An unabashedly intimate, increasingly challenging, often fun, always homespun jaunt through some eight decades of personal and professional growth, told through what the author calls her "coming of age" stories.

From her first question--"What are we allowing to happen?"--to her last--"Are we there yet?"--seasoned professor Mona Gustafason Affinito draws on personal tales of the science of psychology, illustrating its essence and applying it to real life without the dreaded demands of academia. Throughout her writing are threaded clues to the potentially cruel shadow side of human nature--one that can be provoked and exposed in all of us.

By the time you've finished reading this book, you'll be surprised to discover how much psychology you've learned without realizing. You'll be prepared to finally offer up your own solutions to the title's question. And you will know, beyond a doubt, that there are always new and exciting discoveries to consider.