

She has worked at other facilities caring for severely injured children as well as shell-shocked war veterans and their families. There she worked with World War I, World War II, Korean and Vietnam War soldiers who were living with quadraplegia, incapacitated by loss of arms and legs. Veterans Administration Hospital in Hines, Illinois. Her book Women Who Run With the Wolves: Myths and Stories of The Wild Woman Archetype was on the New York Times' best seller list for 145 weeks, as well as other best seller lists, including USA Today, Publishers Weekly, and Library Journal.Įstés began her work in the 1960s at the Edward Hines Jr. Beginning in 1992 and onward, her work has been published in 37 languages. She is the author of many books on the journey of the soul. She earned her doctorate, from the Union Institute & University, in ethno-clinical psychology on the study of social and psychological patterns in cultural and tribal groups. She is a certified senior Jungian analyst. She is the author of Women Who Run with the Wolves (1992), which remained on the New York Times bestseller list for 145 weeks and has sold over two million copies.Įstés was born in Gary, Indiana, to Emilio Maria Reyés and Cepción Ixtiz, who were from Mexico. Note: These CD-ROM-format enhanced CDs contain audio, music, and video clips and are meant to be played on your computer, using an Internet connection, speakers, and Real Player programs, which are free for download.Clarissa Pinkola Estés (born January 27, 1945) is an American writer and Jungian psychoanalyst. The magical storytelling, myths, and commentary on Women Who Run With the Wolves continue to inspire a new level of self-knowledge among listeners young and old. Estés helps listeners rediscover and free their own wild nature.

Through an exploration into the nature of the wild woman archetype, Dr. Estés uses myths and folktales to illustrate how societies systematically strip away the feminine spirit. Clarissa Pinkola Estés as one of the most important voices of our time in the fields of Jungian psychology, myth, and women's mysteries.ĭrawing from her work as a psychoanalyst and cantadora ("keeper of the old stories"), Dr.

For its insights into the inner life of women, it established Dr. First published three years before the print edition of Women Who Run With the Wolves made publishing history, this original audio edition quickly became an underground bestseller.
