Chosen by Emma Watson for her feminist book club ''Our Shared Shelf'' ''Women Who Run With The Wolves is a gift of profound insight, wisdom and love. An oracle from one who knows'' Alice Walker In the classic Women Who Run With The Wolves , Clarissa Pinkola Estes tells us about the ''wild woman'', the wise and ageless presence in the female psyche that gives women their creativity, energy and power. For centuries, the ''wild woman'' has been repressed by a male-orientated value system which trivialises women''s emotions. Using a combination of time-honoured stories and contemporary casework, Estes reveals that the ''wild woman'' in us is innately healthy, passionate and wise. Thoughtfully written and compelling in its arguments, Women Who Run With The Wolves gives readers a new sense of direction, a self confidence and purpose in their lives.

Vorwort
'Everyone who can read should read this book' Maya Angelou

Autorentext

Clarissa Pinkola Estes, Ph.D., is an award-winning poet, senior Jungian psychoanalyst, and a cantadora (keeper of the old stories of the Latina tradition). She has been in private practice for twenty-eight years and is former executive director of the C.G. Jung Centre for Research and Education in the United States. Dr Estes founded and directs la Sociedad de Guadalupe, a human rights educational organisation that broadcasts, via audio, throughout the world.

Klappentext

Discover the inspirational million-copy bestseller and cult feminist classic, an empowering guide to unleash your inner wild.

CHOSEN BY EMMA WATSON FOR HER FEMINIST BOOK CLUB 'OUR SHARED SHELF'

'A gift of profound insight, wisdom and love' Alice Walker, Pulitzer Prize-winning author of The Colour Purple

'Everyone who can read should read this book' Maya Angelou, activist and award-wining author of I Know Why The Caged Bird Sings

Within every woman, there lies a powerful force of energy, creativity and self-knowing: their wild woman.

But for centuries, she has been repressed by a male-orientated value system that trivialises her emotions. Until now.

In her groundbreaking and inspirational book, Women Who Run With The Wolves, award-winning poet and psychoanalyst Clarissa Pinkola Estes helps us to reclaim our 'wild woman' - the wise and ageless presence in the female psyche that gives women their creativity, energy and power.

With a combination of time-honoured stories, myths, fairy tales, and casework, Estes will set you on a beautiful path to unleash your inner wild, helping you to unlock:

• Emotional resilience and inner knowing
• Creativity and self-expression
• Purpose, passion and authentic confidence
• A healthier, more empowered relationship with yourself and others

Profound, empowering, and thoughtfully written, Women Who Run With The Wolves is the essential guidebook to help you discover self-confidence and purpose in your life and reclaim your inner wild.

Praise for The Women Who Run With the Wolves:

'In a modern world that limits wisdom to 'facts' and women's access even to those, Dr Estés has restored the fire - for us all.' Gloria Steinem, activist and bestselling author

'Life-enhancing' Irish Times

'Estés points to storytelling, our ancient narratives, as a way for women to reconnect to the Wild Woman all women have within themselves, but have lost' Emma Watson

'All women should read this... It's insightful and inspirational and gets you back in touch with your authentic self' June Sarpong, presenter

'A wonderful book...for anybody who cares about their relationships and their lives' Anne Devlin, playwright

'Mesmerising' Newsweek

Zusammenfassung
Using a combination of time-honoured stories and contemporary casework, Estes reveals that the 'wild woman' in us is innately healthy, passionate and wise. Thoughtfully written and compelling in its arguments, Women Who Run With The Wolves gives readers a new sense of direction, a self confidence and purpose in their lives.