Podcast appearances and mentions of sharon blackie

For all the co creators, change makers, re-imaginers, global citizens on planet earth, and those who choose to be part of creating a brighter world and better ways of living & being we know deep down are possible... this is for you. We've been told "You are the ones you've been waiting for." There is no person here to 'save' us. Who we are and how we live is how we elevate reality - for ourselves, those we care for and guide, and this planet. This is Personal Leadership. And it's essential, and challenging. So ... the question is ... how the heck do we make our way through the chaos, stay focused, keep the faith and be wise about where we focus our energy and resources ... and also keep our hearts, spirits and creative life force alive and strong in the months and years to come where so much seems out of our control?  Consider this: There is a path ... we just can't see it with our everyday eyes, we need our 'wise eyes' which can see in the dark of the unknown or see through the confusion of chaos ... can hear deeper guidance in stories, myths and patterns ... can discern what's aligned by contemplating on inquiries that lead to insight vs. grasping for answers to questions. Our internal imaginal cells are programmed to expand, evolve and focus us in the now and next. But we need intentional space outside of the banana world to 'do' this.   Which is why today in episode #2 in the Next Phase On Purpose series - Ep 269: Playing Your Part on our Planet Now, we will dive into and explore: Context: For where we are in human evolution and our part in it  Somatic Meditation: As one instrument in a bigger web, what is your part to play now and in this next phase? Knowing others are also playing their part, so you don't have to. Storyelling Mythic Time: the uncommon but oh so relevant myth of the Holy Grail Make it Personal & Practical with 3 Wisdom Inquiries: Go deeper and get to the root of what is your part and not your part in the next cycle Compass to Stay Focused On Your Part Forward: so you can stay orientated and focused in the coming months and years on your part for this next phase on the planet.  I invite you to use this conversation, exploration and creation to turn off the chatter and tune into your deeper wisdom and intuition to navigate and co-create your next phase in the now.   with heart,  Christine p.s. Share + forward this episode with a friend + share the insights from the inquiries. Reflect what you hear from each other. Be each others wisdom council as you create the next while living the now.    >> Appreciate You leaving a Review of what you receive from this podcast (Just go to the show page on your podcast app and scroll down). **** Ways to Connect: Work with Christine 1:1 in her Design Your Next Phase On Purpose coaching experience for established professionals, senior leaders and founders - learn more Subscribe to Christine's Monthly Wisdom Letters Connect with Christine on LinkedIn Join us in the Feminine Wisdom Cafe, a private online community Watch on YouTube ***  Resources: Feminine Power Time Series page - access here Genuine Power of Compassion Episode - access here If Women Rose Rooted - book by Sharon Blackie  The Alchemist - by Paulo Cohelo  Overwhelmed and Over It - Harmonic Defiance (Ch 12) + Ch 1 - by me Miss Fishers Murder Mysteries Show - here. ***  Wisdom Inquiries: How can I best serve the whole, in this next cycle ?  Planet/Humanity ... System I live/swim in ... Team / Family ... Locally ... Me (i am part of the whole)  What is NOT my Part? What is my Part? What is at the center of my Presence, Power, Purpose?            000001FE 000001FE 000055F4 000055F3 002240E0 002240E0 00007E86 00007E85 000BCF78 000BCF78

From Amy:When Keri and I recorded this episode in late 2022, I was still editing my second memoir for publication and she was drafting a book that's also now nearing publication. The podcast never got produced at that time, but I happened onto the recording this past winter and it caught my attention. Keri and I are still writing today. I'm starting new books and she's preparing to deliver a TED-x Talk this summer.And this conversation feels like a divinely timed gift from our former selves, and a personal invitation to you if you want it. Because yes, I absolutely am writing for my life. I know Keri still agrees.I had a stage one cancer diagnosis this past month. That's all I care to say about that right now, because this gets to be my story first. For now, I want you to know that I have emerged on the other side, and am currently cancer free with a heightened sense of awareness: One reason I need to survive IS FOR MY WRITING. I need to write this story for me. And I will share it someday.I have wisdom I am still gaining, and knowledge that people will need.I don't need to justify that impulse nor ask permission. I don't need to know now how it turns out. I am healing. I will be creating. I live into my passions.How about you? Keri Mangis is more than just an author and speaker—she's a guide for those seeking deeper meaning and transformation in a chaotic world. With over 20 years of experience as a wholeness advocate and spiritual teacher, Keri understands the frustration of feeling stuck and disconnected. Through her writing and teachings, Keri helps people break free from limiting beliefs to rediscover their true essence and align with their core values. Her spiritual and personal growth studies and certifications have run the gamut over the years from yoga, Ayurveda, energy work, and meditation. Most recently, she has taken on studying Alchemy, Jungian Psychology, archetypes, and rites of passage. She has completed several courses with Sharon Blackie, Michael Meade, and the Center of Applied Jungian Studies. Her writing has appeared in Spirituality and Health Magazine, Star Tribune, Elephant Journal, and others. Her first book, *Embodying Soul: A Return to Wholeness*, received multiple awards, including the 2020 IPA award for Mind, Body & Spirit and the 2020 Readers' Favorite Gold Medal in Non-Fiction Spiritual and Supernatural. She is currently working on her second book, an illuminating exploration of personal and collective transformation that will empower readers to evolve their consciousness for an uncertain future. Keri's Links:BookInstagramFacebookYouTube Amy Hallberg is the author of Tiny Altars: A Midlife Revival and German Awakening: Tales from an American Life. She is the host of Courageous Wordsmith Podcast and founder of Courageous Wordsmith Circle for Real-Life Writers. As an editor and writing mentor, Amy guides writers through their narrative journeys—from inklings to beautiful works, specifically podcasts and books. A lifelong Minnesotan and mother of grown twins, Amy lives in the Twin Cities with her husband and two cats. Get Amy's Books and AudiobooksLearn about Courageous Wordsmith Circle for Real-Life WritersWork with Amy 1:1

I had a last minute shift in plans for today's show, so I took the opportunity to talk about the subject of Sovereignty starting with a history of cinco de mayo and then shared from Sharon Blackie's, If Women Rose Rooted, where she shares about the Goddess Sovereignty.As mentioned on the show, here's Katherine Franke's Instagram account if you want a primer on the legal issues that are being raised on the regular.Here's the info on the fundraiser for Woodstock Land Conservancy where Rebecca Martin will receive an award. Related to land and water conservancy, I read again from Sharon Blackie's book about the story of the voices of the wells.In other good news, Utopia Upstate from Lucia Cote utopia@utopiaupstate.com, a new communal work space and gallery has one remaining studio space available.Hot tips...Becca Piastrelli's "Belonging" podcast is lovely.Ana's Callahan is teaching her Venus Day Class at The Bridge in Kingston.And shout out to Rita Vanacore who was recognized yesterday for all she's done for community.We heard music from Jayla Kai, Rebecca Martin, Callie Mackenzie, and Jill Sobule.Today's show was engineered by Ian Seda from Radiokingston.org.Our show music is from Shana Falana!Feel free to email me, say hello: she@iwantwhatshehas.org** Please: SUBSCRIBE to the pod and leave a REVIEW wherever you are listening, it helps other users FIND IThttp://iwantwhatshehas.org/podcastITUNES | SPOTIFYITUNES: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/i-want-what-she-has/id1451648361?mt=2SPOTIFY:https://open.spotify.com/show/77pmJwS2q9vTywz7Uhiyff?si=G2eYCjLjT3KltgdfA6XXCAFollow:INSTAGRAM * https://www.instagram.com/iwantwhatshehaspodcast/FACEBOOK * https://www.facebook.com/iwantwhatshehaspodcastI had a last minute shift in plans for today's show, so I took the opportunity to talk about the subject of Sovereignty starting with a history of cinco de mayo and then shared from Sharon Blackie's, If Women Rose Rooted, where she shares about the Goddess Sovereignty.As mentioned on the show, here's Katherine Franke's Instagram account if you want a primer on the legal issues that are being raised on the regular.Here's the info on the fundraiser for Woodstock Land Conservancy where Rebecca Martin will receive an award. Related to land and water conservancy, I read again from Sharon Blackie's book about the story of the voices of the wells.In other good news, Utopia Upstate from Lucia Cote utopia@utopiaupstate.com, a new communal work space and gallery has one remaining studio space available.Hot tips...Becca Piastrelli's "Belonging" podcast is lovely.Ana's Callahan is teaching her Venus Day Class at The Bridge in Kingston.And shout out to Rita Vanacore who was recognized yesterday for all she's done for community.We heard music from Jayla Kai, Rebecca Martin, Callie Mackenzie, and Jill Sobule.Today's show was engineered by Ian Seda from Radiokingston.org.Our show music is from Shana Falana!Feel free to email me, say hello: she@iwantwhatshehas.org** Please: SUBSCRIBE to the pod and leave a REVIEW wherever you are listening, it helps other users FIND IThttp://iwantwhatshehas.org/podcastITUNES | SPOTIFYITUNES: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/i-want-what-she-has/id1451648361?mt=2SPOTIFY:https://open.spotify.com/show/77pmJwS2q9vTywz7Uhiyff?si=G2eYCjLjT3KltgdfA6XXCAFollow:INSTAGRAM * https://www.instagram.com/iwantwhatshehaspodcast/FACEBOOK * https://www.facebook.com/iwantwhatshehaspodcast

Today I start an exciting new monthly conversation with Jennifer Mulak, titled The Feminine Frequency which is a reweaving of the feminine ways of being into ourselves, our relations, and the containers and systems that support life in community. Inspired by our own lived experiences and supported by Dr. Sharon Blackie's work and book, If Women Rose Rooted (amongst other wisdom keepers) we hope to explore the undoing of the patriarchal programming that we are all immersed in. On this inaugural show, we share the inspiration for The Feminine Frequency, how it came into its initial shape, some currently relevant feminine practices including pulling a card from Dr. Blackie's Rooted Woman Tarot Deck, and what we hope to explore together and with you in future shows. During our embodiment practice for this show, Jennifer shares some ways the Spring plants can be supportive to you, and I share a little of the New Moon forecast for this Sunday by way of Tanaaz at Forever Conscious. "This New Moon wants us, as much as possible, to focus our attention on the outcome we are after, rather than the problems we are navigating." This is exactly what The Feminine Frequency is about, what do we want our world to look like as we rebalance the feminine with the masculine, and how do we align with that vision.Today's show was engineered by Ian Seda from Radiokingston.org.Our show music is from Shana Falana!Feel free to email me, say hello: she@iwantwhatshehas.org** Please: SUBSCRIBE to the pod and leave a REVIEW wherever you are listening, it helps other users FIND IThttp://iwantwhatshehas.org/podcastITUNES | SPOTIFYITUNES: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/i-want-what-she-has/id1451648361?mt=2SPOTIFY:https://open.spotify.com/show/77pmJwS2q9vTywz7Uhiyff?si=G2eYCjLjT3KltgdfA6XXCAFollow:INSTAGRAM * https://www.instagram.com/iwantwhatshehaspodcast/FACEBOOK * https://www.facebook.com/iwantwhatshehaspodcast

