“A book begins as a private excitement of the mind.”
— E.L. Doctorow
Books
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Original Kin: The Search for Connection Among Adult Sisters and Brothers (Dutton/Penguin, 1994)
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The Invisible Alcoholics: Women and Alcohol Abuse in America (McGraw-Hill 1980)
Articles
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"Leaning Toward the Light"
Mary Pipher Turns Her Gaze Inward
Psychotherapy Networker, July/August 2022 -
"Inside the Astonishing World of Guided Imagery"
“Everyone’s always saying that you have to listen for the inner voice that guides you to your own best answers. Marian Sandmaier will tell you how to actually tune into that voice.” - Oprah Winfrey
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"In the Shadow of Depression"
How Can We Manage to Stay Well?
Psychotherapy Networker, July/August 2018 -
"Why Are Today’s Girls So Troubled?"
Review of Girls on the Brink,
Psychotherapy Networker, January/February 2023 -
"Don't Worry, Be Happy"
Review of Learned Optimism by Martin Seligman
The New York Times Book Review -
"Still Life with Dick Van Dyke"
A Comic Superstar, a Shy Writer, and an Unexpected Epiphany
The Pennsylvania Gazette -
"The Heart of Gladness"
Review of Inciting Joy
Psychotherapy Networker, November/December 2023 -
“Who Do You Think You Are?”
The Enduring Mystery of Temperament
Psychotherapy Networker, May/June 2009 -
"The Tony Robbins Experience"
What’s the Takeaway for Therapists?
Psychotherapy Networker, November/December 2017 -
“Vessels of Infection”
Review of The Invisible Epidemic: The Story of Women and AIDS by Gina Corea, The New York Times Book Review
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“Listening for Zebras”
Solving a Medical Mystery on the Internet
The Washington Post -
“What the Cactus Knew”
The Rewards of Not Getting What You Want, Psychotherapy Networker July/August 2013
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“The Adopted Person’s Double Life”
Review of Journey of the Adopted Self by Betty Jean Lifton
The Washington Post -
“The First Lady Was an Addict”
Review of Betty: A Glad Awakening by Betty Ford
The New York Times Book Review -
“Thinking About the Lives of Women”
Review of Writing a Woman’s Life by Carolyn G. Heilbrun , The Philadelphia Inquirer
Videos
A StorySlam Event with Marian Sandmaier
World Cafe Live, Philadelphia
Filmed live July 11, 2016
Why Are Today’s Girls So Troubled?
A conversation with Donna Jackson Nakazawa, author of "Girls on the Brink"
Streamed live February 6, 2023
Finding the Light
A conversation with Mary Pipher, author of A Life in Light
Streamed live July 26, 2022
Meet the Editor
A conversation with Marian Sandmaier
Produced for the Psychotherapy Networker Symposium 2023