A New Stretch of the River
Learning to Age with New Openness in Our Hearts and Minds
By Mary Pipher - As we age, our bodies and relationships change, and the pace of change accelerates. At 70, we’re unlikely to be able to function as we did in our 50s. We require fresh visions and new paradigms for framing our experiences. What worked yesterday will not be sufficient for tomorrow.
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A New Stretch of the River
Navigating Life’s Final Stages
As we age, our bodies and relationships change, and the pace of change accelerates. At 70, we’re unlikely to be able to function as we did in our 50s. We require fresh visions and new paradigms for framing our experiences. What worked yesterday will not be sufficient for tomorrow.
Magazine Article
What Writers and Therapists Have in Common
Rekindling Our Moral Imagination and Courage
By Mary Pipher - Both good writing and effective therapy rely on the ability to move beyond the self to understand how the world looks and feels to another person. Here, an author and psychotherapist argues that this quality of "moral imagination" is crucial to our ability to face the enormous challenges that face us, not only in our consulting rooms, but in the wider world we share with one another.
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Are You Suffering from Planetary Anguish?
Reversing Climate Change May Not Be Beyond Our Reach
By Mary Pipher - We live in a culture of denial, especially about the grim reality of climate change. Sure, we want to savor the occasional shrimp cocktail without having to brood about ruined mangroves, but we can’t solve a problem we can’t face.
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Family Matters
We’ll Never Be Here Again: Stopping to Listen on a Late-life Passage
A sexagenarian contemplates the sobering knowledge that she’s got “a tiny little future and a great big past.”
Magazine Article
How Effective is Modern Psychotherapy?
The Qualities of Good Therapy, and Where Today's Clinicians Stand
Over the past few decades, therapy has made great strides. However, there are areas in which I think therapy may have also gotten worse. The essence of therapy remains the relationship, and the greatest gift to a client with virtually any problem is a focused, curious, empathic listener. But right now, pressure to speed up therapy can undercut the sanctity of the therapeutic relationship. Like good cooking, I think good therapy takes time. In many ways, we’re treating people in therapy offices as if it were 1960. But it’s a really different time, and there are a lot of issues we’re not approaching because we don’t know how.
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Mary Pipher on Psychotherapy in the Age of Overwhelm
It’s time we address the psychological toll of the daily bombardment of information that permeates our lives.
Magazine Article
Mary Pipher on Leaving Our Biases outside the Consulting Room
Finding Respect for All Clients
From the moment I met the Correys in my waiting room, I was baffled about why they were together. Frank was tall, good looking and suave; Donna dowdy and sullen. Every other week for a year, I saw them, during which time I tried pretty much every trick in my therapeutic arsenal. And in spite of all my efforts, the Correys were one of my most spectacular failures. Gradually, I let my own values prejudice me against Donna. In the end, I learned that with no respect, there can be no connection. And without connection, therapy loses its meaning.
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My Most Spectacular Failure
Voluntary Simplicity Meets Shop Til You Drop
I will never forget the Correys, who were referred to me by their family doctor in western Nebraska. Every other week for a year, I saw them, during which time I tried pretty much every trick in my therapeutic arsenal. I spent hours discussing their case with trusted colleagues and read up on their particular problems. I don't know how many nights' sleep I lost worrying about how to get these folks on the right track. And in spite of all my efforts, the Correys were one of my most spectacular failures.
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Copyright:
3/15/2013
Authors:
MARY PIPHER, PHD
DAVID TREADWAY, PHD
FRANK PITTMAN, MD
MARTHA STRAUS, PHD
CLOE MADANES, HDL, LIC
LASCELLES BLACK, MSW, LMFT
Product:
NRC095559
Copyright:
3/15/2013
Authors:
MARY PIPHER, PHD
DAVID TREADWAY, PHD
FRANK PITTMAN, MD
MARTHA STRAUS, PHD
CLOE MADANES, HDL, LIC
LASCELLES BLACK, MSW, LMFT
Product:
NRC095559
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A New Stretch of the River
Learning to Age with New Openness in Our Hearts and Minds
By Mary Pipher - As we age, our bodies and relationships change, and the pace of change accelerates. At 70, we’re unlikely to be able to function as we did in our 50s. We require fresh visions and new paradigms for framing our experiences. What worked yesterday will not be sufficient for tomorrow.
