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The Red Shoes

On Torment and the Recovery of the Soul
ByClarissa Pinkola Estés
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Illuminates the nature of addictive and self-destructive lifestyles—and the way out.
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The Red Shoes is a dramatic excursion into the realm of the soul with analyst Clarissa Pinkola Estés. Using an ancient tale deeply rooted in our collective psyches—“The Red Shoes”—Dr. Estés illuminates how people fall prey to destructive impulses while seeking to balance their inner lives. In our culture, she begins, we may travel life’s path in one of two ways: 1) in handmade shoes, crafted with love and care according to the unique needs of the individual soul; or 2) in Red Shoes, which promise instant fulfillment, but ultimately lead to a painful, hollow “split” existence. Drawing from real-world examples—such as the tragic end of Janis Joplin—Dr. Estés analyzes the deeply seated needs that lead to addiction. By listening to your instinctive forces, she says, you can free yourself of the exterior traps that torment and destroy the soul. This is the way to construct a life that is uniquely your own—“a life made by hand.” The Red Shoes is a treasury of ideas and counsel, threaded with magical storytelling about the complete life each one of us deserves to lead.

Additional Contents: The Internal Predator; how instincts are injured; learning to say no; the exile; vulnerability and seduction; feral women; and more.

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Contents Digital Audio (1 hour, 14 minutes) CD (1 hour, 14 minutes)
Dimensions 5 x 5 inches
Product Code AW00202W AW00202D
ISBN Number 978-1-60407-278-5 978-1-59179-439-4
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Clarissa Pinkola Estés

About Clarissa Pinkola Estés

Clarissa Pinkola Estés, PhD, is an internationally recognized scholar, award-winning poet, and cantadora (keeper of the old stories in the Latina tradition). In addition to her international bestseller Women Who Run With the Wolves, Dr. Estés is a managing editor and columnist writing on politics, spirituality, and culture at the newsblog TheModerateVoice.com, and she is a columnist at The National Catholic Reporter online.

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Reviewed by Janarthani
I recommend this product
Rated 5 out of 5
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Excellent Self Reflection Tool

I continue to listen to it when I need to. It provides a framework for understanding the self.

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Reviewed by Douglas
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Rated 5 out of 5
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Deep Insights!

Clarissa Pinkola Estes has a soft and haunting voice and I think everyone will be enchanted by listening to her.

Her presentation of the Red Shoes and its meaning are quite good, and likely to be relevant to almost all listeners.

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Reviewed by Joy O.
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Not sure on this one, too many personal assumptions as fact.

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Reviewed by Sharon R.
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Most compelling story of addictions as only Dr. Estes could do so well.

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Reviewed by Cecil H.
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Alwaays enjoy Clarssa's work, talent and insight.

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