If there was a drug that would create a younger version of yourself, would you take it?This episode looks The Substance (2024) and its portrayal of death anxiety via our obsession with female youth and beauty. Mental Health is Horrifying is hosted by Candis Green, Registered Psychotherapist and owner of Many Moons Therapy...............................................................Show Notes:Want to work together? I offer 1:1 psychotherapy (Ontario), along with tarot, horror, and dreamwork services, but individually and through my group program, the Final Girls Club. Visit my website to learn more.Podcast artwork by Chloe Hurst at Contempomint.Lem M, Pham JT, Kim JK, Tang CJ. Effect of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Nonsurgical Cosmetic Procedure Interest. The American Journal of Cosmetic Surgery. 2024;41(3):189-195. doi:10.1177/07488068221141168Taylor, J., Armes, G. Social comparison on Instagram, and its relationship with self-esteem and body-esteem. Discov Psychol 4, 126 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1007/s44202-024-00241-3  Interview With "The Substance" Director/Writer Coralie Fargeat, Next Best Picture Podcast ‘The Movie Is Fundamentally About the Violence of Control': Writer-Director Coralie Fargeat Talks The Substance By Elissa SuhSomeone on Reddit Made a chart of Leonardo DiCaprio's girlfriends — and it seems his cut-off age is 25 by Tom MurrayHagitude: Reimagining the Second Half of Life by Sharon Blackie

Hi Witches On todays episode I am joined by our witch next door Kim talking all about the magick and folklore of Glastonbury, Mary Magdalene, The Virgin Mary, Hekate, Mistletoe, the Crossroads and other dimensions. Books referenced are - The Lost Lands by Lucy Cavendish, The Mermaids Journal by Lucy Cavendish, The Hearth Witchs Compendium & The Hearth Witchs Year by Anna Franklin, Ancestral Grimoire by Nancy Hendrickson, If Women Rose Rooted and Hagitude by Sharon Blackie. Find my witchy Patreon here for extra content  - The Witches Institute | creating Podcast episodes, Online Workshops, Grimoire Sheets | Patreon  My website - The White Witch Podcast  Find my witchy zines here - https://www.etsy.com/shop/TheWhiteWitchCompany The White Witch's Book of Healing: The White Witch's Book of Healing: Weaving Magickal Rituals throughout your Craft for Sacred Healing and Reclamation of the Wild Witch Within: Amazon.co.uk: Rose, Carly: 9781914447266: Books  Lots of witchy love - Carly xx  

Episode Summary:In this captivating conversation with mythologist and psychologist Dr. Sharon Blackie, we explore the mythic imagination, the reclaiming of indigenous Western spiritual traditions, and the relevance of our native myths, fairy tales, and folk traditions.Your life is a story, and your story is one small part of a larger cultural story. For good and bad, your individual story is shaped by the larger cultural story of which you are a part. Culture shapes the way we think; it tells us what “makes sense.” In a way, culture is a cult. It holds people together by providing us with a shared set of customs, values, ideas, and beliefs. We live enmeshed in this cultural web: it influences the way we relate to others, the way we look, our tastes, our habits; it enters our dreams and desires. But as culture binds us together it also selectively blinds us. As we grow up, we accept ways of looking at the world, ways of thinking and being that might best be characterized as cultural frames of reference or cultural myths. These myths help us understand our place in the world. But what if these myths are harmful? What if the guiding cultural narratives that shape our lives today in the West are killing us?By questioning the myths that dominate our culture and shape our personal stories, we can begin to resist the limits they impose on our vision of reality. What might it look like to trade in the cultural myths of progress, greed, conquest, and individuality with cultural narratives that encourage reciprocity, relationships, compassion, connectivity, and wonder?Dr. Blackie speaks to those of us who feel lost in a sick, vampiric culture. If you long for a more enchanted life filled with wonder, beauty, and mystery, this episode will encourage you to find meaning through ancient wisdom, Celtic Spirituality, folklore, and indigenous tales of subversive wisdom.Bio:Dr. Sharon Blackie is an award-winning and internationally bestselling author, and a 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 and fairy tales to the personal, cultural and environmental issues we face today.As well as writing six books of fiction and nonfiction, including the bestselling If Women Rose Rooted, her writing has appeared in anthologies, collections and in several international media outlets – among them the Guardian, the Irish Times, the i and the Scotsman. Her books have been translated into several languages, and she has featured in programs by the BBC, US public radio and independent filmmakers. Her awards include the Society of Authors' Roger Deakin Award, and a Creative Scotland Writer's Award. Her next book, Wise Women: Myths and Stories for Midlife and Beyond will be published by Virago in October 2024.Sharon is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts, and an Honorary Member of the UK Association of Jungian Analysts, awarded ‘in recognition of the importance of lifetime achievement and contribution to Jungian ideas in the world'. She has taught and lectured at several academic institutions, Jungian organisations, retreat centres and cultural festivals around the world. She is online faculty for Pacifica Graduate Institute, California, where she teaches a Graduate Certificate Course on ‘Narrative Psychological Approaches to Finding Ourselves in Fairy Tales' and other programs.Sharon lives in Cumbria, in the north of England, with her husband, dogs, hens and sheep. She is represented by Jane Graham Maw, at Graham Maw Christie Agency.Sharon's TEDx talk on the mythic imagination can be viewed here. Her publication ‘The Art of Enchantment' is in the Top Ten Literature Substacks.Please follow us on social media (use the buttons below) and help us get the word out! (Also, please don't hesitate to use any of these channels or email to contact us with any questions, concerns, or feedback.)If you enjoyed this episode, please leave us a rating and a review, or share on your socials

Air Date - 07 October 2024Get ready for an enchanting episode of VOICE RISING as host Kara Johnstad welcomes the brilliant Dr. Sharon Blackie, award-winning writer, psychologist, and mythologist, to the show! This upcoming conversation will delve deep into the pages of Blackie's latest masterpiece, Wise Women: Myths and Stories for Midlife and Beyond.Dr. Blackie, a celebrated Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts, has captivated audiences worldwide with her profound insights into the mythic imagination. Her new book is a breathtaking collection of retold myths and folk tales that illuminate the power and wisdom of women navigating midlife and beyond. Unlike the traditional narratives where older women are cast as villains, Wise Women presents a vibrant spectrum of heroines who defy expectations, confront monsters, and guide younger generations with their timeless wisdom.In this special VOICE RISING episode, Kara and Sharon will explore how these mythical women, from their clever triumphs to their deep connections with the earth's rhythms, offer a fresh, empowering perspective on what it means to be a wise woman today. They'll discuss how these stories not only inspire us to embrace our own transformative journeys but also how they encourage us to find and express our authentic voices as we move through different stages of life.Tune in for a transformative hour of conversation that promises to resonate with anyone seeking deeper meaning, creativity, and authenticity in their life journey. Whether you're navigating midlife or simply curious about the powerful role of storytelling in shaping our identities, this episode is not to be missed!Join us for an exploration of wisdom, storytelling, and the profound impact of finding your voice.

In today's episode Kate and Betsy interview writer Dr. Sharon Blackie, an award-winning and internationally bestselling author, and a psychologist with a background in mythology and folklore.  Today we talk ...

Today I interview Bean, a perimenopause doula, who shares such a unique and empowering perspective on the perimenopause/menopausal years. Bean is also a registered nutritional therapist and an integrative hypnotherapist, and she guides women through perimenopause using a multi-pronged approach that includes an understanding of the psycho-spiritual changes women undergo during perimenopause. You can connect with Bean mainly through instagram https://www.instagram.com/thenutritionalbean/ (@thenutritionalbean)   Her website is: https://www.thenutritionalbean.com/   The Menopause Mystery School is live and here is more information: https://www.thenutritionalbean.com/menopause-mystery-school AND my listeners receive 10% off The Menopause Mystery School by using the code: BRITTANY10   Bean also mentioned a book in the interview by Dr Sharon Blackie called ‘Hagitude' about the female archetypes that we can connect with and embody post menopause. Dr. Sharon Blackie also wrote another brilliant booked called ‘If Women Rose Rooted' which is awesome - the two go together well. https://sharonblackie.net/hagitude-reimagining-the-second-half-of-life/    Donate to support Coming Out of the Spiritual Closet: https://buy.stripe.com/9AQ2b3gqb0Yd3oQ7sC To work with Brittany: https://www.brittanywittig.com/services Connect with Brittany on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/brittany.wittig

