The Enchanted Life

IT'S TIME TO RECONNECT TO THE WORLD AROUND US: 'Life Satisfaction' scores in many wealthy countries are surprisingly low, averaging just 5.7 on a scale from 0 to 10 in OECD countries. We're yearning for meaning, for ways to feel at home in the world. How do we transform ourselves from alienated and anxious to feeling a sense of wonder, kinship, and belonging to the world around us? THE ENCHANTED LIFE is a guide to doing just that. AN INTERSECTIONAL TAKE ON ENVIRONMENTALISM: Blackie will use her background in psychology and mythology to explore developing a relationship to the natural world using an intersectional approach, uniting feminism, mythology, environmentalism, psychology, and folklore. A ROMANTIC CONNECTION: Like the artists of the Romantic era (think Wordsworth), Blackie reminds us that a childlike sense of wonder is key to recovering a sense of joy and enchantment with the world around us, and she points to the natural world as balm for the soul. INTERNATIONAL AUDIENCES AND BROAD REACH: Sharon Blackie has a popular Facebook page and is active on Twitter (where she is a regular guest host for the prominent hashtag #FolkloreThursday). Posts from Sharon's popular blog, 'The Art of Enchantment' (formerly 'Singing Over the Bones'), are regularly syndicated to or reposted on other web magazines, and she has a substantial and growing number of subscribers to her monthly TinyLetter. Her creative residential retreats for women sell out more than a year in advance, and people travel from all around the world to attend them. Her reach is especially strong in the US, UK, and Canada, but extends throughout Europe and Australasia. A PRACTICAL AND GUIDED APPROACH: Each chapter includes exercises and practices, case studies, and lists of tips, resources, and questions.