from a unique viewpoint, a cross between grieving parent and pragmatic psychotherapist. Some of the more interesting chapter titles were: "The statute of limitations has expired on most of our childhood traumas;" "Any relationship is under the control of the person who cares the least;" "If the map doesn't agree with the ground, the map is wrong;" and "The major advantage of illness is that it provides relief from responsibility." Livingston speaks in a frank, earnest voice. I appreciated much of what he said, but by the end of the book, I was ready for something new. "
— Arryn, 2/17/2014