"I became married at a young age and had two daughters and divorced at 26. I had to go on welfare to make ends meet. I had no way to support myself."
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Quotes by Clarissa Pinkola Estes
Clarissa Pinkola Estés is a renowned American poet, psychoanalyst, and bestselling author, best known for her influential book, *Women Who Run with the Wolves*. Born on January 27, 1932, in Indianapolis, Indiana, she draws from her multicultural heritage—Mexican and Hungarian—to weave rich narratives that explore the feminine psyche. With a career spanning decades, Estés has dedicated herself to understanding the deep-rooted stories that shape women's lives, leaving a profound legacy in both literature and psychology. Her work inspires countless individuals to embrace their wild, intrinsic nature.
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"When you feel bad, find a person to talk to and cry with, to tell of your anger and other helpless feelings."
Clarissa Pinkola Estes
"Many people have trouble with forgiveness because they have been taught it is a singular act to be completed in one sitting. That is not so. Forgiveness has many layers, many seasons."
Clarissa Pinkola Estes"How does one know if she has forgiven? You tend to feel sorrow over the circumstance instead of rage, you tend to feel sorry for the person rather than angry with him. You tend to have nothing left to say about it all."
Clarissa Pinkola Estes"Wolves and women are relational by nature, inquiring, possessed of great endurance and strength. They are deeply intuitive, intensely concerned with their young, their mate and their pack. Yet both have been hounded, harassed and falsely imputed to be devouring and devious, overly aggressive, of less value than those who are their detractors."
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"I hope you will go out and let stories happen to you, and that you will work them, water them with your blood and tears and you laughter till they bloom, till you yourself burst into bloom."
Clarissa Pinkola Estes"When women reassert their relationship with the wildish nature, they are gifted with a permanent and internal watcher, a knower, a visionary, an oracle, an inspiratrice, an intuitive, a maker, a creator, an inventor, and a listener who guide, suggest, and urge vibrant life in the inner and outer world."
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"There's a reason poets often say, 'Poetry saved my life,' for often the blank page is the only one listening to the soul's suffering, the only one registering the story completely, the only one receiving all softly and without condemnation."
Clarissa Pinkola Estes
"Than Shwe ordered the confiscation of all cell phones and laptops and computers so no reportage could come out of Burma. It seemed clear that a demon, something diabolical, rather than something compassionate and human was in charge of Burma."
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