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‘Fairy tales matter because at the heart of every one of them is transformation.’<\/i><\/p>\n

In a world in which all the old certainties seem to be crumbling, it’s hard not to feel we have lost our way. In\u00a0Ripening<\/i>, Sharon Blackie insists that fairy tales are precisely the stories we need for such times.<\/p>\n

Long before they became bywords for people-pleasing princesses, these old stories \u2013 passed down to us through generations by our peasant ancestors \u2013 told us everything that women need to learn about the world. They might be set in difficult and dangerous times, but they require their heroines to face the unfaceable and dig deep for previously unimagined inner resources. They teach us to be savvy, inspire us to grow in confidence, show us how to be bold and claim the future we dream of.<\/p>\n

More than anything, fairy tales are soul-food. They show us how to take hold of our own personal narratives and transform them into stories that might begin with trauma, but end with empowerment. They offer us images of startling resonance and beauty, whilst showing us how to recognise and make use of the possibilities that rise to the surface when broken systems are cracked open.<\/p>\n

Ripening: Why Women Need Fairy Tales Now<\/h3>\n

By: Sharon Blackie
\nNarrated by: Sharon Blackie
\nLength: 9 hrs and 46 mins
\nRelease date: 05-14-26
\nLanguage: English
\nFormat and Bitrate: M4B@125 kbps
\nSize: 533.14 MB<\/p>\n

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