Story Prescription: A women's initiation journey from girlhood to womanhood. 

Story Caution: This story contains adult themes, some gore, and some strong language. It is suitable for children age 12+ and adults.

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Story Prescription: A tale of women's wisdom, and the healing power of music.

Story Caution: This story contains descriptions of imprisonment.

A beautiful and humorous story rom Russia, where a wise Tsarista (a queen) plays music to save a life.

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Story Sources: Russian Folktales (1915); Fearless Girls, Wise Women, and Beloved Sisters: Heroines in Folktales from Around the World (2000).

Story Prescription: A favourite tale that shows us that after darkness there is light, that after winter there is spring, that after grief, there is hope.

Story Caution: This story contains contains themes of rape within a paradigm of mythic narrative.

A story from Ancient Greece, about a daughter called Persephone's abduction, and her mournful, wrathful and unrelenting search by her mother, Demeter.

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Story Sources: Homer; Ovid; Myths of the Sacred Tree

Story Prescription: To know love, we also must know that it may not last forever. To appreciate life, we must know that it cannot stay for eternity. This is a story about love and about death, and how the two are interlinked. Mostly it's a story about life and love, from Armenia.

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• ​Story Prescription: A Christmas story about hope

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Story Prescription: A story for Hallowe'en, All Hallow's Eve, when the souls of those past are remembered.

An ethereally spooky story from Scotland, about two sisters who love the same man. It doesn't end well, but it does end with a song of a harp that sings of sorrow.

Story Prescription: A story that shows us that it's possible to keep the inner fire burning no matter the challenging circumstances.

Story Caution: This story contains domestic violence as a central theme. If you choose to listen, take care of yourself.

A story from Russia about a woman who loves fairytales, and who only lets guests stay if they can tale a tale. Her husband however, does not agree.

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Story Prescription: A story about the greed and the dangers of prioritising gold over the real treasure of the land.

A sweet story from the Ural Mountains about a young man who gets given a sieve and three feathers by his grandmother and the advice about where to find real treasure.

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