Reviving Ophelia

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<p>Why are adolescent girls prone to depression, eating disorders, addictions and suicide attempts than ever before? Mary Pipher believes adolescence is an especially precarious time for girls, a time when the fearless, outgoing child is replaced by an unhappy and insecure teenager.</p><p>Her view is that for the most part it is our look-obsessed, media-saturated, 'girl-poisoning' culture - and not parents - which is to blame. Despite the advances of feminism, escalating levels of sexism and violence cause girls to stifle their creative spirit and natural impulses, which, ultimately, destroys their self-esteem. Yet it is often their families that are blamed.</p><p>Here, for the first time, are thr girls unmuted voices. By laying bare their harsh day-to-day reality,<i>Reviving Ophelia</i>offers parents compassion, strength and strategies with which to revive these Ophelias' lost sense of self.</p>

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Mary Pipher, Ph.D., is a clinical psychologist and bestselling author. She teaches part-time at the University of Nebraska and travels all over the world sharing her ideas with community groups, schools, and health care professionals. She lives in Lincoln, Nebraska.

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