Irvin David Yalom

Irvin David Yalom (born 13 June 1931) is an American existential psychiatrist who is emeritus professor of psychiatry at Stanford University, as well as author of both fiction and nonfiction. He is married to author and historian Marilyn Yalom. They have four children.

Jacques Lacan

Jacques Lacan (13 April 1901 – 9 September 1981) was a French psychoanalyst and psychiatrist. His ideas had a significant impact on post-structuralism, critical theory, linguistics, French philosophy, film theory, and clinical psychoanalysis.