Description
It doesn’t matter how old you are, you never outgrow fairytales. As humans we’re hardwired to enjoy stories. They help us make sense of the world in childhood, teaching us the building blocks of life that guide us as we grow older. Come and join writer, psychologist and mythologist Dr Sharon Blackie, and explore the many ways we can find ourselves in fairytales.
Myths, fairytales and folk traditions not only nourish our imaginations, they can help us understand the challenges we face today. They can also show us how to reimagine ourselves, because these stories are all about transformation and seeing the world, and our place in it, in a different light.
About the Author
Dr Sharon Blackie
Dr Sharon Blackie is an award-winning writer, psychologist and mythologist. Her highly acclaimed books and workshops are focused on the development of the mythic imagination, and on the relevance of myths, fairy tales and folk traditions to the personal, cultural and environmental problems we face today. As well as writing five books of fiction and nonfiction, including the bestselling If Women Rose Rooted and her latest, Hagitude, her writing has appeared in anthologies, collections and in several international media outlets – among them the Guardian, the i, the Irish Times, and the Scotsman.
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