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On this episode I speak with Dr. Sharon Blackie.

Sharon is an award-winning author and psychologist with a background in mythology and folklore. Her highly acclaimed books, lectures and teaching programs are focused on reimagining women’s stories, and on the relevance of myth, fairy tales and folk traditions to the personal, cultural and environmental problems we face today.

In our conversation we talk about the value of finding your personal myth; working with fairy tales to deepen and expand your life story; the obsolescence of the hero’s journey and the call to imagine post-heroic stories for women and men; the importance of exposing children to undiluted, unDisneyfied stories in order to make them more resilient and empathetic; and the urgency of moving beyond mere self-care and personal development into caring for the soul of the world and working to keep the mythic imagination alive.

Sharon's website: https://sharonblackie.net/

Sharon's Substack: https://sharonblackie.substack.com/

References:

Sharon’s previous appearance on the podcast: https://www.patreon.com/posts/mpp101-hagitude-77331131

My interview with Allen Chinen (Beyond the Hero) https://shows.acast.com/medicinepath/episodes/mpp107

God Father Death (Grimm Bros.) https://sites.pitt.edu/~dash/grimm042.html

Sharon Blackie, Hagitude

James Hillman, The Soul’s Code

Bruno Bettelheim, The Uses of Enchantment: The Meaning and Importance of Fairy Tales

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