| He Gave So Much of Himself /Nicholas A. Cummings, Ph.D., Sc.D. | |
| This Was A Man–A Very Extraordinary One/Stanley R. Graham, Ph.D. | |
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He Graced Our Lives With His Indomitable Spirit/Alan D. Entin |
| Alan D. Entin, Ph.D., ABPP | He Graced Our Lives With His Indomitable Spirit
Riding in a cramped car, spending hours locked in a room together, spending more hours in the car returning, multiplied over time, and you get to know a person. That’s how I first met and got to know Herb Freudenberger, commuting to Board meetings of the American Society of Psychologists in Private Practice, the predecessor to Division 42, at the home of Lewis Fields in Atlantic City. Then, we had meetings in Herb’s New York City Office. I never tired of going to his office, a space as open and welcome, as complex and foreboding, and as interesting and daunting as the man, filled with artwork and treasures of his many travels around the world. It was a visually fascinating environment, as interesting as the man who occupied the space. Over the years we worked together on many projects in the Division, as well as the Psychology Academy of the National Academies of Practice. Herb was a founder, and had been the Chair, of the Psychology Academy and the Treasurer of the NAP Council. I had the privilege of reviewing Herb’s book Women’s Burnout for the journal, Psychotherapy in Private Practice in 1986. Herb liked the review, but ever the entrepreneur, sent me brochures to post on bulletin boards wherever I wandered. The review ended with a quote from the book, “(T)hough there is nothing “funny” about the book, the message is important: ‘keep your sense of humor! ... very few people suffer burnout when they are having fun’ (p. 233).” Despite a life characterized by the commitment to serve others, Herb never lost his own sense of humor. Whenever we met a sparkle of wit and humor was always exchanged. Herb was a dear friend, a role model and a mentor. His memory, good deeds, righteousness and indomitable spirit will live on in the memories of those of us whose lives he graced. |
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