What happens when you’ve spent so long minimizing your own experience that you can no longer recognize how much pain you’re carrying? In this episode, I step outside the fairy tale to explore what The Handless Maiden can look like in real life. I share the story of my...
How do we heal from self-abandonment, rebuild self-trust, and reclaim our inner authority? In Part Three of the Brothers Grimm fairy tale The Handless Maiden, we explore the journey from emotional wounding to healing, wholeness, and spiritual sovereignty. Deep within...
After a frightening car accident, I was reminded what The Handless Maiden looks like in real life: listening to the body, choosing rest, and refusing to abandon ourselves. If you listen to Know Thy Soul each week, you may have noticed there was no new episode last...
In Part 2 of The Handless Maiden, we follow the maiden into the king’s pear orchard, where the story begins to reveal one of its most painful truths: sometimes what looks like rescue is not the same as healing. The king gives her silver hands. And from the outside,...
What if one of the oldest fairy tales ever told has been describing the way we lose ourselves all along? At first glance, The Handless Maiden is one of the most disturbing stories in all of fairy tale literature. A father cuts off his own daughter’s hands....
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