A reminder for new readers. That Was The Week includes a collection of my selected readings on critical issues in tech, startups, and venture capital. I selected the articles because they are of interest to me. The selections often include things I entirely disagree with. But they express common opinions, or they provoke me to think. The articles are snippets sized to convey why they are of interest. Click on the headline, contents link, or the ‘More' link at the bottom of each piece to go to the original. I express my point of view in the editorial and the weekly video below.Hat Tip to this week's creators: @reidhoffman, @dougleone, , @credistick, @rex_woodbury, @NathanLands, @ItsUrBoyEvan, @berber_jin1, @cityofthetown, @keachhagey, @pmarca, @bhorowitz, , @signalrank, @steph_palazzolo, @julipuli, @MTemkin, @geneteare, @lorakolodny, @jasminewsun, @JBFlint, @asharma, @thesimonetti, @lessinContents* Editorial: * Essays of the Week* Crossing The Series A Chasm* The Consumer Renaissance* The Creator Economy on AI Steroids* AI Is Transforming the Nature of the Firm* The Opaque Investment Empire Making OpenAI's Sam Altman Rich* Video of the Week* The American Dream - Marc Andreessen and Ben Horowitz* AI of the Week* SignalRank Version 3 Improves Performance Again* How Long Can OpenAI's First-Mover Advantage Last?* OpenAI Employees Warn of Advanced AI Dangers* A Right to Warn about Advanced Artificial Intelligence* Nvidia hits $3tn and surpasses Apple as world's second-most valuable company* VCs are selling shares of hot AI companies like Anthropic and xAI to small investors in a wild SPV market* News Of the Week* Crunchbase Monthly Recap May 2024: AI Leads Alongside An Uptick In Billion-Dollar Rounds* Elon Musk ordered Nvidia to ship thousands of AI chips reserved for Tesla to X and xAI* Introducing video to Substack Chat* Instagram's Testing Video Ads That Stop You From Scrolling Further* Startup of the Week* NBA Nears $76 Billion TV Deal, a Defining Moment for Media and Sports* X of the Week* Doug Leone - I am supporting Trump. * Reid Hoffman - I am supporting BidenEditorialI woke on Tuesday to Doug Leone of Sequoia Capital on X saying:I have become increasingly concerned about the general direction of our country, the state of our broken immigration system, the ballooning deficit, and the foreign policy missteps, among other issues. Therefore, I am supporting former President Trump in this coming election.Doug has the right to support Trump. It is also clear that the immigration system is broken, the deficit is ballooning, many things are wrong with foreign policy, and there are “other issues.” Trump as the solution is less obvious. But there it is—hot on the tails of Chamath Palihipitaya and David Sacks announcing a fund-raiser for Trump on the All-In podcast (they said they would do the same for Biden).Reid Hoffman followed up a day later with:On one level, this is a straightforward choice, but any literate attempt to analyze Leone's issues might arrive at the following conclusions:* Like many Western nations, the USA is aging rapidly and has a shrinking working-age population across all skill sets. Immigrants are needed, and pro-immigration leadership is needed, creating a path to entry for large numbers of skilled and unskilled workers to fill empty jobs as we get close to full employment.* The deficit is large, and there are many palliatives available. Selling more to China would help, but both party leaders are protectionist. Taxes to reduce the divide between the 1% and the rest would help a bit. However, what would help the most is economic growth, which requires investment in technology and productivity. Neither leader seems too focused on innovation and investment.* Foreign Policy - well, sheesh, it's a big issue. However, saber-rattling about Taiwan and provoking China seems to be a hobby shared by both parties and does not seem smart. Ukraine and the future of Europe are better in Biden's hands, but not by a lot. Europe looks very shaky. The US is increasingly isolationist. The appetite for world leadership is on the decline. Again, the solution would focus on economic growth, which seems absent.Voting for Trump is a big no-no for me. But voting for Biden is, at best, a lesser evil instinct, not a belief system. The election will not be where the future is built, but it is important. Politicians are collectively disappointing.This week's video of the week from Marc Andreessen and Ben Horowitz is called “The American Dream” and champions their view about American Dynamism. And I must confess that this comes closer to a vision of the future than either political outfit. Their vision requires political support, massive government financial commitment, and private capital investment. I see no evidence of those happening.The real winning effort seems to be happening on the ground. This week, Nvidia hit $3 trillion, eclipsing Apple as the world's second-most valuable company. This is even though Apple has 7 times the revenue of Nvidia.This week's first essays also focus on prospects for boom time. Rex Woodbury's ‘The Consumer Renaissance' examines the impact of consumer spending on our lives. In ‘The Creator Economy on AI Steroids, ' Nathan Lands focuses on how emerging tools will transform creativity. But in ‘AI Is Transforming the Nature of the Firm, ' Evan Armstrong gets closest to a future vision.”AI is the first universally flexible technology. It can interact with our digital environments in similar ways to humans, so it can have all the flexibility that we do. In that way, it may be the last technology we ever need.This seems to be the crux of hope in a world where dreams and nightmares are strangely devoid of detail. What the world needs (not only America) is hope. And hope is born from optimism. Optimism is born from success. The most likely success of the next decades will result from specific uses of AI that improve human life.I know and like Doug Leone. I know and like Reid Hoffman. Doug's bar for success needs to be higher. Voting for Trump is not right, and even if it were, it would not be sufficient.Reid also needs a higher bar. Voting for Biden will not be sufficient even if it is right.Let's focus on where success can be found, grow optimism, and breed hope. There is a need for a broad technical revolution and the social rebirth it enables. Silicon Valley and its friends globally need to invent the next version of human existence to the benefit of all. The social rebirth requires a conscious effort; technology will not magically bring it about. More in this week's video.Essays of the WeekCrossing The Series A ChasmDan GrayDan Gray, a frequent guest author for Crunchbase News, is the head of insights at Equidam, a startup valuation platform, and a venture partner at Social Impact Capital.June 5, 2024As we get deeper into 2024, there is increasing concern about the state of Series A fundraising. The bar for investment appears much higher, and fewer startups are reaching it.This is a problem for founders, and investors like Jenny Fielding, managing partner of Everywhere Ventures, who said, “Every Seed investor's dilemma: All my Series A buddies want to meet my companies early! All my companies are too early for my Series A buddies.”To attach some data to this, we can see that the median step-up in valuation from seed to Series A has gone from $19.5 million in Q1 2022 to $28.7 million in Q1 2024. Series A firms seem to be looking for much stronger revenue performance, with targets of $2 million to $3 million in ARR, compared to $1 million to $2 million just a few years ago.The outcome is that while 31.8% of Q1 2020 seed startups closed their Series A within two years, that fell to just 12% for Q1 2022 — which should worry everyone.Why are Series A investors so much more demanding?Today's Series A investors are looking at startups that raised their seed between 2021 and 2023, which identifies the root of the problem: it spans the Q2 2022 high-tide mark for venture capital.For example, there were 1,695 seed rounds of more than $5 million in 2021, rising to 2,248 in 2022, then falling to 1,521 in 2023. As a comparison, there have been just 137 so far in 2024.The result is two categories of startups that are looking to raise their Series A today:* Pre-crunch startups that raised generous seed rounds and stretched the capital out as far as they could, to grow into inflated valuations.* Post-crunch startups that raised modest seed rounds on more reasonable terms, with shorter runways and less demonstrable growth.Strictly speaking, neither is more appealing than the other; the first group has less risk, the second offers more upside, and both are adapted to current market realities. It shouldn't cause a problem for investors, provided they can distinguish between the two.The cost of market inefficiencyVenture investors have a market-based lens on investment decisions, which means looking fairly broadly at trends in revenue performance and round pricing to determine terms, e.g. a typical Series A is within certain bounds of revenue performance and valuation. While that approach may be serviceable and efficient under ideal conditions, the past few years have been far from ideal.Without distinguishing between the two cohorts, investors are now looking at the performance of Series A candidates that spent more than $5 million on a war chest for two to three years of growth alongside the valuations of candidates that raised around $2 million to prove scalability. It just doesn't work as an average, and thus the unreasonable expectations...MoreThe Consumer RenaissanceFrom Predicting Consumer AI Applications to Analyzing Consumer SpendREX WOODBURY, JUN 05, 2024“Consumer” has become something of a bad word in venture capital circles.We see this reflected in the early-stage markets: recent data from Carta showed that just 7.1% of Seed capital raised last year went to consumer startups. That's less than half the share from 2019 (14.3%).But I think consumer is actually a great place to be building and investing. Whenever something is out of favor, that's a sign it's probably a good place to spend time: this is an industry built on being contrarian, not built on following the herd. We're entering a compelling few years for consumer entrepreneurship.First, I'd argue that consumer is too narrowly defined. When people think consumer, they often think consumer social (a tough category) or consumer brands (a tough fit for venture compared to internet and software businesses, with typically lower return profiles). But consumer is broader. Consumer encompasses businesses that sell to consumers and those that rely on consumer spending. This means the obvious names—apps on our phones like Uber, Instacart, Spotify—and the enablers: Shopify, for instance, powers online retail; Faire powers offline retail; Unity powers game development. Each of the latter three is B2B2C, in its own way, but I would categorize each is also a consumer technology business.The wins in consumer can be massive. The biggest technology businesses in history began as consumer businesses—Google, Facebook, Apple, Amazon. The original companies comprising FAANG—with Microsoft conspicuously absent—were allconsumer.And some of the best returns of the last five years have stemmed from consumer tech IPOs. At Daybreak, we invest ~$1M at Pre-Seed and Seed. Here's how much a $1M investment in the Seed round of five recent consumer IPOs would yield:Big consumer wins compare favorably to big enterprise wins—relative to Snowflake's market cap, Uber is ~3x in size, Airbnb is ~2x in size, and DoorDash is roughly equal. (Snowflake is the biggest enterprise IPO of the last decade.) The last few years produced a windfall of consumer outcomes, yet investors today almost write off the category.At Daybreak, we don't focus exclusively on consumer; my view is that you need to balance more binary consumer outcomes with B2B SaaS and B2B marketplaces. But we do approach investing through the lens of the consumer—how people make decisions. The buyers of products like Figma and Ramp, after all, are people, and software companies are increasingly selling bottom-up into organizations. The line between consumer and enterprise has been blurring for years.This week's Digital Native makes the argument that consumer tech is a compelling place to build and invest. We'll look at the data to back up this argument, then delve into three categories of consumer that I'm particularly interested in right now:* Checking in on Consumer Spend* Consumer Tech: The Data Doesn't Lie* What to Watch: AI Applications* What to Watch: Shopping* What to Watch: Consumer Health* Rule of Thumb: Follow the SpendThis week we'll cover #1-3, and next week in Part II we'll tackle #4-6.Let's dive in

Some podcast apps may not display links from our show notes (see below) properly, so we have included a list of links at the end of this description. * Today we are excited to announce that we are returning to a weekly episode release schedule, so please make sure to subscribe and look for a new release from us each week starting with the next one featuring a conversation with Rae Johnson on embodied activism on May 30th! * Sharon Blackie is an award-winning writer and internationally recognized teacher whose work sits at the intersection of psychology, mythology, and ecology. Her best-selling book, If Women Rose Rooted is an inspiring exploration of femininity and relationship with landscape, and her latest, Hagitude, unearths the stories of elder women in European myth and folklore to highlight the different ways women can flourish throughout all stages of life. Her renowned writings invite us to explore how developing a relationship with myth and the land we live on can both enchant our lives and lead to a greater sense of meaning and belonging in the world. * In this episode, Sharon is joined by CIIS Integral Counseling Psychology Associate Professor Rachael Vaughan for a transformative conversation on the importance of myth and land in our lives. * This episode was recorded during a live online event on June 28th, 2023.You can also watch it on the CIIS Public Programs YouTube channel. A transcript is available at ciispod.com. To find out more about CIIS and public programs like this one, visit our website ciis.edu and connect with us on social media @ciispubprograms. * We hope that each episode of our podcast provides opportunities for growth, and that our listeners will use them as a starting point for further introspection. Many of the topics discussed on our podcast have the potential to bring up feelings and emotional responses. If you or someone you know is in need of mental health care and support, here are some resources to find immediate help and future healing: * -Visit 988lifeline.org or text, call, or chat with The National Suicide Prevention Lifeline by dialing 988 from anywhere in the U.S. to be connected immediately with a trained counselor. Please note that 988 staff are required to take all action necessary to secure the safety of a caller and initiate emergency response with or without the caller's consent if they are unwilling or unable to take action on their own behalf. * -Visit thrivelifeline.org or text “THRIVE” to begin a conversation with a THRIVE Lifeline crisis responder 24/7/365, from anywhere: +1.313.662.8209. This confidential text line is available for individuals 18+ and is staffed by people in STEMM with marginalized identities. * -Visit translifeline.org or call (877) 565-8860 in the U.S. or (877) 330-6366 in Canada to learn more and contact Trans Lifeline, who provides trans peer support divested from police. * -Visit ciis.edu/ciis-in-the-world/counseling-clinics to learn more and schedule counseling sessions at one of our centers. * -Find information about additional global helplines at befrienders.org. * LINKS * Podcast Transcripts: https://www.ciispod.com/ * California Institute of Integral Studies (CIIS) Website: https://www.ciis.edu/ * CIIS Public Programs YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/ciispublicprograms * CIIS Public Programs Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ciispubprograms/ * Mental Health Care and Support Resources: https://988lifeline.org/ https://thrivelifeline.org/ https://translifeline.org/ https://www.ciis.edu/ciis-in-the-world/counseling-clinics https://befrienders.org/

