Jeanne Safer, Ph.D. is an author and influential American psychotherapist. She has written articles for the Wall Street Journal, Utne Reader, Self, New Woman and other publications. She has also authored the following books in psychotherapy: Beyond Motherhood: Choosing a Life Without Children Forgiving and not Forgiving: Why sometimes it's better not to forgive The Normal One Safer lives in Manhattan with her husband, Richard Brookhiser, a journalist and historian. They also have a home in Ulster County in the Catskills. [More at Wikipedia]