Estes, Clarissa Pinkola

Estes, Clarissa Pinkola (1943– ),
American psychoanalyst and writer, whose book Women who Run with the Wolves: Myths and Stories of the Wild Woman Archetype (1992) was a best‐seller in the United States and Europe. Estes uses Jungian psychology to analyse folklore and fairy tales and to explore the intuitive and creative drives that constitute the wild woman archetype. In The Gift of Story: A Wise Tale about What Is Enough (1993), she celebrates the counsel and therapeutic value of storytelling.

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