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Fantasy For Our Time: Resilience and Courage Through Story – Finding Meaning in Solitude

Welcome to the second episode in my series on finding resilience and courage during unexpectedly difficult times, all through the wisdom of fairy tales and classic literature. Last week, we discussed how we can find a mentor. But find him or not, the next step in overcoming difficulties is harder.

We must embrace solitude. The stories have much to say about this, but not all of what they say is easy to hear…

Resources mentioned in this episode:

The Book of the Dun Cow

Digital Minimalism: Choosing a Focused Life in a Noisy World

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Nicholas
Published on:
August 15, 2022

Categories: PodcastsTags: epic fantasy, epic fantasy series, fairy tales, fantasy fiction, Nicholas Kotar, Resilience and Courage Through Story, Russian, Russian fairy tale, Russian fairy tales, Russian history, solitude, The Song of the Sirin

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