Despite increases in worldwide standards of living, suffering remains one of the most widespread afflictions of humankind. In his pioneering work, The Freedom You Are, Stephano Sabetti suggests that although pain and loss are inevitable, psychological suffering is a choice. He feels that most of our misery is self-created by a selfish attitude and a fixed idea of who we think we are. According to Sabetti, we hold on to suffering to avoid the experience and consequences of freedom. We seek to be free, yet we separate ourselves from our spiritual core - the basis of that freedom. In a candid question and format, Sabetti explores some of the foundations of spirituality while giving practical advice for daily living.