Sherry L. Ackerman

Sherry L. Ackerman's writing requires readers to deconstruct every assumption they have ever held, to ask "Why?" and to become okay with not-knowing. She is adamant that humanity's alienation from nature can no longer be ignored. "The enormity and immediacy of the crisis is evident", she says. Dr. Ackerman's work centers around the theme of liberation. She points readers toward a consideration of humanity's liberation from societal conditioning, from externally legislated morality and normative thinking, and ultimately, from their egoistic selves. She believes that getting beyond one's own ideas, and discovering the context of one's own thinking, is liberating. She believes that identifying the differences between 'what we think that we think', and the conditioned, enculturated patterns of thought handed down to us, opens interesting avenues for growth and transformation. Dr. Ackerman lives at the foot of Mount Shasta, in Northern California, and attempts in the silence of the woods to practice what she teaches. She is passionate about sustainable lifestyle and lives quietly with her horses and gardens, seeking reconnection with nature.