The Road Less Travelled Arrow New-Age

The Road Less Travelled by leading psychiatrist Dr M. Scott Peck explores why confronting problems can feel painful, and how avoiding them may lead to greater distress and limit mental and spiritual growth. Drawing on his professional experience, Peck considers how facing difficulties, and enduring the changes they bring, can support a deeper level of self-understanding.

The book also examines the nature of loving relationships. It discusses how to recognise true compatibility, how to tell the difference between dependency and love, and how to become one’s own person. Peck also looks at parenting, focusing on how to be a more sensitive parent. Described as a bestselling self-help book, it presents an approach to living and loving shaped by the discipline of meeting challenges directly.

Key details

• Author: Dr M. Scott Peck
• Category: self-help
• Publisher: Arrow
• New Age title

Synopsis

Confronting and solving problems can be painful, yet avoiding them may create greater pain and prevent mental and spiritual growth. Drawing on his professional experience, Dr M. Scott Peck suggests ways that facing difficulties and living through change can lead to higher self-understanding.

He also discusses loving relationships, including recognising compatibility, distinguishing dependency from love, becoming one’s own person, and developing greater sensitivity as a parent.