We are all ageing, if we're lucky, so in this Woman's Hour special programme, we're exploring how women can age well. Anita Rani is joined by a panel of women of different ages to talk about the possibility of re-invention and the wisdom of age, as well as the difficulties and barriers women face as they get older. What we can learn from each other and how can women of different generations support each other? Author and psychologist, Dr Sharon Blackie's book, Hagitude: Reimagining the Second Half of Life, explores stories of little-known but powerful elder women in European myth and folklore – with the hope of inspiring women now. She joins Anita to discuss what we can learn from these stories and the power she feels we can gain if we embrace getting older. NHS GP Dr Radha Modgil is often to be found on BBC Radio 1's Life Hacks. Radha joins the discussion to explain the things we can do specifically to age well. She highlights exercise and nutrition, as well as the real need for women to have purpose in their lives, no matter what age they are and how that can impact our ageing both physically and mentally. Our reporter Martha Owen meets Lindi, Sue & Celia in the British Library in London, at a meeting for the Older Peoples Advisory Group – a forum for older community members – hosted by Age UK Camden. They give their thoughts on ageing, what they've enjoyed most about getting older and why dancing trumps housework. Cally Beaton was formerly a top TV exec, then she swapped the boardroom for the stage and became a comedian at the age of 45. Ten years later, she now refuses to make self-deprecating jokes in her sets. She joins Anita to discuss what it's like ageing in the public eye, defying her age and the importance of advice from older – and younger – women. The writer and content creator Pippa Stacey's perceptions of ageing have changed because of her experience of a chronic illness. Pippa was diagnosed with ME, also known as Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, while she was at university. She joins Anita to reflect on the impact of the physical changes she has experienced, the pressures young women are under and why she wants to listen to older, and wiser, women. Presenter: Anita Rani Guest: Sharon Blackie Guest: Dr Radha Modgil Guest: Cally Beaton Guest: Pippa Stacey Reporter: Martha Owen Producer: Claire Fox Editor: Erin Riley Studio Engineer: Giles Aspen

We're thrilled to be welcoming mythologist and author, Dr Sharon Blackie back to the podcast today, to take another journey into the mythic imagination together. We explore how the ancient myths of our land weave us into connection with ourselves as natural, cyclical creatures, to our place in the world, and to the wisdom of our ancestral lineage. Many of you will have read and loved Sharon's 2016 book, ‘If Women Rose Rooted', and today we look at three of the ancient stories through a menstrual cycle awareness / conscious menopause lens, including; What the ‘Well Maiden' shows us about how to act as a bridge to restore the Feminine in our world, particularly by cultivating the skill of listening to the wisdom of our dreams.  How the wild character of ‘Mis' can guide us to find solace in the wilderness, particularly during the phases of our cycles and lives which can be full of grief and are often misunderstood by "civilisation", like the premenstruum and menopause. How the story of the ‘Selkie' can inspire us to reclaim our wildness, our authenticity and our sense of belonging.---Receive our free video training: Love Your Cycle, Discover the Power of Menstrual Cycle Awareness to Revolutionise Your Life - www.redschool.net/love---The Menstruality Podcast is hosted by Red School. We love hearing from you. To contact us, email info@redschool.net---Social media:Red School: @redschool - https://www.instagram.com/red.schoolSophie Jane Hardy: @sophie.jane.hardy - https://www.instagram.com/sophie.jane.hardySharon Blackie: @sharonblackiemythmakings - https://www.instagram.com/sharonblackiemythmakings

Award-winning writer, mythologist specialized in Celtic Studies, and a psychologist, Sharon Blackie, is also the bestselling author of “If Women Rose Rooted”. Sharon talks about her work with the feminine in myths, fairy tales and folklore and how these traditions can help us deal with issues we women are dealing with such as menopause, burnout, and the mother-daughter relationship. Sharon also talks about her mother Doris with whom she had a difficult relationship due to Doris' alcoholism and controlling nature, and how she managed to distance, and heal, herself from this relationship, partially through learning how to fly a plane. She shares Doris' lessons on tenacity, daring to be authentically yourself, and accepting that you're not the center of every story. To learn more about Sharon, her books and her work, please visit her website.  Subscribe to Ana's new "Mama Loves…” newsletter here.  To contact Ana, to be a guest, or suggest a guest, please send your mail to: info@thankyoumama.net For more about “Thank You, Mama", please visit here. To learn more about "Thank You, mama" creative writing workshop, visit here. Connect with Ana on social media: https://www.instagram.com/anatajder/ https://www.facebook.com/ana.tajder https://www.linkedin.com/in/anatajder/ https://twitter.com/tajder

Today I'm delighted to welcome back one of The Shift's very first guests, journalist and mental health campaigner Bryony Gordon.Bryony has been a columnist on the Telegraph for over 20 years and for ten of those she has been writing candidly about her own experiences of addiction and mental illness. She is the best selling author of Mad Girl and The Wrong Knickers and in 2016 she founded Mental Health Mates a global peer support network that encourages people with mental health issues to connect, for which she has won several awards. She also, FWIW, ran the London marathon in her knickers. Three years after her first visit to The Shift, Bryony is back - older, wiser (yes really) - and with a new book, the pertinently titled, Mad Woman, which discusses her struggles with burnout, binge eating and, yep, you guessed it, fluctuating hormones.Bryony joined me from bed in south London to talk about maintaining a public facade when you're privately falling apart, finally learning to feed herself properly at 43, discovering all the women in her family went into menopause in their early 40s, why she's done with feeling like she's the problem and how Davina McCall saved her life!If you'd like to sponsor Bryony's Big Challenge, you can find out more here. • If you loved this episode, you might also like my conversations with Sharon Blackie and Ruby Wax.* You can buy all the books mentioned in this podcast at The Shift bookshop on Bookshop.org, including Mad Woman by Bryony Gordon and the book that inspired this podcast, The Shift: how I lost and found myself after 40 - and you can too, by me.* And if you'd like to support the work that goes into making this podcast and get a weekly newsletter plus loads more content including exclusive transcripts of the podcast, why not join The Shift community, come and have a look around at www.theshiftwithsambaker.substack.com• The Shift (on life after 40) with Sam Baker is created and hosted by Sam Baker and edited by Juliette Nicholls @ Pineapple Audio Production. If you enjoyed this podcast, please rate/review/follow as it really does help other people find us. And let me know what you think on twitter @sambaker or instagram @theothersambaker. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Today on the You Can Heal Your Life podcast, join Michelle Pilley, Managing Director and Publisher of Hay House UK, in an enlightening conversation with Dr. Sharon Blackie, award-winning writer, psychologist, and mythologist. In this insightful interview, they explore Sharon's unexpected journey from fiction to non-fiction, the success of her groundbreaking book, and the emergence of the eco-heroine's journey. Discover the inspiration behind the creation of The Rooted Woman Oracle, a brand-new transformative deck designed to balance feminine and masculine attributes. Explore the power of oracles, delve into the structure of this unique 53-card deck, and learn how it serves as a portal to the imaginal space for guidance and mythic imagination. The Rooted Woman Oracle publishes January 30th, and you can order yours today at hayhouse.com/rooted-woman.

Yes, it's still January! And this week we're revisiting an episode with psychologist, folklorist, mythologist and all-round one-woman campaigner for us to embrace our inner crone!---How do I want to age? What does the rest of my life look like? Those are questions I know many of you have given A LOT of thought. Well, my guest today has some answers.Dr Sharon Blackie is a psychologist and folklorist who is passionate about reimagining the ageing process for the better. Her last book If Women Rose Rooted was an ecofeminist sleeper hit about finding your place in the world that was passed from woman to woman with the words “you MUST read this”. Her new book, Hagitude: reimagining the second half of life, does JUST that. What, she asks, would ageing as a woman in the west be like if we embraced it. If we saw it as an adventure, not something to be dreaded, dodged, denied. At its heart is the radical idea: what if older women knew how to use the power and influence many of us don't know we have. What if we recognised our value? What if we wrote our own narratives?Sharon joined me to talk about the power of myth, embracing your inner hag and why she'd rather be the old woman in the wood than a boring old fairytale princess any day. She also told me what she learnt from THREE midlife crises, her decade of hot flushes and the joy of no longer having skin in the mating game.I found this conversation so motivating and inspiring. I hope you do too.* You can buy all the books mentioned in this podcast at Bookshop.org, including Hagitude and If Women Rose Rooted by Sharon Blackie and the book that inspired this podcast, The Shift: how I lost and found myself after 40 - and you can too, by me!* And if you'd like to support the work that goes into making this podcast and get a weekly newsletter plus loads more content including exclusive transcripts of the podcast, why not join The Shift community, come and have a look around at www.theshiftwithsambaker.substack.com• The Shift (on life after 40) with Sam Baker is created and hosted by Sam Baker and edited by Emily Sandford. If you enjoyed this podcast, please rate/review/follow as it really does help other people find us. And let me know what you think on twitter @sambaker or instagram @theothersambaker. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Bonnie Jo Campbell, known as the “master of rural noir,” is the author of eight books. Her story collection, American Salvage, was a finalist for the 2009 National Book Award and National Book Critics Circle Award in Fiction. Her 2011 novel, Once Upon a River, was made into a film in 2020. In this episode, Bonnie chats with Marrie Stone about her highly anticipated novel The Waters, which comes out next week. It's Bonnie's first novel in over a decade and it's already receiving rave reviews. The Waters follows three generations of women in the swamplands of Michigan. Herbalist Hermine “Herself” Zook is the matriarch and the area's healer, homeopath, or witch, depending on the way the town looks at her. Meet Hermine (played by Bonnie's mother) here. Bonnie talks about the architecture of this novel, and how she struggled to find something beyond the traditional three-act structure. She shares her discovery of Sharon Blackie, and the realization that structure can take different forms. The conversation also references Jane Alison's Meander, Spiral, Explode. They talk about character development and what makes characters unique, referencing both Jungian psychotherapists Robert A. Johnson and James Hillman (author of The Soul's Code). Bonnie also discusses fairy tales in literary fiction, how to talk about contemporary and divisive issues like abortion and gun control in accessible ways, how to make the most of your settings, breathing life into mysterious characters, her revision process and much more. She also shares additional advice to writers (particularly short story writers) here. For more information on Writers on Writing and extra writing perks, visit our Patreon page. To listen to past interviews, visit our website. We're also excited to announce the opening of our new bookstore on bookshop.org. We've stocked it with titles from our guests, as well as some of our own personal favorites. By purchasing through the store, you'll support both independent bookstores and our show. New titles will be added all the time (it's a work in progress). Finally, on Spotify you can listen to an album's worth of typewriter music like what you hear on the show. Look for the artist, Just My Type. Email the show at writersonwritingpodcast@gmail.com. We love to hear from our listeners. (Recorded on December 27, 2023) Host: Barbara DeMarco-Barrett Host: Marrie Stone Music and sound editing: Travis Barrett (Stream his music on Spotify, Apple Music, Etc.)

