In Creatrix Rising<\/em>, Raffelock lays out\u2014through personal stories and essays\u2014the highlights of the past fifty years, in which women have gone from a quiet strength to a resounding voice.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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From the author the award-winning book A Delightful Little Book on Aging<\/i> comes a new self-help memoir Creatrix Rising: Unlocking the Power of Midlife Women<\/i><\/strong><\/a> (She Writes Press, 2021). In her new book, Stephanie Raffelock liberates mold-defying midlife women, tired of the oft-inaccurate characterization of the \u201cold crone,\u201d to amplify the resounding strength within. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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<\/a>Ever since Eve was banned from the garden, women have endured the oftentimes painful and inaccurate definitions foisted upon them by the patriarchy. Maiden, mother, and crone, representing the three stages assigned to a woman\u2019s life cycle, have been the limiting categories of both ancient and modern (neo-pagan) mythology. And one label in particular rankles: crone. The word conjures a wizened hag\u2014useless for the most part, marginalized by appearance and ability. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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None of us has ever truly fit the old-crone image, and for today\u2019s midlife women, a new archetype is being birthed: the Creatrix. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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In Creatrix Rising<\/i>, Raffelock lays out\u2014through personal stories and essays\u2014the highlights of the past fifty years, in which women have gone from a quiet strength to a resounding voice. She invites us along on her own transformational journey by providing probing questions for reflection so that we can flesh out and bring to life this new archetype within ourselves. If what the Dalai Lama has predicted\u2014that women will save the world\u2014proves true, then the Creatrix will for certain be out front, leading the pack.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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\u201cA must-read for any woman who wants to embrace the strength and creativity of midlife.\u201d  <\/span><\/span><\/span>~Marci Shimoff,<\/strong> #1 New York Times best-selling author of Happy for No Reason<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

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