Replay: Elizabeth Lesser shares Five Things She's Learned about How the Hero’s Journey Changes When Women are the Storytellers
Check out the first five minutes of her recent class.
“As a student of history and mythology, I know that most of humankind’s origin stories, hero’s tales, novels, and films have been created by men. Embedded in those stories are the beliefs we live by — beliefs about women and men, power and war, sex and love. There’s much to enjoy in the old stories and hero’s adventure tales. But even as a young girl I longed for stories I could relate to. I’ve come to see that it’s up to us to tell new stories that balance out millennia of one-sided storytelling.”
– Elizabeth Lesser, Five Things I've Learned about How the Hero’s Journey Changes When Women are the Storytellers
Elizabeth Lesser is the bestselling author of Cassandra Speaks: When Women Are the Storytellers, the Human Story Changes, which explores what happens to our culture's values and priorities when women's voices, stories, and experiences are trusted, respected, and followed. Here’s the first five minutes Elizabeth’s two-hour class in which she shares the Five Things She’s Learned about what happens when women trust their instincts, dignify their values, and speak their truths — and redefine what it means to be a hero.
Five Things I’ve Learned about How the Hero’s Journey Changes When Women are the Storytellers offers an remarkable opportunity to explore the power of storytelling from Elizabeth’s informed and personal perspective. Elizabeth shares the importance of finding one's authentic voice, redefining power dynamics, overcoming imposter syndrome, practicing self-care and assertiveness, and mapping out personal journeys towards empowerment by means of meditation and writing exercises.
Want to learn more about storytelling from an informed, thoughtful, and feminist perspective? This class is for you.
Elizabeth is the cofounder of Omega Institute, the renowned conference and retreat center located in Rhinebeck, New York. Elizabeth’s first book, The Seeker’s Guide, chronicles her years at Omega and distills lessons learned into a potent guide for growth and healing. Her New York Times bestselling book, Broken Open: How Difficult Times Can Help Us Grow, has sold more than 300,000 copies and has been translated into 20 languages. Elizabeth is one of Oprah Winfrey's SuperSoul 100, a collection of one hundred leaders who are using their voices and talent to elevate humanity.
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