Lyn Cowan is a PhD candidate whose area of interest is the Jungian analytical approach, which she has practiced for 25 years. She served as director of the Interregional Center for Jungian Analysis, president of the Interregional Society of Jungian Analysts, and professor at the Center for Training in Practical Psychology (Minnesota). He is the author of a number of books on Jungian psychology. Dr. Cowan lectures in the USA, Europe and South America. Born in New York, she lived for a long time in Minnesota, now lives and works in Houston, Texas. Her book “Masochism” has gone through several editions. In this book, Lyn Cowan explores the deeper meaning of masochism, helping to free it from the stigma of "senseless cruelty." In addition, she analyzes how masochism becomes an obstacle to realizing the essence of human individuality. According to the author, “masochism is an inalienable reality. This is not an absolute perversion, not a defect, not a deviation from the norm, but an essence: a reflection of the soul during its painful suffering in moments that cannot be described in words. This is a time of testing subtle pain, approaching death, the invasion of terrible images, unbearable passion that ignites both body and soul.”