Fairy tales are powerful because at their heart is transformation. Long before princesses were pink and perfect, these stories showed women how to face the unfaceable, find hidden strength, and transform challenges into growth and empowerment.

In this talk, Dr Sharon Blackie reminds us that fairy tales were made for times of uncertainty, change and upheaval. Drawing from her new book,Ripening,she reflects on how fairy tales mirror the realities of ordinary lives, illuminating who we are and who we could be. They offer powerful images and help us see the new possibilities that appear when the systems around us begin to break.

Join us to explore how fairy tales have taught women across generations to be savvy, confident, and assertive – and why these stories are still needed today.

Doors open at7pm, talk starts at7:30pm- come down early to grab a good seat!

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Speaker Bio:

Dr Sharon Blackie is an award-winning and internationally bestselling author, and a psychologist with a background in mythology and folklore. Her work is focused on reimagining women’s stories, and on the relevance of myths and fairy tales to the personal, cultural and environmental issues we face today. Sharon has inspired a new generation of women searching for a wilder femininity, rooted in mythology and landscape.

Sharon is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts, an Honorary Member of the UK Association of Jungian Analysts, and has taught and lectured at many academic institutions, Jungian organisations, retreat centres and cultural festivals around the world.

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