As a dramatherapist, I have read a lot about trauma, about child development, about creative approaches to therapy. I have read lots of Shakespeare and lots of fairytales and lots of myths. But there is one area, which I know is important, but an area where my familiarity has been lacking. I’ve been getting by on basic knowledge and broad
Lucy McCormick is looking for strong female role models; the kind who can be her hero, the kind who are inspiring. Luckily she has the whole of history to search for them. Unluckily most stories from history are about men and where there are stories about women they may meet unhappy endings. None the less, Lucy commences her (mostly) chronological
Last night I went to see Stephen Fry – Heroes at the Hammersmith Apollo, a night of stories and mythology. To a soundtrack of Hero by Mariah Carey, Fry walked on stage and settled into an armchair for an evening of story telling. Fry has written two books on Greek mythology Mythos – exploring the Olympian Gods (2017) Heroes –