The Blog For Real-Life Heroines

Introducing the Official 2nd Heroine’s Writing Contest!

 “Today the stakes are high.  It is time for many voices to be heard.  This is not the moment of singular heroes so much as it is a time for many to take single heroic actions.  By telling a better story...

Where are the artists, poets, storytellers, and musicians we need now to effectively change hearts and minds to transform our troubled world? We need deep intervention.

I know where they are – they are all of you, Heroines.

Weeping Norwegian Spruce

They are hulking figures –...

The Evolution of an Idea - The beginning

 Picture a corporate classroom. No, not that kind with the ping pong tables and the espresso machine. Go back thirty years – or so. The window is the room’s best amenity. The rest: dull, grey, dusty, and a blackboard. Maybe it was a...

We all know the feeling: that unsettling in-between space.

“Many of us have heard it said that when one door closes, another opens, but no one warns us that the hall between can be hell! … In the In-Between, we are constantly challenged to come alive by letting go of old...

The School For Real-Life Heroines: Embark on a Life-Changing Journey

Do you ever feel stuck in a rut, unsure of who you are or where you're headed?  You're not alone. Many successful women grapple with self-doubt, imposter syndrome, and the nagging feeling that they're not quite living their...

I am Glinda. You are Dorothy

Have you ever felt like Dorothy in The Wizard of Oz, confused about her ruby slipper’s magic that was there all along? This is the metaphor I use to empower women to tap into their inner wisdom - their intuition.

For 24 years, I was Glinda. I’ve guided...

A Transformative Era For Women

As women of the modern age, we’re in a unique and transformative phase. Significant progress has been made toward addressing gender equality. This has opened opportunities for us in our education, leadership and careers. And this progress has highlighted...

We are all Heroines.

 I have always been drawn to heroine and hero stories, and now I know why. It’s who we are! We are heroines through and through. It’s our potential, our hidden reality. Heroineism (yes, that’s a word) lives within our very core.

 We humans are...

"The Heroine’s Journey isn't a destination; it's a reflective adventure". – D. Snow

 Whenever I’ve been asked over the past year, “What are you up to, Susanna?” I’ve responded that I’m building a school, a school for women. Not with a brick or with...

We are here for the third annual Real-Life Heroine's gift guide! (here’s our first year). I hope that you’ll find something here to make gift shopping fun and easy this year. 

We have quite a few different options — from gifts for just you, to gifts for...

And I shall have some peace there, for peace comes dropping slow, Dropping from the veils of the morning to where the cricket sings; There midnight's all a glimmer, and noon a purple glow, And evening full of the linnet's wings.

 – William Butler Yeats, The Lake Isle of Innisfree

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The Heroine’s Journey is an ancient and current story pattern that promises that there is something unique and special within you that deserves to be brought forth.

Introduction

A magic cape, a talking hat, a boot or a carpet to travel on, a ring of power, ruby slippers “Just...