From one of America\'s best-known psychologists (Chicago Tribune) and the bestselling author of Women Rowing North and Reviving Ophelia, an essential and inspiring book for therapists and anyone seeking to live a good life Mary Pipher\'s groundbreaking investigation of America\'s girl-poisoning culture, Reviving Ophelia, established its author as one of the nation\'s foremost authorities on family issues.
Whether she\'s recommending daily swims for a sluggish teenager, encouraging a timid husband to becom.
But not until now has this gifted healer described her unique perspective on how therapy can help us revitalize our emotional landscape in an increasingly stressful world.
Pipher practiced a refreshingly inventive therapy -- fiercely optimistic, free of dogma or psychobabble, and laced with generous warmth and practical common sense.
Long before positive psychology became a buzzword, Dr.
And while her Letters are addressed to an imagined Young therapist, every one of us can take something away from them.
Letters to a Young Therapist gives voice to her practice with an exhilarating mix of storytelling and sharp-eyed observation.
Pipher shares what she has learned in thirty years as a therapist, helping warring families, alienated adolescents, and harried professionals restore peace and beauty to their lives.
In Letters to a Young Therapist, Dr.
Mary Pipher\'s groundbreaking investigation of America\'s girl-poisoning culture, Reviving Ophelia, has sold nearly two million copies and established its author as one of the nation\'s foremost authorities on family issues.
With a preface by the author addressing recent changes in therapy and the surprising challenges of the digital age, Letters to a Young Therapist is a powerfully engaging guide to living a healthy life.
Whether she\'s recommending daily swims for a sluggish teenager, encouraging a timid husband to become bolder, or simply bearing witness to a bereaved parent\'s sorrow, Pipher\'s compassion and insight shine from every page.
Through an exhilarating mix of storytelling and sharp-eyed observation, Pipher reveals her refreshingly inventive approach to therapy-fiercely optimistic, free of dogma or psychobabble, and laced with generous warmth and practical common sense.
In Letters to a Young Therapist, Pipher shares what she has learned in thirty years of clinical practice, helping warring families, alienated adolescents, and harried professionals restore peace and beauty to their lives.
From one of America\'s best-known psychologists (Chicago Tribune) and the bestselling author of Women Rowing North and Reviving Ophelia, an essential and inspiring book for therapists and anyone seeking to live a good life Mary Pipher\'s groundbreaking investigation of America\'s girl-poisoning culture, Reviving Ophelia, established its author as one of the nation\'s foremost authorities on family issues
