Parenting as a Hero's Journey

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Parenting As A Hero’s Journey is a nonprofit educational initiative using the elements of curiosity, fun and imagination to support parents in exploring their personal stories while unmasking modern parenting mythologies.  In 2014, the initiative gathered the thought leaders, pioneers, authors and activists of the conscious parenting movement in LIVE and ON DEMAND virtual retreats that allowed the participants to experience a Deep Dive into themselves with the presenter’s compassionate guidance and expertise.

Today, the initiative is a beloved Wisdom Teachings Collection, archived here at Parenting as a Hero's Journey. All of the PAHJ Guides are contributing writers and podcasters to Kindred Media. Their links, and more resources at Kindred, can be found at the bottom of their story's pages on this site.

PAHJ initiative calls on Joseph Campbell’s great Monomyth Wheel to help us have fun with the ancient process of creating and discarding personal and cultural story lines as a path to transformation. It also integrates the insights from the 12 Stages of Grief Cycle and illustrates the overlap between the Hero's Journey and the Grief Journey. They are both, ultimately, paths of self-transformation.

For more than 20 years, Kindred World has worked passionately to support families who are exploring “The New Story of Childhood, Parenthood and the Human Family” and its possibilities for individual and planetary wellness.  Kindred World's vision is to bring coherence, visibility and empowerment to this emerging, consciousness-raising movement as research shows Cultural Creative families are often unaware of each other and their vital role in transforming culture through the practical wisdom of sustainable, holistic and compassionate living.  

Kindred World is a Top-Rated Nonprofit by the Great Nonprofit organization.  Read reviews and public endorsements here.