ABSTRACT

Building on Monica Hanaway’s previous publications, this timely volume considers the benefits of bringing an existential approach to psychotherapy, coaching, supervision and leadership, particularly in times of crisis.

The book uses an existential lens to examine the impact Covid-19 has had on our mental health and ways of being, making connections between situations that challenge our mental resources and the unique ways existential ideas can address those challenges. Featuring contributions from renowned existential thinkers and practitioners, the book connects personal experiences with clinical examples and philosophic ideas to explore concepts like anxiety, relatedness and uncertainty as they relate to key existential themes, helping to inform coaches and therapists in their work with clients.

Existentialism in Pandemic Times is important reading for coaches, therapists, psychologists and business leaders, as well as for scholars and researchers interested in applied philosophy.

chapter |20 pages

Introduction

part 1|3 pages

The internal world – self-reflection

chapter Chapter 2|10 pages

‘Without music, life would be a mistake’

The experience of a musician in Covid-19 times

chapter Chapter 3|7 pages

The paradox of freedom in lockdown

chapter Chapter 4|14 pages

My pandemic pregnancy

A self-reflection via the words of others

chapter Chapter 5|13 pages

What really matters?

A phenomenological exploration of two YouTube dialogues on living through Corona times

part 2|8 pages

The therapy world

chapter Chapter 6|14 pages

Birth, death and isolation

Motherhood during a pandemic

chapter Chapter 8|14 pages

Existential resilience and Covid-19

What existential coaching can offer

chapter Chapter 9|11 pages

‘It's been a good pandemic for me’

Working with coaching and psychotherapy clients, with a focus on clients with a diagnosis of pure obsessive compulsive disorder

part 3|36 pages

The business world and other communities

chapter Chapter 10|9 pages

East of Eden

An existential view of the pandemic

chapter |13 pages

Conclusion

The existential legacy of the Covid-19 pandemic