She: Tales of Womyn - Softcover

Maureen Jones-Ryan

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1933126205 ISBN 13: 9781933126203

Publisher: Fractal Edge Press, 2005

Twenty-one stories of womyn's lives seen through the lens of an experienced psychologist. Whether the subject is a brilliant suicide, a rape recovery counselor finally acknowledging the abuse in her own history, a religiously zealous serial killer, a couple striving to dream the same dream, or a crusty old prostitute put out of her misery by an understanding client, the stories are told with empathy and tact and are devoid of judgment. You see how the distorted actions of people in distress seem to make sense. Your heart feels the pain you know is an ineluctable but unfortunate burden the victims bear. If you read these with dry eyes, call your therapist.

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About the Author:

Maureen Jones-Ryan holds two doctorate degrees: an earned Ph.D. in the Psychology of Womyn and an honorary Litt.D. in Comparative World Literatures with a specialty in Womyn in Holy Literatures. Her profession is feminist psychology; her avocations are poetry and comparative world religions. Maureen is founder of the International Sexual Abuse and Domestic Violence Memorial; president of the Sexual Assault Recovery Institute; serves on several non-profit and for-profit boards of directors; Founder of and Spiritual Director for Universal Spirit Quest, a non-sectarian congregation; a political and social activist; a reader, writer, poet, gardener, and friend. She is currently working on a biography of Frida Kahlo. Pending publication is her book on sorology (the study of relationships among womyn), Thicker Than Blood: Friendships Between and Among Womyn.

Review:

The power of these stories depends less on psychology than on the generous humanity Jones-Ryan brings to them. --Wayne Allen Jones, Fractal Edge Press, August 31, 2005

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