How to Love a Woman: On Intimacy and the Erotic Life of Women [Audiobook] [Audio CD]

Clarissa Pinkola Estes (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: November 1, 2005

For all men and women who thirst to love and be loved by a woman, these words and stories of guidance from Clarissa Pinkola Est's are aqua vitae, the ?water of life? for the soul. Dr. Est's teaches that in love relationships, each partner challenges, nourishes, and transforms the other. To achieve this lifelong love requires an understanding of the mysterious internal cycles that fuel relationships. Through irresistible storytelling, How to Love a Woman shows how every relationship fades and expires, only to be reborn in a fresh and strengthened form.

Editorial Reviews

Book Description

Learn the secrets of enduring love from the bestselling author of Women Who Run with the Wolves. Includes a treasury of stories and myths from world cultures and Estes' own list of 12 qualities to look for in a partner. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

About the Author

Clarissa Pinkola Estes was born in Indiana in 1943 to parents of Spanish and Mexican ancestry, but was later adopted by Hungarian immigrants. She received her Ph.D. from the Union Institute in Cincinnati, Ohio, and was certified as a Jungian analyst in 1984. She worked as a psychoanalyst in private practice and developed and taught the Writing as Liberation of the Spirit program in state and federal prisons. Estes served as executive director of the C.G. Jung Center for Education and Research and cofounded and codirected Colorado Authors for Gay and Lesbian Equal Rights. One of Estes's better-known writings, Women Who Run with the Wolves: Myths and Stories of the Wild Woman Archetype (1992), is drawn from tales and myths she heard firsthand from members of such cultures as Asian, Mexican, African, and Greek. She also wrote The Gift of Story (1993). Her books can be found indexed under Psychology, Women's Studies, Mythology, Spiritual Development, and Poetry. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

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Product Details

• Audio CD
• Publisher: Sounds True, Incorporated (November 1, 2005)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 159179398X
• ISBN-13: 978-1591793984
• Product Dimensions: 5.7 x 5.3 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (14 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #713,458 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #27 in Books > Books on CD > Health, Mind & Body > Sexuality

Customer Reviews

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58 of 60 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Quintessential text on what women feel, think, and expect, August 23, 1998

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This review is from: How to Love a Woman: On Intimacy and the Erotic Life of Women (Audio Cassette)

Dr. Estes' "How To Love A Woman" goes beyond typical "how to" material and delves into the essence of women. As an advisor, I have recommended this information to dozens of people, both men and woman; all have thanked me, many have recommended it to others, and most have sworn the information saved their relationships. Dr. Estes writes (and speaks) with unbiased compassion, and finds no need to "bridge a gap" between men and women . . . she simply, clearly, and insightfully explains, with her colorful candor, how women want and need to be treated, rather than how we expect to be treated. There is no accurate way to describe the content, other than "real." And the only way to describe the context is to compare Dr. Estes' work to finding that one perfect word, note, touch, scent or vision that simply says it all.

32 of 36 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Pure magic! A must have! I wish there were more stars!!, October 24, 2001

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Reeva's Mom "msreeva" (Louisiana USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: How to Love a Woman: On Intimacy and the Erotic Life of Women (Audio Cassette)

Hearing this book was a life changing experience for me. It's not just for women, but it is for anyone who wants to really know the soul of a woman, or any woman looking to find her own. The stories are incredible and her interpretations are absolutely stunning! Buy it! You won't be sorry.

11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars About Love and Self, February 1, 2006

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Anne B. Szeligowski "One Who Wants to Run wit... (New Haven, CT) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: How to Love a Woman: On Intimacy and the Erotic Life of Women (Audio Cassette)

With her rich and poetic voice, Dr. Estes presents, in a most unique fashion, the insight into relationship. Her use of poetry and indigenous folk tales somehow manage to define the kind of relationship I want and can have with my husband of 23 years. Key was her discussion of the life/death/life cycle as natural and something to be embraced, not feared. I have the tape on audio and listen to it almost daily, like a prayer.