Show NotesListen to my chat with my business coach Kate Gibbs about what it means to honor your own energy and seasonality of life when it comes to business ownership and entrepreneurial life. We talk about how ditching hustle culture and taking on an entirely new perspective when it comes to the work-life balance can be just the thing you need to root down and bloom in your business and life. I know so many of you are balancing motherhood with small business ownership and I thought it would be so encouraging to hear from Kate on how to feel more confident managing that balance.Resources she mentionedUnbound: A Woman's Guide to Power by Katia Urbaniak: https://mydou.la/unboundIf Women Rose Rooted by Sharon Blackie: https://mydou.la/if-women-rose-rootedRegenerative Business by Samantha Garcia: https://mydou.la/regenerative-businessMegan Hale (Kate's coach): https://meganhale.co/Connect with KateFollow @blisscoachkate on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/blisscoachkate/Visit Kate's site: https://www.blissandflourish.com/Sign up for Super Bloom: https://www.blissandflourish.com/super-bloomSend emails to kate@blissandflourish.comIf you found this podcast helpful, please consider writing a positive review in your favorite podcast app or on YouTube! Thanks so much for listening. I'll catch you next time!Sign up for my weekly newsletter and gain access to my most up-to-date resource list here: https://www.resourcedoula.com/resourcesSupport the showThe Resource Doula Podcast Social Channels: Instagram: @resourcedoulapodcast TikTok: @resourcedoula Resource Doula Podcast Youtube: @resourcedoula

My first monthly book chat, I'll be talking about If Women Rose Rooted by Sharon Blackie.

The hedges are ablaze with colour and they call to us of lessons that we have long forgotten. Journal entry:2nd September, Saturday“At the edgings of the day. A delinquent V of geese Transect a sinking sun. As they reappear Another flight has joined them. They continue in a loose straggle North.A cool whisper of air As we round the base of the hill. Distant voices float across the water. As the sun sinks below the west The chant of jackdaws.”Episode Information:In this episode I read extracts from:Tristan Gooley's (2018) Wild Signs and Star Pathspublished by Hodder & Stoughton. Sharon Blackie's (2018) The Enchanted Life published by September Publishing. William Carleton (1830) The Hedge School open access text.  With special thanks to our lock-wheelersfor supporting this podcast.Anna V. Sean James Cameron Phil Pickin Orange Cookie Donna Kelly Mary Keane. Tony Rutherford. Arabella Holzapfel. Rory with MJ and Kayla. Narrowboat Precious Jet. Linda Reynolds Burkins. Richard Noble. Carol Ferguson. Tracie Thomas Mike and Tricia Stowe Madeleine SmithGeneral DetailsIn the intro and the outro, Saint-Saen's The Swan is performed by Karr and Bernstein (1961) and available on CC at archive.org. Two-stroke narrowboat engine recorded by 'James2nd' on the River Weaver, Cheshire. Uploaded to Freesound.org on 23rd June 2018. Creative Commons Licence. Piano and keyboard interludes composed and performed by Helen Ingram.For more information about Nighttime on Still WatersYou can find more information visit our website at noswpod.com wher you can become more a part ofSupport the showBecome a 'Lock-Wheeler'Would you like to support this podcast by becoming a 'lock-wheeler' for Nighttime on Still Waters? Find out more: 'Lock-wheeling' for Nighttime on Still Waters.ContactFor pictures of Erica and images related to the podcasts or to contact me, follow me on: Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/noswpod Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/nighttimeonstillwaters/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/NoswPod Mastodon: https://mastodon.world/@nosw I would love to hear from you. You can email me at nighttimeonstillwaters@gmail.com or drop me a line by going to the nowspod website and using either the contact form or, if you prefer, record your message by clicking on the microphone icon. For more information about Nighttime on Still Waters You can find more information and photographs about the podcasts and life aboard the Erica on our website at noswpod.com.

Sharon Blackie calls us to the ancient archetype of the Hag as a figure of unapologetic emergence from cultural pressures that lock us into outworn roles and limiting beliefs.  Drawing upon her transformative experiences in menopause Blackie grounds the mythic figure of the old woman who fashioned the world in her fierce determination to dissolve and reconfigure her professional and personal life. Identifying and rejecting cultural pressures to look and act a certain way as she ages, she claims the second half of her life for a post-heroic journey of intense creativity and unapologetic self-expression. Ancient Celtic fairytales, myths, and folk stories carry the spirit of the Cailleach, the divine old woman who shapes the landscape and scourges it clean through winter storms. This Queen of Winter is sharp and wild. Those who discover the Cailleach within carry her ruthless truths as unavoidable facts that demand acknowledgment. Her stark reality strips away one's inner illusions and avoidance of death, leaving her sharp eye facing outward. Tending the web of life becomes the great task, and acting to restore balance to the community, the central role. The path to the Hag is hidden in stories. Blackie reminds us that reviving ancient themes and images expands our imagination and helps us recover the dark woods we once knew well. Wise old ones revive awe and connection. Trees and plants, rivers and crows have secrets to teach us that require a depth of listening undisturbed by collective gibbering. Elderhood can be a time to shed the roles assigned to us. Menopause can be welcomed as a rite of passage with the Hag silently waiting for us to see her. If we have learned how to recognize her, renewal and reclaiming is possible. The stories of those who have gone before us carry a strange beauty that can stir a memory in our soul and set us on the path. REFERENCES:   Sharon Blackie Order her book: Hagitude. Reimagining the second half of life RESOURCES: Philadelphia Association of Jungian Analysts, ADVANCED CLINICAL PRACTICE PROGRAM: A case seminar for experienced clinicians to read, explore and apply Jung's concepts to clinical practice: CLICK HERE ARE YOU INTERESTED IN A SERIOUS STUDY OF JUNG? Enroll in the Philadelphia Jungian Seminar 2023 Fall Semester and start your journey: CLICK HERE  BECOME A DREAM INTERPRETER:  We've created DREAM SCHOOL to teach others how to work with their dreams. A vibrant community has constellated around this mission, and we think you'll love it. Check it out. PLEASE GIVE US A HAND: Hey folks -- We need your help. So please BECOME OUR PATRON and keep This Jungian Life podcast up and running. SHARE YOUR DREAM WITH US: SUBMIT YOUR DREAM HERE FOR A POSSIBLE PODCAST INTERPRETATION. SUGGEST A FUTURE PODCAST TOPIC:  Share your suggestions HERE. FOLLOW US ON SOCIAL MEDIA: FACEBOOK, INSTAGRAM, LINKEDIN, TWITTER, YOUTUBE YES, WE HAVE MERCH! Shop HERE

Dr Sharon Blackie is an award winning writer, psychologist and mythologist. She's the author of the best selling, If Women Rose Rooted and more recently, Hagitude: Reimagining The Second Half Of Life. I love both books. They completely re-envision how women fit in the world. Hagitude is a wonderful analysis of how women used to be in later life, before the modern era, and the inspiration we can take from that. Sharon is focused on the development of the mythic imagination, and on the relevance of myth, fairy tales and folk traditions to the personal, cultural and environmental problems that we face today.  We talk about: - Why she wrote Hagitude - What is it about the hags and mythology that delights Sharon - Sharon's favorite character, the Cailleach - What mythic imagination is - The things Sharon hates about how old women are currently presented  - How the second half of life is about turning inwards - The importance of listening to your body - How if you don't stop, you don't make space for a new story to grow - What women can do to change the narratives of older women - The nature of an elder woman's wisdom - Baba Yaga - The intersection of sexism and ageism in patriarchal religions - What Sharon discovered about herself by writing Hagitude And more!   If you enjoyed this episode, please subscribe, share it and leave us a 5* review on iTunes or wherever you're listening. Order the ebook or audiobook (narrated by Rachel) versions of Rachel's book, Magnificent Midlife: Transform Your Middle Years, Menopause And Beyond at magnificentmidlife.com/book The paperback can be purchased on Amazon or other online retailers: UK: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Magnificent-Midlife-Transform-Middle-Menopause/dp/173981150X/ US & Canada: https://www.amazon.com/Magnificent-Midlife-Transform-Middle-Menopause/dp/173981150X/ Australia: https://www.amazon.com.au/Magnificent-Midlife-Transform-Middle-Menopause/dp/173981150X/ You can listen to all the other episodes and get the show notes at magnificentmidlife.com/podcast. Recommended by the Sunday Times. Feedspot #3 in best midlife podcasts and #15 in best women over 50 podcasts worldwide. You'll find lots of strategies, support, and resources to help make your midlife magnificent at magnificentmidlife.com. Check out Rachel's online Revitalize Experience, a 6-week intensive small group mentoring experience or 1-1 Midlife Mentoring.   Follow Rachel on: Facebook: facebook.com/magnificentmidlife Instagram: instagram.com/magnificentmidlife Linkedin: linkedin.com/in/rachellankester Twitter: twitter.com/MagnifMidlife Pinterest: pinterest.co.uk/MagnificentMidlife1 Youtube: youtube.com/channel/UCEteu6Z2mW1z1wnHiVB08uw Tiktok: tiktok.com/@magnificent_midlife

