Later Life
She returned to Spokane at the end of 1952 and fell into a depression, beginning what became many years of psychotherapy. Her marriage to Bob Pierone in 1953 did not prove happy, despite the birth of their three sons: Nick, Peri and Dino. Bob Pierone, an Army code-breaker during World War II, became a prominent Spokane clothier. In her search to understand the source of her problems, Sally studied with famed family therapist Virginia Satir and began to gain tools for reshaping her life. Despite her divorce in 1974, she built a fulfilling life as an artist and family counselor. She created the concept of “The Raft,” enlarging upon Satir’s personality stereotypes of the Blamer, Super-Reasonable, Placater, and Irrelevant. In her 80s Pierone embarked on a new kind of painting, based upon the teachings of Frenchwoman Michele Cassou.
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