Background
Maren Hansen was born on September 13, 1952 in Montclair, New Jersey, United States, into the family of Alan and Lois S. Hansen.
Maren received Bachelor of Science at Cornell College.
Maren earned Ph.D. in Psychology in Saybrook Graduate School.
She became a Master of Divinity at Starr King School for the Ministry.
(A tender and funny exploration of the sacred dimension of...)
A tender and funny exploration of the sacred dimension of motherhood. When a woman becomes pregnant she is suddenly carried far beyond the self she previously knew. She becomes a vessel through which life proceeds, and she begins to learn something of the spiritual forces that ignite all of life. Maren Hansen's book explores this inner experience of motherhood as a timeless and universal expression of feminine spirituality. Drawing on the experience of her own three pregnancies in chapters like "Raging Hormones" and "The Venus of Willendorf and Me," she takes the reader on an amusing but thought-provoking tour through morning sickness, amniocentesis, preparing a nest, birth, postpartum depression, nursing, and working outside the home. The deepest spiritual realities, she shows, are intertwined with the commonest daily events.
https://www.amazon.com/Mother-Mysteries-Maren-Tonder-Hansen/dp/1570622523
1997
Maren Hansen was born on September 13, 1952 in Montclair, New Jersey, United States, into the family of Alan and Lois S. Hansen.
Maren received a Bachelor of Science degree at Cornell College. Then she became a Master of Divinity at Starr King School for the Ministry. Finally, she earned Ph.D. in Psychology in Saybrook Graduate School.
Maren is the founder, and Ex-Officio Board of Trustees member. She is also a founding faculty member of the first hybrid learning program at Pacifica. Her research interests include the psychological dimension of myth, female psychology and spirituality, ritual, and depth psychological models of leadership. Dr. Hansen is a founding board member of the Joseph Campbell Library and Archives. She studied with Joseph Campbell for years and teaches a course on Joseph Campbell.
She is author of the books "Mother Mysteries" and "Teachers of Myth." Hansen researched, designed, and tested a myth curriculum for adolescents, designed to stimulate psychological development. Her creative pursuits include improvisational singing in an ensemble, and songwriting.
(A tender and funny exploration of the sacred dimension of...)
1997Maren married a clinical psychologist and educational administrator Stephen F. Aizenstat on March 31, 1984, and they have three common children: Jesse, Alia, and Elijah.