“Each of us, influenced perhaps by one ideology or another, generates our own plot, our own symbolic landscape, a highly individual configuration . . . through which we view our own experience and which I call a personal mythology.”

Lynn Sharon Schwartz
quoting Phyllis Rose,
Charlotte Perkins Gilman,
The Yellow Wallpaper
and Other Writings

Mythic Lives™ offers a group experience for the very personal journey of transformation. Below are some comments by past participants about their personal outcomes.

The Mythic Lives™ experience overall

“Mythic Lives™ exceeded my expectations for these reasons: I learned far more about me than I anticipated, giving me insights into my deepest beliefs, cause to celebrate many aspects of my life, and stories to pass on to my family. The tools provided were rich and practical, and ones I can use again and again, or share with others. The friendships developed in the program enriched us all!”

Steffie Allen, Founder and President, Women’s Vision Foundation

 

“I cut back on therapy. I stopped some alternative healing I was doing. The one thing I didn’t stop was Mythic Lives™, even after the workshop series ended. It was and continues to be the best investment I ever made in myself.”

Madie Gustafson, Attorney

 

“Somewhere in the eighties we decided personal growth programs had to be intense, as in hard work and ‘you damn well better get it.’ I loved the gentleness of this program and that the ah-has were deep and insightful and will stay with me but the processes didn’t have to be brutal to get them.”

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“Mythic Lives™ offered a gentle process and wise leader who had traveled the same terrain many of us had and had stories, tools and processes from her own journey to share. This was not like any therapy or other forms of personal growth work I have ever done. It took me deeper than I expected. The bonds with the other participants were an extra bonus. What a gift it all was.”

Caroline Turner, Attorney

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The community experience

“The stories shared by everyone in the group were amazing and showed the courage and beautiful character of each person, both inside and out. I felt honored to be present and bear witness to them.”

Sherry Zimmerman, Paralegal

 

“There were so many ‘bests’ about this program but perhaps the greatest one was the sharing of our stories in a safe and sacred environment. Those stories connected us, heart-to-heart. They also reached out and connected us to the greater community of women via the tribal stories we share. I was surprised at how often another woman’s issues were also my own. There was also such a deep level of trust among us, modeled by Carolyn who exposed her own stories and processes and in so doing, gave us permission to.”

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“I really liked the ‘group think’ that occurred when we told our stories and was surprised, too, how often other women’s issues triggered my own and offered insights and ideas for how to deal with them.”

Janey Butterworth, Licensed Clinical Social Worker

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Changing unhealthy patterns

“In Mythic Lives™, I learned how to get underneath an unhealthy pattern to the rule I had created as a child that kept that pattern intact no matter how often I changed the context. It then showed me what to do, at a root level, to change it. This discovery has enabled me not only to manage my reactions in current work situations but also to pinpoint where change has to occur if it is to be long-term.”

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“As a result of Mythic Lives™, I’ve gotten more energy and insights around my past patterns and why they continue to surface. I’ve also figured out some immediate ‘to do’s’ to change some of the behaviors I don’t like.”

Name Withheld

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Dealing with body issues

Comments coming soon.

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Facing career and life transitions

“I took an early retirement from my career and found myself in a state of transition. I came to the Mythic Lives™ workshop with a real need to understand the next steps in my life. Mythic Lives™ took that question and broadened it. I came to understand the breadth of my life and how I came to be the way I am. It showed me my strengths and my challenges and gave me a renewed sense of the possibilities for the future. I came to realize what a leader I’d been all along and how I could develop those skills in a different way as I moved forward with my life. This workshop was incredibly impactful."

Anne Dupont, Former Partner, Accenture

 

“I enrolled in Mythic Lives™ not long after I retired. It was a wonderful process, rich with insights and revelations, and has given me just the perspective I need to get into this next chapter of my life. The value of the group process was enormous and we all learned, through each others’ stories, how the ‘old stories’ continue to guide us even now. Carolyn is great and I will continue to use the tools and processes she developed long after the workshop. As a result of this experience, I now appreciate and celebrate my life learnings and look forward to exploring them even more fully in the years ahead.”

Christie Doherty, Former Vice President, Qwest Wholesale Markets

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