A clinical psychologist in private practice in Lincoln, Nebraska,
Mary Pipher has been seeing
families for over twenty years. She is also a visiting assistant professor at the University
of Nebraska, and a commentator for Nebraska Public Radio. Dr. Pipher received her
B.A. in Cultural Anthropology from the University of California at Berkeley in 1969, and
her Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology from the University of Nebraska in 1977. As an
anthropology major in college, Dr. Pipher became aware of the impact of culture on the
psychology of individuals. She wrote her previous book, Reviving Ophelia
(Grosset/ Putnam, 1994), to help parents understand the situation young teenage girls are
facing in our country today. Reviving Ophelia immediately struck a chord, and
Dr. Pipher began receiving speaking requests from all over the country.
Now, two years later, with Reviving Ophelia a #1 New York Times
bestseller, remaining on the list for more than one year, Mary Pipher has become a
national authority on family issues, speaking to groups of professional psychologists,
educators, organizations of schools and college presidents across the country. Her
articulate and energetic lectures create enthusiasm for her ideas in a way that unites rather
than polarizes her audiences, and she has become dedicated to reaching the largest
possible audience with her important message.
Dr. Pipher is also the author of Another Country: Navigating the Emotional Terrain of Our Elders and Hunger Pains: The American Women's Tragic
Quest for Thinness. She writes short fiction which has won numerous
awards including the Alice P. Carter Award and recognition in the National Feminist
Writer's competition. In the words of Mary Pipher, "I love my life as a writer. Writing
has been the great gift of my middle years. It's a tender mercy, a reason to wake up every
morning."
A plainspoken woman who retains her simplicity, Mary Pipher has seen her daily life
change, but she has not changed. She lives in Lincoln, Nebraska.
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