‘Typically, our signposts from depression point towards wellness. But being forced to grapple with how to feel better led me to reflect on what it would mean to live better . . . I needed a different kind of conversation, which is what this book attempts. In it, I explain how I connected the differing perspectives which came my way to provide a ladder out of a dark hole and back into the sunlight. I offer my story to others also searching, not only for wellness, but for meaning.’

​Daniel is a leading barrister who lives with his family in Wellington. He has lived in New York and London, taught at Columbio University, and practises internationally. With degrees in law, English and philosophy, he has always been interested in unravelling the layers of meaning behind ordinary things. This book is about what happened when that search, in his own life, became pressing rathe than a pastime.