Seeking Peace
Author: PhD, Mary Pipher,
ISBN: 9781594484407
Publisher: Penguin Group USA
Year first published: 06 Apr 2010
Pages: 272
Format: Paperback / softback
b>"An absorbing chronicle of discovery" (i>Booklist/i>) from the #1 i>New York Times/i> bestselling author of i>Reviving Ophelia /i>and i>The Shelter of Each Other/i>/b>br>br>Like most lives, Mary Pipher's is filled with glory and tragedy, chaos and clarity, love and abandonment. She spent her childhood in small Midwestern towns, the nurturing daughter of a doctor mother and a restless, jack-of-all-trades father. Later, as a wife, mother, and therapist, she was able to do what she most enjoyed- learn about the world and help others. But after the surprising success of i>Reviving Ophelia/i>, she found herself overwhelmed by the demands on her time and attention. In 2002, Pipher experienced a meltdown. She realized that success and fame were harming her, and she began the long journey to a quieter, more meditative life that would carry her toward self-acceptance and joy.br>br>In i>Seeking Peace/i>, Pipher tells her own remarkable story, and in the process reveals fundamental truths about our individual search for happiness and love. Candid, surprising and moving, i>Seeking Peace/i> offers a map for our own journey toward a more fulfilling, more joyously lived life.
ISBN: 9781594484407
Publisher: Penguin Group USA
Year first published: 06 Apr 2010
Pages: 272
Format: Paperback / softback
b>"An absorbing chronicle of discovery" (i>Booklist/i>) from the #1 i>New York Times/i> bestselling author of i>Reviving Ophelia /i>and i>The Shelter of Each Other/i>/b>br>br>Like most lives, Mary Pipher's is filled with glory and tragedy, chaos and clarity, love and abandonment. She spent her childhood in small Midwestern towns, the nurturing daughter of a doctor mother and a restless, jack-of-all-trades father. Later, as a wife, mother, and therapist, she was able to do what she most enjoyed- learn about the world and help others. But after the surprising success of i>Reviving Ophelia/i>, she found herself overwhelmed by the demands on her time and attention. In 2002, Pipher experienced a meltdown. She realized that success and fame were harming her, and she began the long journey to a quieter, more meditative life that would carry her toward self-acceptance and joy.br>br>In i>Seeking Peace/i>, Pipher tells her own remarkable story, and in the process reveals fundamental truths about our individual search for happiness and love. Candid, surprising and moving, i>Seeking Peace/i> offers a map for our own journey toward a more fulfilling, more joyously lived life.