In this episode of the cauldron we have Dr. Sharon Blackie; award-winning writer, psychologist and mythologist. Her highly acclaimed books, lectures and workshops are focused on the development of the mythic imagination, and on the relevance of myth, 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 new book Hagitude, her writing has appeared in anthologies, collections and in several international media outlets – among them the Guardian, the Irish Times, the i and the Scotsman. Her books have been translated into several languages, and she has been interviewed by the BBC, US public radio and other broadcasters on her areas of expertise. Her awards include the Roger Deakin Award, and a Creative Scotland Writer's Award.Sharon is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts, and has taught and lectured at several academic institutions, Jungian organisations, retreat centres and cultural festivals around the world. Her TEDx talk on the mythic imagination  can be viewed here.During the episodeWe delve deep into the world of wise and influential women in native mythology and what this means for navigating peri-menopause and elderhood. We ask Sharon what we can learn from the myths embedded in our cultures. We take a look at the profession of midwifery as traditionally midwives were the older women, not mothers themselves or past the mothering stage.  We talk about how it is this group of women that can be leading the changes in the birth world. Not leaving it only to the younger midwives to fight. We discuss the overarching patriarchal messages which purport that menopause is an ‘illness' to be fixed, cured, or masked so we can continue to look like young maidens.And we hear about the power of elderhood, and what we can learn even if we are still in our mother years or just coming into perimenopause.LINKS:Dr Sharon BlackieHagitudeSupport the show Produced and edited by Katie James - Support the show via our Patreon page or at BuyMeACoffee Music Joseph McDade Like this podcast? Then head over to leave us a review here Want more from Katie and Rachel? Katie's website with links to courses and moreRachel's website with links to courses, blogs, books and the collectiveDisclaimerThe information provided on this podcast does not, and is not intended to, constitute medical or legal advice; instead, all information available on this site are for general informational purposes only. The Midwives' Cauldron podcast reserves the right to supplement, change or delete any information at any time.The information and materials on the podcast is provided "as is"; no representations are made that the content is error-free. Whilst we have tried to ensure the accuracy and completeness of the information we do not warrant or guarantee the accurateness. The podcast accepts no liability for any loss or damage howsoever arising out of the use or reliance on the content...

This week my guest Sophie Howarth and I are diving into what it really means to create your own pace in a culture that prioritises faster and more.Sophie is an artist, writer and teacher, whose work is about deepening connection to ourselves, one another and the wider web of life.  We talk thorough ways to tune into your surroundings and get comfortable with going slow, and how Sophie includes and promotes this practice in her own work.Tune in to see just how much you can discover on a pilgrimage within the fabric of your own life! About Sophie Across an eclectic career spanning the arts, activism, social enterprise and government, Sophie has been committed to developing more imaginative responses to our most urgent concerns. Best known as the Co-Founder and first Director of The School of Life, Sophie has also been Curator of Public Programmes at Tate Modern, Faculty Lead at Year Here, Head of Education and Research at iniva, and a Special Advisor on Social Action in the Number 10 Policy Unit. She is also the author of several books including The Mindful Photographer, Street Photography Now and Family Photography Now.You can find out more about Sophie here:https://www.sophiehowarth.com/https://poetrypharmacy.co.uk/the-distillery/online/ Interested in Self-belief School? Here's all the info: https://selfbelief.school/enrol/ References“Ode” by Zoe Higgins (poem)“I thank you god for this most amazing day”, E E Cummings (poem)If Women Rose Rooted, Sharon Blackie (book)Quotes“Tuning ourselves into noticing brings so much depth, but it can't be done in a hurry. You just can't do it if you're busy getting from A to B in a race.” “Sometimes making peace with all the things undone, all the people that we failed to get back to, all the ambitions that we're not pursuing, allows for this really loving space of just being with what is.”“With that privacy attention, these things that happen without an audience, that aren't shared, that aren't for anyone else except our ourselves and our beloveds. These are the really precious resources that we have.”

Whilst audio editing continues to be a work in progress, I really enjoyed sharing my thoughts and musings about herbalism as a means to encouraging a loving relationship with our bodies, my perspectives on the role of adaptogens in providing deep nourishment for depleted systems, and a spotlight on an widely studied adaptogenic herb Eleuthero, Eleutherococcus senticosus, that is new to my medicine gardens but who has been a steady and stable ally in my clinical practice for over 17 years.~ Here is one of my favorite author's Sharon Blackie writing about Imbolg~ The Cailleach's Herbarium on La Féill Brίd ~ Tairis: Gaelic Polytheism and specifically Là Fhèill Brìghde ~ Herbal & Aromatic Energetics in the Emotional Realm~ Clarissa Pinkola Estes – The Joyous Body~ Adaptogens in Medical Herbalism - Donnie Yance~ Joe Hollis from Mountain Gardens talks about Eleuthero

Rain and mud are all around us at the moment, but there is wonder there too. The ancient myth of ‘The Voyage of Bran' helps us to find the extraordinary within the ordinary and (with apologies to Simon and Garfunkel) the beauty of Tuesday Morning, 5.30am.Journal entry: 13th January, Friday“Boggy ground, although I am high on the hill. Standing in the cluster of four oaks waiting. Waiting for I don't know what.I turn, and behind me, the sunrises in red and gold Through the dense brush of woodland that lines the horizon. How wonderful is that?What is even more wonderful is that, further to the west, Another sunrise will break over other woodlands, but this one Will be through the lattice work of these trees I stand under.And so the sunrise is shouldered across the land from tree to tree And the one human who is waiting…  … for something.”Episode Information:In this episode I read extracts from ‘The Voyage of Bran' (Imram Brain). I use the Kuno Meyer's translation of it which can be read here: Voyage of Bran.I also read the first lines of William Blake's ‘Auguries of Innocence.' You can read more about Sharon Blackie's ‘sit spot' challenge in her book The Enchanted Life published in 2019 by September Publishing. John Moriarty's (2011) Nostos: An autobiography is published by Lilliput Press. For more information about Nighttime on Still WatersYou can find more information and photographs about the podcasts and life aboard the Erica on our website at noswpod.com. It will also allow you to become more a part of the podcast and you can leave comments, offer suggestions, and reviews. You can even, if you want, leave me a voice mail by clicking on the microphone icon. General DetailsIn the intro and the outro, Saint-Saen's The Swan is performed by Karr and Bernstein (1961) and available on CC at archive.org. Two-stroke narrowboat engine recorded by 'James2nd' on the River Weaver, Cheshire. Uploaded to Freesound.org on 23rd June 2018. Creative Commons Licence. Piano and keyboard interludes composed and performedSupport the showBecome a 'Lock-Wheeler'Would you like to support this podcast by becoming a 'lock-wheeler' for Nighttime on Still Waters? Find out more: 'Lock-wheeling' for Nighttime on Still Waters.ContactFor pictures of Erica and images related to the podcasts or to contact me, follow me on: Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/noswpod Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/nighttimeonstillwaters/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/NoswPod Mastodon: https://mastodon.world/@nosw I would love to hear from you. You can email me at nighttimeonstillwaters@gmail.com or drop me a line by going to the nowspod website and using either the contact form or, if you prefer, record your message using the voicemail facility by clicking on the microphone icon.

In this thought-provoking interview series from the RSA, Matthew Taylor, puts a range of leading thinkers on the spot - from writers to business leaders, politicians to journalists - by asking for big ideas to help build effective bridges to our new future. In this special festive edition, Matthew selects his favourite conversations from 2021.Highlights include: Oliver Bullough exposes Britain's major role in the world of corruption; Phil Tinline on why collective political nightmares can shape political horizons; Hannah Rose Woods, author of ‘Rule Nostalgia, on why yesterday's events take a grip on today's ambitions; Christine Emba explores how masculine attitudes to sex have shaped women's expectations; and Sharon Blackie reveals why older woman are often the most powerful drivers of change in the world.More about the guests from this year's episode:Sharon Blackie is an award-winning writer, psychologist and mythologist. Her books, courses, lectures and workshops are focused on the development of the mythic imagination, and on the relevance of myth, fairy tales and folk traditions to the personal, cultural and environmental problems we face today. Her latest book is, 'Hagitude: Reimagining the Second Half of Life'. Oliver Bullough is the author of the financial expose Moneyland, and two celebrated books about the former Soviet Union: The Last Man in Russia and Let Our Fame Be Great. His journalism appears regularly in the Guardian, The New York Times and GQ. His latest book is Butler to the World: The book the oligarchs don't want you to read - how Britain became the servant of tycoons, tax dodgers, kleptocrats and criminals. Christine Emba is a columnist for The Washington Post writing about ideas and society. Her previous posts include the Hilton Kramer Fellow in Criticism at the New Criterion and as a deputy editor at the Economist Intelligence Unit. Her latest book is Rethinking Sex: A Provocation. Phil Tinline works for BBC Radio; he has made and presented documentaries about how political history shapes our lives. Formerly executive producer of Radio 4's investigative history series, Document, he has written for The Guardian, The Independent on Sunday, The Daily Telegraph, BBC History Magazine and the New Statesman. His new book is, 'The Death of Consensus: 100 Years of British Political Nightmares'. Hannah Rose Woods is a writer and cultural historian. She has a PhD from the University of Cambridge, where she taught modern British history, and in 2016 captained her college's team to victory on the BBC quiz show, University Challenge. She has written on history, politics and culture for the New Statesman, the Guardian, History Today, Art UK and Elle magazine. Her latest book is, "Rule, Nostalgia: A Backwards History of Britain".A Tempo & Talker production for the RSA. In this time of global change, strong communities and initiatives that bring people together are more invaluable than ever before. The RSA Fellowship is a global network of problem solvers. We invite you to join our community today to stay connected, inspired and motivated in the months ahead. You can learn more about the Fellowship or start an application by clicking here.

