ABSTRACT
Balint and Ferenczi inspired me to write my book Femmes d’aven-ture (Reverzy, 2001) about risk-taking, motivation, and self-real-isation. Intended for a broader public, it draws on my personal encounters with, and readings of, renowned female navigators, climbers, pilots, and explorers. In this chapter, I examine both the attraction to, and the fear of, adventure and the unknown. I am also looking at one’s capacity for facing danger and returning unharmed to share the experience.
