The Personal is Universal

Carl Rogers was right.

I wish I had known Carl Rogers, one of the founders of humanistic psychology. Whenever I find a mention of him in a book, I’m always stunned by the simplicity and truth of his words, including their complete lack of pretension.

Cindy Sherman, “Untitled #119,” $2/postcard, The Broad

Here he is in Celeste Headlee’s Speaking of Race:

The psychologist Carl Rog…