A girl faces the despair of her mother's incurable illness, a middle-aged man, suddenly confronted with unemployment, worries about his future. A wealthy doctor, wife, and mother has it all: a beautiful home, fame, a career, but struggles with the lack of meaning in life...
What do all these people have in common? Do they remind us of ourselves, in various stages of our lives? The answer is a resounding yes, but they also share another common characteristic. They have either already sought or are soon to seek professional help (medical, psychological, counseling) in order to find a way out of their mental illness.
The Stoic philosophy comes to introspect, to cleanse the mind of the unnecessary, the toxic, the meaningless, and to equip individuals with ethics, logic, and a sense of purpose in life. In an environment that is becoming increasingly complex, souls seek that web of self-awareness and knowledge of the surrounding world, upon which they will build their own framework for managing their personal dilemmas.
To "aude sapere" is an exciting journey to the delicate intersection of philosophy and medicine.
