Culture contains the seed of resistance that blossoms into the flower of liberation, Mural by Miranda Bergman & O'Brien Thiele, Balmy Ally, Mission District, San Francisco

Mary Watkins, Ph.D., is a core faculty member and the Coordinator of Community and Ecological Fieldwork and Research in the Depth Psychology M.A./Ph.D. Program at Pacifica Graduate Institute. She is the author of Waking Dreams, Invisible Guests: The Development of Imaginal Dialogues, the co-author of Talking With Young Children About Adoption, a co-editor of Psychology and the Promotion of Peace, (Journal of Social Issues, 44, 2), and essays on the confluence of liberation psychology and depth psychology. She has worked as a clinical psychologist with adults, children, and families, and has also worked with small and large groups around issues of peace, envisioning the future, diversity, vocation, and social justice.