This paper connects Carlo Strenger's life with his writings, how what he embodied as a life path is what he articulated in his work. Strenger left his Orthodox Jewish religion and home in Switzerland and recreated himself and his life in Israel. Drawn to the philosophy of existentialism, with its emphasis on the individual's irrefutable freedom and responsibility for the creation of meaning, Stenger stressed the creative possibility of reinvention throughout his career and utilized it in his work with patients, developing a unique and coherent psychology of self-creation that encouraged people to fashion a life grounded in their animating desires rather than one constrained by their past or the expectations of others. Here, I highlight the benefits and limitations of Strenger's theory and clinical approach.