Daily Blog
What Writers and Therapists Have in Common
Rekindling Our Moral Imagination and Courage
By Mary Pipher - Both good writing and effective therapy rely on the ability to move beyond the self to understand how the world looks and feels to another person. Here, an author and psychotherapist argues that this quality of "moral imagination" is crucial to our ability to face the enormous challenges that face us, not only in our consulting rooms, but in the wider world we share with one another.
Daily Blog
Are You Suffering from Planetary Anguish?
Reversing Climate Change May Not Be Beyond Our Reach
By Mary Pipher - We live in a culture of denial, especially about the grim reality of climate change. Sure, we want to savor the occasional shrimp cocktail without having to brood about ruined mangroves, but we can’t solve a problem we can’t face.
Daily Blog
How Effective is Modern Psychotherapy?
The Qualities of Good Therapy, and Where Today's Clinicians Stand
Over the past few decades, therapy has made great strides. However, there are areas in which I think therapy may have also gotten worse. The essence of therapy remains the relationship, and the greatest gift to a client with virtually any problem is a focused, curious, empathic listener. But right now, pressure to speed up therapy can undercut the sanctity of the therapeutic relationship. Like good cooking, I think good therapy takes time. In many ways, we’re treating people in therapy offices as if it were 1960. But it’s a really different time, and there are a lot of issues we’re not approaching because we don’t know how.
Daily Blog
Mary Pipher on Leaving Our Biases outside the Consulting Room
Finding Respect for All Clients
From the moment I met the Correys in my waiting room, I was baffled about why they were together. Frank was tall, good looking and suave; Donna dowdy and sullen. Every other week for a year, I saw them, during which time I tried pretty much every trick in my therapeutic arsenal. And in spite of all my efforts, the Correys were one of my most spectacular failures. Gradually, I let my own values prejudice me against Donna. In the end, I learned that with no respect, there can be no connection. And without connection, therapy loses its meaning.
Daily Blog
My Most Spectacular Failure
Voluntary Simplicity Meets Shop Til You Drop
I will never forget the Correys, who were referred to me by their family doctor in western Nebraska. Every other week for a year, I saw them, during which time I tried pretty much every trick in my therapeutic arsenal. I spent hours discussing their case with trusted colleagues and read up on their particular problems. I don't know how many nights' sleep I lost worrying about how to get these folks on the right track. And in spite of all my efforts, the Correys were one of my most spectacular failures.
Daily Blog
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A New Stretch of the River
Navigating Life’s Final Stages
As we age, our bodies and relationships change, and the pace of change accelerates. At 70, we’re unlikely to be able to function as we did in our 50s. We require fresh visions and new paradigms for framing our experiences. What worked yesterday will not be sufficient for tomorrow.
Magazine Article
Family Matters
We’ll Never Be Here Again: Stopping to Listen on a Late-life Passage
A sexagenarian contemplates the sobering knowledge that she’s got “a tiny little future and a great big past.”
Magazine Article
Mary Pipher on Psychotherapy in the Age of Overwhelm
It’s time we address the psychological toll of the daily bombardment of information that permeates our lives.
Magazine Article
The Many Faces Of Wisdom
Perspectives on Therapy’s Questions
Excerpts from a series of interviews with some of the wisest souls in the field of psychology and psychotherapy on essential questions clinicians struggle with every day.
Magazine Article
Visions Of A Sustainable Planet
We Need to Expand Our Moral Imagination
We live in a culture of denial, especially about the grim reality of climate change. Sure, we want to savor the occasional shrimp cocktail without having to brood about ruined mangroves, but we can’t solve a problem we can’t face.
Magazine Article
Stopping for Joshua Bell
We hunger for moments that are complete in themselves and stand apart from the habit-bound trance in which we live. Nothing is more important in our lives than discovering how to turn our minutes into moments.
Magazine Article
My Most Spectacular Failure
Voluntary Simplicity Meets Shop Til You Drop
I will never forget the Correys, who were referred to me by their family doctor in western Nebraska. Every other week for a year, I saw them, during which time I tried pretty much every trick in my therapeutic arsenal. I spent hours discussing their case with trusted colleagues and read up on their particular problems. I don't know how many nights' sleep I lost worrying about how to get these folks on the right track. And in spite of all my efforts, the Correys were one of my most spectacular failures.
Magazine Article
Fostering the Moral Imagination
Empathy is a radical act
In a world where differences between people have become increasingly demonized, more than ever, the therapist's job is to help people expand their circle of care.
Magazine Article
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Mary Pipher, Ph.D., is a therapist and the author of nine books, including Reviving Ophelia and her most recent, The Green Boat: Reviving Ourselves in Our Capsized Culture.
