Reviving Ophelia 25th Anniversary Edition
Saving the Selves of Adolescent Girls
The 25th anniversary edition of the iconic book, revised and updated for 21st-century adolescent girls and their families.
In 1994, Reviving Ophelia was published, and it shone a much-needed spotlight on the problems faced by adolescent girls. The book became iconic and helped to reframe the national conversation about what author Mary Pipher called "a girl-poisoning culture" surrounding adolescents. Fast forward to today, and adolescent girls and the parents, teachers, and counselors who care about them find themselves confronting many of the same challenges Pipher wrote about originally as well as new ones specific to today.
Girls still struggle with misogyny, sexism, and issues of identity and self-esteem. But they're also more isolated than ever before: They don't talk face-to-face to the…
Mary Pipher, PhD, is a clinical psychologist and author of Women Rowing North: Navigating Life’s Currents and Flourishing As We Age, Hunger Pains: The American Woman’s Tragic Quest for Thinness, The Shelter of Each Other: Rebuilding Our Families, Another Country: Navigating the Emotional Terrain of Our Elders, and The Middle of Everywhere: The World's Refugees Come to Our Town. Dr. Pipher’s area of expertise is how culture affects people’s mental health. For her work, she was awarded the American Psychological Association’s Presidential Citation in 1998. She speaks across the country to families, mental health professionals, and educators. She has appeared on Today, 20/20, The Charlie Rose Show, PBS Newshour with Jim Lehrer, and National Public Radio’s Fresh Air. She lives in Nebraska with her husband, Jim.
Reviving Ophelia 25th Anniversary Edition
Mary Pipher, Ph.D., and Sara Pipher Gilliam
The Green Boat
Mary Pipher, Ph.D.
Seeking Peace
Mary Pipher, Ph.D.
The Shelter of Each Other
Mary Pipher, Ph.D.
Writing to Change the World
Mary Pipher, Ph.D.
Reviving Ophelia
Mary Pipher, Ph.D.
Reviving Ophelia
Mary Pipher M.D.
Another Country
Mary Pipher, Ph.D.
Hunger Pains
Mary Pipher, PhDSara Pipher Gilliam is a writer, editor and global advocate for refugee families, as well as a former Fulbright Scholar and middle school English teacher. She is Editor-in-Chief of Exchange, an international magazine for early childhood professionals and educators. She lives with her family in Hamilton, Ontario.