Amazon.com description: Product Description: Most of us are in retreat from the pain & suffering connected to the hardships in our lives. Suffering, however, is a part of the human condition, & also one of the engines of human development. This is a book about the insight, compassion, & renewal of life's suffering & pain. The author, a Jungian analyst, shows us how to move beyond our pain toward hope & understanding. While pain is unavoidable, we can learn & grow through the experience, or we can remain locked in a cycle of chaos & more suffering. Illuminates the lives of four people who have faced tremendous hardships, yet have found renewed insight & compassion as a result.