In this week's edition of Tranquility du Jour, I chat with psychotherapist Sharon Blackie about her new book Hagitude: Reimagining the Second Half of Life. Learn how midlife is a time of transformation, ways to find meaning in the second half of life, why nature and cycles are so important, and more! http://traffic.libsyn.com/hiptranquilchick/tdj596.mp3 Direct download: Tranquility du Jour #596: Hagitude Subscribe in your favorite podcast app such as Spotify, Apple Podcast, Amazon. Visit kimberlywilson.com/podcast for more. New to Tranquility du Jour? Learn more here. Upcoming Events My Signature Yearlong Program: The Coterie New Year's Virtual Retreat Video Interview Video Link Our Guest Sharon Blackie, PhD, is an award-winning writer of fiction and nonfiction, and a psychologist who has specialized in neuroscience, narrative, mythology, and Celtic studies. Her unique approach to working with myth, fairy tales, and folklore highlights the insights these traditions can offer us for authentic and meaningful ways of being. Her work has been published extensively in professional journals and consumer media, and she offers workshops and seminars worldwide and online. She lives in Wales, UK. More information at SharonBlackie.net and www.Hagitude.org.   Find Our Guest Instagram.com/thehagituderevolution/ Facebook.com/hagitude Book Mentioned in the Show Tranquil Holidays Pop-Up Replay Tea with Kimberly: Tranquil Holidays Coloring Sheet Gift Guide 500th Podcast Soiree Let's Connect Receive inbox love through Love Notes: invites, inspiration, and more. Browse my 6 Books and planner. Follow along on Instagram and YouTube. Shop seasonless, vegan, locally-made, eco-friendly fashion: TDJ by Kimberly. Share a review on Apple Podcasts, Amazon, or Goodreads and you may hear it shared on the show.

Fine artist + educator Natalie Eslick joins us to talk about leaving her muggle job and finding enchantment as she pursued her creative practice. We talk about the power of creativity to help us be more resilient in the face of uncertainty and loneliness; and Natalie shares how the wild can keep us from missing out on our one precious life.“Enchantment wriggled its way into my hardened heart through the simple act of observing wildness.”Natalie is an Australian fine artist and educator whose work is steeped in connection to nature, rooting into place, and reciprocal relationships with the wild world. Her work evokes compassion, kindness, and connection to the intrinsic magic of nature and the inherent wisdom of Earth's flora and fauna. Natalie's background in psychology, human rights, and decades of service to her local community lead her to seek an extraordinary life, to cherish moments of peace and connection with trees and wild beings, to encourage curiosity and wonder, and to value compassion and creative beauty as empowering, and worth pursuing.we discuss —How creativity can help us grapple with uncertainty + perfectionismHow to make more space for creativity by feeding connection (yes, even if your muggle life is so demanding!)How Natalie transitioned to a full-time creative career after 30 years of working a “normal” jobHow the wild is our teacher for how we can be and how to not miss out on our lifeWhy you deserve enchantment in your life + how to invite more of itLINKSIf you enjoyed the episode, check out —How to Take a SoundwalkEpisode on Listening to the InterstellarEpisode w— Vyana NovusEpisode on The AbundanceMore about our guest —Natalie's websiteNatalie's IGNatalie's substackWander Wonder - Natalie's free 5-day courseMentioned in the episode—Bewilderment, book by Richard PowersIf Women Rose Rooted, book by Sharon BlackieHagitude, book by Sharon Blackie, illustrations by Natalie EslickFree Resources —Discover your wild water archetype + upgrade your self care with our free Water Medicine QuizStay Connected —Subscribe to the home—body podcast wherever you get your listens.Mary Grace's websitejoin the free home—body portal and talk about the episode!This podcast is produced by Softer Sounds. ✨Support the show

I open this episode with a quote from Sharon Blackie's new book Hagitude. Within us all is a shadowland of exile. A place of incredible power and wisdom. Those of us who have chronic pain and illness move through this land of prophets and alchemists more often. The energy of this full moon empowers us to deeply see and hear the wisdom gained by these exiled parts of us.  May we encounter our innermost wisdom on this cold moon of December. 

As we move on to the eleventh of our thirteen keys for self connection and sacred balance, Ceryn invites you to journey with her as she faces one of the scariest topics of all: Death.But how would our relationship with that concept - and equally with the ideas of life, birth and rebirth - be if we had been raised in a world that focussed more on the yin side of life? A world that taught us life was a cyclical rather than a linear process. The key to doing that? To breaking out of the linear A to B idea of life and moving instead into a place of true cyclical living? Wildness. And the courage to come back to ourselves and to nature. Join Ceryn to talk about exactly that, and the path that lies open to each of us as when we choose to turn that key. Episode NotesWithin this episode, Ceryn mentions three exciting events she is involved with at this time, which are:The free Arise and Awaken event on December 2nd and 3rd, which this year focuses on Working with the Dark Goddess in preparation for 2023's Divine Feminine Liberation. Learn more and book your place here.The Sekhem Level 1 and 2 initiations Ceryn will be running alongside Rachael Morley this January, including an in-person weekend in the magical lands of Glastonbury. The Re-Kindling Her Stories sessions she will be running online throughout January and February.Ceryn also mentions the work of Bola Juju, who you can learn more about here.Meanwhile, a recording of The Selkie Song, from Sharon Blackie's If Women Rose Rooted can be found here.To keep up with the latest from Ceryn and all things Divine Feminist, follow @divine.feminist on Instagram.Music is Start Again by Alex Beroza, copyright Alex(2014), sourced through YouTube and available to hear in full here. Finally, if you enjoy The Divine Feminist and would like to buy Ceryn a Ko-fi, you can do that here.

Fear is a big one isn't it? The fear of failure. The fear of stepping out of our lane and getting flattened. But in today's episode of Beautiful Misfits, I talk to Dr Sharon Blackie about why confronting our fears is one of the vital keys to unlocking change in ourselves and the world around us. She did this. She was so afraid of flying - and failing in a big corporate life - that she took the radical step of training a pilot. Today Sharon is an author and teacher whose work centres on how to bring back balance into a world that's gone so off course in many ways. And the ancient wisdom found in the stories of our past that provide the answers we need for the future. Follow Mary Portas on: Instagram: @maryportasofficial Facebook: Mary Portas And to get in touch with team Portas, email us at: beautifulmisfits@portasagency.com and you can subscribe to the Portas POV Newsletter for musings, provocation insights and inspiration.

  If myths are the means by which we make sense of ourselves and the world around us, how did we become so fixated on stories and systems built around greed, selfishness and competition? How did we come to perceive nature as an unintelligent machine, a mere resource to be plundered? With the help of philosopher Alan Watts we'll unpick the past two thousand years before meeting guests George Monbiot, Jeremy Lent, mythologist Sharon Blackie and non-binary artist Brooke Palmieri, to learn about some of the most exciting and innovative ideas and movements and myths – from Ecological Civilisation to The Commons –  that just might help guide us into a more networked, inclusive and sustainable future.  https://druidry.org https://www.drbramwell.com/ https://www.thecockpit.org.uk/journeytonutopia https://www.hawkwoodcollege.co.uk/ https://www.brookepalmieri.com/ https://www.monbiot.com/ https://alanwatts.org/ https://sharonblackie.net/ https://www.jeremylent.com/

How do I want to age? What does the rest of my life look like? Those are questions I know many of you have given A LOT of thought. Well, my guest today has some answers.Dr Sharon Blackie is a psychologist and folklorist who is passionate about reimagining the ageing process for the better. Her last book If Women Rose Rooted was an ecofeminist sleeper hit about finding your place in the world that was passed from woman to woman with the words “you MUST read this”. Her new book, Hagitude: reimagining the second half of life, does JUST that. What, she asks, would ageing as a woman in the west be like if we embraced it. If we saw it as an adventure, not something to be dreaded, dodged, denied. At its heart is the radical idea: what if older women knew how to use the power and influence many of us don't know we have. What if we recognised our value? What if we wrote our own narratives?Sharon joined me to talk about the power of myth, embracing your inner hag and why she'd rather be the old woman in the wood than a boring old fairytale princess any day. She also told me what she learnt from THREE midlife crises, her decade of hot flushes and the joy of no longer having skin in the mating game.I found this conversation so motivating and inspiring. I hope you do too.* You can buy all the books mentioned in this podcast at Bookshop.org, including Hagitude and If Women Rose Rooted by Sharon Blackie and the book that inspired this podcast, The Shift: how I lost and found myself after 40 - and you can too, by me!* And if you'd like to support the work that goes into making this podcast and get a weekly newsletter plus loads more content including transcripts of the podcast, please join The Shift community. Find out more at https://steadyhq.com/en/theshift/• The Shift (on life after 40) with Sam Baker is created and hosted by Sam Baker and edited by Emily Sandford. If you enjoyed this podcast, please rate/review/follow as it really does help other people find us. And let me know what you think on twitter @sambaker or instagram @theothersambaker. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Sharon Blackie, PhD, is a writer, psychologist and mythologist. In her most recent book, Hagitude: Reimagining The Second Half Of Life, Sharon explores the inner life of women over 50 and women who've experienced menopause and invites us to challenge belief systems and rewrite the elder years as a time of great flowering. In this conversation, we explore what Sharon describes as the "incandescence" of menopause and the spiritual purpose of women's elderhood. She is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts, and has taught and lectured at several academic institutions, Jungian organisations, retreat centres and cultural festivals around the world. Some of her work, particularly her two previous books, If Women Rose Rooted and The Enchanted Life, are considered by many to be among the classic psychospiritual and mythic texts of our age, sitting comfortably on the shelf alongside other greats such as Clarissa Pinkola Estes and Jean Shinoda Bolen. Her highly acclaimed books and courses are focused on the development of the mythic imagination. She likes to explore the relevance of myths, fairy tales and folk traditions to the personal, cultural and environmental problems we face today.  Find Hagitude wherever you buy books and check out Dr.Blackie's many programs at sharonblackie.net

In this thought-provoking interview series from the RSA, Matthew Taylor, puts a range of leading thinkers on the spot - from writers to business leaders, politicians to journalists - by asking for big ideas to help build effective bridges to our new future. In her latest book, 'Hagitude', Sharon Blackie shares her personal story alongside potent female figures from history to offer a rich vision of how we can grow into a more connected and creative second half of life. She joins Matthew to talk maturity, menopause and myth - and why all women at a certain stage in their life should embrace their 'inner hag'.  Sharon Blackie is an award-winning writer, psychologist and mythologist. Her books, courses, lectures and workshops are focused on the development of the mythic imagination, and on the relevance of myth, fairy tales and folk traditions to the personal, cultural and environmental problems we face today. Her latest book is, 'Hagitude: Reimagining the Second Half of Life'. A Tempo & Talker production for the RSA. In this time of global change, strong communities and initiatives that bring people together are more invaluable than ever before. The RSA Fellowship is a global network of problem solvers. We invite you to join our community today to stay connected, inspired and motivated in the months ahead. You can learn more about the Fellowship or start an application by clicking here.

