What women in groups can learn from the goddess: The maiden-mother-crone trinity

Women and Therapy

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 55-69

  Gomberg, Leslie E ^a  

^a BARRY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Consciousness raising; Feminist; Goddess; Group; Therapy; Women

Indexed keywords

EID: 26844582206     PISSN: 02703149     EISSN: 15410315     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J015v23n04_05     Document Type: Article

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