Telling the Heroine's Journey
We pursue the feminine quest in foundational ancient texts from matriarchal cultures and translate their metaphoric challenges to those facing modern women and in your own life through storytelling, discussion, personal narrative, free writes, and journaling.
Current Courses
Our 2024 courses are based on the success of recent online and in person classes with a high level of engagement
Discussion of the differences in the hero’s and heroine’s journey based on the primary sources of myth, folk, and fairy tales with storytelling, discussion, prompts, and free writes.
A highly interactive class with strong level of participation and authentic exchange, typically a 3 – 4 hour session for writers of any genre.
Discussion of the differences in the hero’s and heroine’s journey based on the primary sources of myth, folk, and fairy tales with storytelling, discussion, prompts, and free writes.
A highly interactive class with strong level of participation and authentic exchange, typically four to six 2-hour sessions for journalists who seek self-reflection in their writings.
Presentations and
Seminars
Presentations and seminars on the differences in the hero’s and heroine’s journey based on the primary sources of myth, folk, and fairy tales in a concise comparison with storytelling examples, interactive discussions for modern applications in creative work, personal meaning, or professional growth.
Emphasis is on conceptual frameworks, research and scholarship. Typically a 2 – 4 hour engagement.
Testimonials
“This class was the best writing and mythology course I have ever taken. Kate Farrell’s guidance led us on a well-organized and intuitive experience where we encountered the tales, ourselves and each other on a very deep level. Through the class activities, I found my perceptions of self, society and story interweaving and unveiling new truths.”
– Story Circle Network, April 2023
“We women filled the meeting room in the venerable old library with our voices, writings, and insights, each one of us empowering the other, acknowledging the layers of meaning in the ancient folktale, “Baba Yaga and Vasilisa the Brave,” a heroine’s journey. … We touched on self-care and self-love, the guidance of mother wisdom, the nature of beauty, and how Vasilisa became an independent woman in her own right.”
~Mechanics Institute, February 2023
“Thank you, Kate, for a deeply understood presentation of female strengths and unacknowledged POWER in the face of overwhelming odds. I found resources I never imagined and a legacy worth writing and speaking about. Clearly, you have enough material to teach and guide an entire day on Baba Yaga and Vasilisa, the Brave.”
~ Mechanics Institute, February 2023
Storytelling the Heroine’s Journey on YouTube
Explore the Heroine’s Journey with storytelling episodes of age-old folk and fairy tales mixed with personal true stories by Kate Farrell, storyteller and author. Discover how relevant the characters, motifs, and challenges are today for women and the feminine heroic.
The first six episodes present the basic narrative arc of the heroine’s journey with traditional and personal stories along with prompts for reflection. An ongoing open resource.