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According to psychologist Clarissa Pinkola Estés, healthy wolves and healthy women share certain psychological traits: sharp instincts, a playful spirit, and deep devotion. Both wolves and women are seen as naturally curious, resilient, and strong.
Through her study of wolves, Dr. Estés developed the concept of the “Wild Woman” archetype. In this international bestseller, which became a sensation featured by The New York Times, she explores this archetype through ancient myths and well-known fairy tales, reinterpreting them from a psychological perspective. She also illustrates her ideas with examples from her psychoanalytic practice.
Women Who Run with the Wolves began as notes in 1970, and Estés started writing the full manuscript in 1971. Described by the author as “a work of love and resurrection of the women of our world,” the book took her around twenty years to complete. During that time, it was rejected 42 times before finally being published in 1992 by Ballantine/Random House. A revised edition with an additional chapter and a new wolf tale was released in 1995.