Reddit reviews The Therapy of Desire: Theory and Practice in Hellenistic Ethics (Martin Classical Lectures)
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> Have read hundreds of books in the self help and eastern philosophy category, but these days they don't do anything for me.
It's very low quality literature.
Sounds like you would like Martha Nussbaum, she is a very well respected scholar and has written a lot on the Ancient philosophy (ethics mostly), including stoicism (somewhat critically) - in a manner that is also relevant for the person living today. I am thinking of 1, 2, 3, 4, 5.
> Would like to read something that was written by people who were severely depressed or overcame tragedy.
Then you should probably look at autobiographies or empirical research into depression (1, 2, the author is a clinical psychologist). Philosophy is aiming at maximally objective, reason based interpretation and argument, not interpretation of the past ethical theories based on their personal feelings.
Edit: also, I haven't read this myself, however, it crossed my mind as something that might interest you.
This is a very detailed working out of a kind of stoicism/epicureanism. I appreciate the thought you've put into this. Some books I've enjoyed on stoicism and philosophy of life:
Thought-provoking books that challenge naturalism from a secular perspective: