DETOUR OF LIFE: Volume II - Role, Ego & identity (DETOUR OF LIFE - English Version) Paperback – November 7, 2025

Volume I – Psychiatry & PoliticsThis opening volume dives into the heart of the French psychiatric system, seen as a political microcosm.Through a blend of personal narrative and sociological insight, the author unveils the ties between institutions, power, and identity.Both raw and analytical, the text exposes dehumanization while posing a central question: what happens to individuality in a system built on control?General PresentationDetour of Life is an introspective and societal trilogy exploring the reconstruction of the self in the face of the modern world’s dysfunctions.At the crossroads between testimony, essay, and transformational narrative, this work follows a woman’s journey through burnout, psychiatry, and loss of identity—until she turns her downfall into a field experiment in consciousness.The trilogy questions the boundaries between mental health, identity, and the search for meaning in a society saturated with norms.Each volume acts as a mirror: from the collective system to the intimate self, and finally toward reconciliation between body, mind, and the living world.A lucid, demanding, and profoundly human work that asks a simple yet radical question:How do we reclaim our subjectivity in a world that keeps turning us into objects?Overall ReadingThe Detour of Life trilogy unfolds along a clear movement:Observe the world (Psychiatry & Politics),Understand the self (Roles, Ego & Identity),Rebuild through life (Personal Growth & Health).This threefold structure forms a complete narrative arc, yet each book can stand on its own.The whole offers a committed, accessible, and grounded reading experience — a bridge between human sciences, psychology, and contemporary spirituality.The style merges lucidity with hope, intellect with emotion, to express one clear idea:To understand is to heal. To heal is to act.Editorial PositioningGenre: narrative essay – personal growth – resilience literatureTarget audience: general readers, therapists, educators, coaches, mental health professionals, and anyone in life transition or seeking clarity and meaning.Format: trilogy – independent yet interconnected volumesLanguages: French and EnglishDetour of Life stands alongside works by Viktor Frankl, Boris Cyrulnik, and Nancy Huston, at the intersection of experience, reflection, and the will to rehumanize our relationship with life. Read more