Often a person is brought to therapy by an unspoken, desperate desire to achieve happiness. Should the therapist ignore this desire, interpret it or challenge it? We're all so obsessed with the pursuit of happiness - what does that mean for our culture? In this book, Emmy Van Dorzen explores the taboo subject of the moral role of psychotherapists and analysts. "When and why did we decide that the goal of life was to be happy?" the author asks and turns to the search for the meaning of life. In this work, the author tries to find out what the good life is and how therapists can help their clients achieve this state and stop the endless search for happiness.