Dr. Sharon Blackie is an award-winning author and psychologist with a background in mythology and folklore. Her work is focused on reimagining women’s stories, and on the relevance of myths, fairy tales and folk traditions to the personal, cultural and environmental problems we face today. As well as writing six books of fiction and nonfiction, including the bestselling If Women Rose Rooted and Hagitude, her writing has appeared in several international media outlets and she has often been interviewed by the BBC and other broadcasters on her areas of expertise. 

Sharon is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts, and has taught and lectured at many academic institutions, Jungian organisations, retreat centres and cultural festivals around the world. Her publication ‘The Art of Enchantment’ is in the top ten global literature Substacks. Her latest book Wise Women: Myths and Stories for Midlife and Beyond is out from Virago in October.