Mary Pipher

Mary Pipher is a psychologist who has earned her the title of “cultural therapist” for her generation. She is the author of four New York Times bestsellers, including Reviving Ophelia, The Shelter of Each Other, Another Country and most recently, Women Rowing North. She lives in Lincoln, Nebraska.

Mary Pipher on the Dizzying Pitfalls of Instant Fame

“From these experiences, I learned that nothing was glamorous.”

June 29, 2022 By Mary Pipher

Want To Be Happy? Live Like a Woman Over 50

"Happiness depends on how we deal with what we are given."

January 29, 2019 By Mary Pipher

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