From Crone to Creatrix, Author, Stephanie Raffelock, reclaims midlife and challenges ageist, sexist archetypes in her new memoir: Creatrix Rising - Unlocking the Power of Midlife Women.
In her new book, Stephanie Raffelock liberates mold-defying midlife women, tired of the oft-inaccurate characterization of the “old crone,” to amplify the resounding strength within.
During our conversation we discussed:
- Reframing the conversation on aging and combating the stereotypes applied to aging women
- Understanding aging as a remarkable and noble passage
- Why it seems that society shames women as they age, how we can correct this "old crone" mischaracterization and change the conversation about women and aging -- We begin by embracing our years and seeing aging as the next great adventure
- The emerging Creatrix archetype and the creative surge of midlife women that invites reinvention and reclamation
- Well-known women who embody the Creatrix archetype -- Ruth Bader-Ginsberg, Meryl Streep, Twyla Tharp, Stacey Abrams, Jennifer Aniston and Kamala Harris
- How her personal experiences informed the concepts in “Creatrix Rising” and how she incorporated stories of women in her family into this book -- Stephanie’s mother, grandmother and great-grandmother all had their own struggles and celebrations, and each of them influenced her ideals and ideas about being a woman
- Her work to uplift women in her own community where she lives in Austin, Texas
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Sue Loncaric
Women Living Well After 50
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