“Story helps us weave ourselves into the land and feel a sense of wonder and awe when we step outside. This re-mythologizing, restorying to me is a really important way that we can find belonging to places from which we would otherwise perhaps feel quite alienated.” In this episode, we welcome Dr. Sharon Blackie, an award-winning writer, psychologist and mythologist. Her highly acclaimed books, courses, lectures and workshops are focused on the development of the mythic imagination, and on the relevance of myth, fairy tales and folk traditions to the personal, cultural and environmental problems we face today. Some of the topics we explore in this conversation include how the eco-heroine's journey offers more life-enhancing and community-centered visions for our paths forward, embracing menopause and elderhood as liberating and alchemical, what it means to re-enchant our lives with mythology to find belonging in place, and more. (The musical offering featured in this episode is Power by India Blue. The episode-inspired artwork is by Sabrina Gevaerd.) Green Dreamer would not be possible without the direct support from our listeners. Help us keep the show alive by reciprocating a gift of any amount today: GreenDreamer.com/support

If you'd like to know whose ancestral tribal lands you currently reside on, you can look up your address here: https://native-land.ca/My new book, “Home to Her: Walking the Transformative Path of the Sacred Feminine,” is available for pre-order now from Womancraft Publishing! To learn more, read endorsements and purchase, please visit www.womancraftpublishing.com.   Caroline's book is “Finding Elen: The Quest for Elen of the Ways,” and can be purchased here:  https://bookshop.org/books/finding-elen-the-quest-for-elen-of-the-ways/9781508644033Caroline also referred to the book “The Deer Goddess of Ancient Siberia,” by Esther Jacobsen. This book is out of print, but you may be able to find it via your local or nearest academic library system. Caroline referenced the discovery of gold in the reindeer territories of the Indigenous Saami people of Northern Europe. You can read more about this here: https://thebarentsobserver.com/en/indigenous-peoples/2022/01/significant-battery-metals-discovery-key-reindeer-herding-land.During our discussion of ley lines, Caroline acknowledged the late Alfred Watkins as popularizing the original concept. You can learn more about him here: https://www.visitherefordshire.co.uk/blog/introducing-alfred-watkins-fascinating-man.Sharon Blackie's book, “If Women Rose Rooted,” also includes a historical exploration of Elen of the Ways.This is a favorite article of mine examining the connections between the ancient deer Goddess, shamans and our current popular stories of Santa Claus:  https://gathervictoria.com/2017/12/15/doe-a-deer-a-female-deer-the-spirit-of-mother-christmas/Finally, Caroline mentioned Extinction Rebellion, a radical art movement to call attention to climate change. I also discussed Extinction Rebellion with Mat Osmond on a prior Home to Her episode called “The Black Madonna's Song:” https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-black-madonnas-song-with-mat-osmond-and-kate-walters/id1499676560?i=1000531362348

This week's show is with Dr. Sharon Blackie. Award-winning mythologist, psychologist, and writer Dr. Sharon Blackie is widely known and regarded for her publications, classes, seminars, and workshops  which centers on the growth of the mythic imagination and the applicability of myth, fairy tales, and folklore to the social, political, and environmental issues of today. She has written five works of fiction and nonfiction, including the best-selling If Women Rose Rooted, and her work has also been published in collections, anthologies, and other international media sites, including the Guardian, the Irish Times, and the Scotsman. Her novels have been translated into other languages, and she has given interviews on her subject matter to the BBC, US public radio, and other media. Sharon has given lectures and classes at several universities, Jungian organizations, retreat centers, and cultural events all around the world. In this show, Sharon and Lian explored the topic of female elderhood and her work to support women to reclaim their Inner Hag, mature into their own unique expression of hagitude and pass down their deep feminine wisdom for the benefit of their community. I'd love to know what YOU think about this week's show. Let's carry on the conversation…  please leave a comment below. What you'll learn from this episode: We can reclaim menopause as a time of stripping away, letting go of the roles and expectations of our life and culture, allowing us to open to the deeper knowing of who we are and are to become The archetypes Sharon described, such as the fairy godmother and the truth teller, are ones that it's clear are deeply needed in our culture The vision Sharon spoke of, that of a wiser, more authentic world is one that many of us see is needed and are looking for solutions for... the Hag seems to be an important part of the answer Resources and stuff that we spoke about: Sharon Blackie's Official Website: Sharon Blackie Sharon Blackie's book and a year-long membership program: Hagitude: Reclaiming the Second Half of Life Sharon Blackie's Books and Writings: Hagitude: Reimagining the Second Half of Life Foxfire, Wolfskin and other stories of shapeshifting women If Women Rose Rooted, Nautilus Book Award Winner 2016 The Enchanted Life: Reclaiming the magic and wisdom of the natural world The Long Delirious Burning Blue The Art of Enchantment – her publication on Substack Susan Guner's social media accounts you might want to follow: Instagram Facebook Thank you for listening! There's fresh episode each week, if you subscribe then you'll get each new episode delivered to your phone every Tuesday (that way you'll never miss an episode): Subscribe on Apple Podcasts/iTunes Subscribe on Android Thank you! Lian & Jonathan

The Hagitude Sessions: Jody Day by Dr Sharon Blackie

Step into the world of menopause, myth, and fairy tales in this conversation with award winning writer Sharon Blackie. Host Karen Brody speaks with Sharon on everything from what facing death taught her to the liminal space of menopause and how the archetypal energy of older women in fairy tales can help us claim our power and reimagine the second half of life.  Resources for this episode can be found here: https://daringtorest.com/podcast/72  

We discuss the latest on Liz Truss' first full day as the new Prime Minister of the United Kingdom. Emma Barnett is joined by Baroness Gabby Bertin who worked with David Cameron for a decade while he was leader and Camilla Tominey, Associate Editor at the Daily Telegraph. What is it like to break away from a strict religious community? Emily grew up in the Hasidic Jewish community, known for its religious conservatism and social seclusion, but left with her children following a difficult divorce. She tells her story to Emma. For any woman over fifty who has ever asked ‘What now?' ‘Who do I want to be?' comes a book by Sharon Blackie, a psychologist and writer, best known for her ecofeminist book, If Women Rose Rooted. She joins Emma to talk about her new book, Hagitude. We speak to Mursal Hedayat, a businesswoman who came to the UK as a refugee at the age of 4 and is now being recognised for her entrepreneurial success with her social enterprise that helps people become language coaches. Presenter: Emma Barnett Producer: Emma Pearce

Dr. Sharon Blackie is an award-winning writer, psychologist and mythologist. Her highly acclaimed books, courses, lectures and workshops are focused on the development of the mythic imagination, and on the relevance of myth, fairy tales and folk traditions to the personal, social and environmental problems we face today. As well as writing five books of fiction and nonfiction, including the bestselling If Women Rose Rooted, her writing has appeared in several international media outlets, among them the Guardian, the Irish Times, and the Scotsman. Her books have been translated into several languages, and she has been interviewed by the BBC, US public radio and other broadcasters on her areas of expertise.In today's episode, we explore the writing of Sharon's latest book, HAGITUDE: what it is, how it came about, how the powerful old women of  the European folk tales provide a model for what it is to live in the second half of life: we explore alchemy, the magic of the land, the Cailleach, death, dying...and Terry Pratchett's Granny Weatherwax as the ultimate role model for older age!HAGITUDE website: https://hagitude.orgSharon Blackie personal website: https://sharonblackie.netSharon's podcasts dedicated to Hagitude: https://hagitude.org/podcast/Accidental Gods Episode 90: https://accidentalgods.life/thresholds-of-being/Sunday Times Review of Hagitude: https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/hagitude-by-sharon-blackie-review-busting-the-menopause-myth-dl0n6bbjx

The Hagitude Sessions: Christine Valters Paintner by Dr Sharon Blackie

The Hagitude Sessions: Christa Mackinnon by Dr Sharon Blackie

In this episode, Dr Sharon Blackie is in conversation with Alexandra Pope, co-founder of The Red School, and co-author of the forthcoming book 'Wise Power'.

In this episode, Dr Sharon Blackie speaks to writer Tanya Shadrick about menopause, ageing and hagitude.

I had an epiphany last week, it was about my religion.   Although I was raised Catholic, I never strongly resonated with the traditions or stories of this faith. Instead, I've been drawn to a faith that's harder to name, that's more aligned to nature and its pulsing creative aliveness. Last week, I realized & reconciled my faith is feminine.   As I write this, I guess it's not that shocking, but it kind of shocked me...Because the feminine also makes me cringe.   Over the years, I've kept tabs on the ways the ‘feminine' can do damage... That is the way that some people's version of the feminine can do harm.   Not because the feminine is harmful.   But because many of us (myself included) with good intentions can leave an impact of harm. I really don't want that for the feminine. It's been such medicine and magic for me.   So today on the podcast we're exploring 5 ways the feminine can cause harm to ourselves and to others. This will be useful for the practitioners and the humans who are practicing more feminine-based living.     Specifically, we're exploring: How I first got introduced to the feminine What the feminine means to me & why I don't love concrete definitions of it The role of tracing your ancestral feminine history (& some reading recommendations from mine) Five ways I see the feminine doing harm & how that's played out in my own work, and in the way I parent What I'm doing differently as a result of these insights   Would love to hear what lands once you've tuned in! Drop me a note here.   ----- Books mentioned on this podcast: Way of the Superior Man by David Deida Masculine & Feminine by Gareth S Hill (don't really recommend this one) The Radiance Sutras, translated by Lorin Roche Mary Magdalene Revealed: The First Apostle, Her Feminist Gospel & the Christianity We Haven't Tried Yet by Meggan Watterson If Women Rose Rooted, A life-changing journey to authenticity and belonging by Sharon Blackie   Resources mentioned in this podcast: Primal Feminine Flow - An at-home, feminine embodiment movement practice to resensitize the body Feminine Embodiment Coaching - an emotional embodiment & vulnerability-based professional training for coaches School of Embodied Arts Leave a podcast review on iTunes here Thought or reflection to share? Leave a comment on Instagram here   --------------   Find Jenna on the following platforms: Website: http://jennaward.co/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jennaward.co/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/jennawardco/ We hope you enjoyed today's podcast. Make sure you subscribe so you'll be updated when new episodes become available. Also, it would be greatly appreciated if you would take a few moments to leave your feedback. Simply click on “ratings and reviews” then “write a review” on iTunes to get started. Your reviews are so helpful in making future episodes even better. We would also appreciate it if you share the podcast with your friends or anyone who you think might enjoy these episodes. The School of the Embodied Arts podcast is also available on Spotify.