6/28/2023 0 Comments Reviving opheliaCrashing and burning in a “developmental Bermuda Triangle,” they were coming of age in a media-saturated culture preoccupied with unrealistic ideals of beauty and images of dehumanized sex, a culture rife with addictions and sexually transmitted diseases. Why were so many of them turning to therapy in the first place? Why had these lovely and promising human beings fallen prey to depression, eating disorders, suicide attempts, and crushingly low self-esteem? The answer hit a nerve with Pipher, with parents, and with the girls themselves. The groundbreaking work that poses one of the most provocative questions of a generation: what is happening to the selves of adolescent girls?Īs a therapist, Mary Pipher was becoming frustrated with the growing problems among adolescent girls. Reviving Ophelia: Saving the Selves of Adolescent Girls
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |