The Blog For Real-Life Heroines
Led by school founder and coach Susanna Liller, our blog offers practical tools and real-life stories to help you navigate life's challenges and discover the extraordinary within yourself.
Announcing the 3rd Annual Heroine’s Writing Contest!
“This is not the time for a single hero’s voice to rise above the rest.
It’s the moment for many voices—real, raw, and radiant—to tell the stories that awaken us all.”
— Inspired by Transformational Speaking, Gail Larsen“May you choose to ris
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Why I’m Creating In Her Words
On November 8, I’ll be standing in a circle of women at 317 Main Community Music Center in Yarmouth, Maine, listening to stories. Not stories from books or movies, but the living, breathing stories of real women.
I’ve Been Asked More Than Once: Why This Conference? Wh...
Are You Hearing A Call To Make A Change?
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Moyers: …we’re not going on our journey to save the world but to save ourselves.
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Campbell: But in doing that, you save the world. The influence of a vital person vitalizes.
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–Joseph Campbell, Bill Moyers The Power of Myth
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Feminine wounds are ...
Fear and the Power of Story: Toothless, Hiccup, Dragons, Me and You
“The idea that we’re “wired for story” is more than a catchy phrase. Neuroeconomist Paul Zak has found that hearing a story—a narrative with a beginning, middle, and end—causes our brains to release cortisol and oxytocin. These c
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Ireland: Into the Mystery
“Is there an odyssey the female soul longs to make at the approach of fifty [sixty, seventy]—one that has been blurred and lost within a culture awesomely alienated from soul? If so, what sort of journey would that be? Where would it take me?”
~Traveling with Pomegrana...
My Super Power
September 1987. I had done a good job of suppressing everything that had happened, or so I thought. It had always been one of my superpowers to pretend everything was fine when it wasn’t. I had fine-tuned this skill over 13 years of an unhappy marriage. However, it seems that when di...
Most Honorable Mention: Liz Starr’s Story
“ I think one of the hardest things is believing in yourself during such a life-challenging struggle to survive. I tell you that the whole world has its strong opinions on what you should be doing. And I had fear, and big doubts, and I had very low self
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Telling Your Heroine's Story Writing Contest
Our Second Place Winner
“There was something deeper, too. A sense of my own worth. The beginning of an appreciation for all of the love and sacrifices my parents had made for me. A voice that said: no, you don’t get to do this. You have value.”
– Sh...
Here’s an end-of-the-year gift from me to you.
I am so pleased and grateful that you take the time to check in on what I offer up every month in this blog. I know you’ll find something useful and inspiring in this particular blog post, which has some special tidbits from twelve amazing people.
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Leap Stories
This blog isn’t about skydiving (unless that's your thing!). It's about those moments when you listen to your gut, face your fears, and take a chance on yourself. When I look back on my life, I see a pattern of bold choices, courageous decisions, and transformative experiences. What w...
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 – a transformational story that awake...
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 whiteboard; I’m not sure....
