CREATRIX RISING
AUDIOBOOK
Written
& Narrated by
STEPHANIE RAFFELOCK
& Narrated by
STEPHANIE RAFFELOCK
Nonfiction / Self Help Memoir / Aging & Longevity
Publisher: Narrating
Sound
Sound
Length: 4
hours, 43 minutes
hours, 43 minutes
Publication Date: February 22, 2022
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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’s 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—useless for the most part, marginalized by appearance and ability.
None of us has ever truly fit the old-crone image, and for today’s midlife women, a new archetype is being birthed: the Creatrix.
In Creatrix Rising, Raffelock lays out—through personal stories and essays—the 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—that women will save the world—proves true, then the Creatrix will for certain be out front, leading the pack.
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A year ago, I read Creatrix Rising in September 2021. When I got the chance to listen to review the audiobook edition I jumped on it and I’m so ecstatic I did.
The Creatrix Rising audiobook became the perfect reminder of the positive uplifting affirmations from the actual book I read. And to be honest, have needed it in these last few months of my busy life.
The message from this author is for older women to not stand still, not become some old croone is enhanced with the audio version. That’s the beauty of this book – it shows women that accepting your past, talking about it, and evolving to become better is what is supposed to happen. All women should evolve to become better than we were in our 30s and 40s.
Thankfully, Stephanie is not the first person I have encountered stating the Bible is a metaphor for living for a past long gone. I love how Stephanie helped teach women in a detention center.
The author performed her own audio for her book. Her voice is pleasantly pleasing and her story is ecstatically delivered. I listened at 2x the speed. Inflections of her words and tone were perfect.
The only challenging part of the audiobook is that after each chapter Stephanie provides a follow-up area for readers to delve into personal practice on reflecting, activities, and journaling you can do at your own pace.
Creatrix Rising is an impeccable book reminding me to stop self-doubting myself. And it will remind you as a woman to stop self-doubting yourself. Creatrix Rising is the perfect audiobook for women ages 30 – 80 who have no time to actually read and most importantly to help you become and create the woman you want to be. Now to make this so…
Stephanie’s Creatrix Rising is the perfect book to help you become a better you.
Stephanie Raffelock is an author, speaker, and voiceover artist. She is the editor of the anthology, Art in the Time of Unbearable Crisis (2022). Stephanie is the author of Creatrix Rising, Unlocking the Power of Midlife Women (2021) and she penned the award-winning book, A Delightful Little Book on Aging (2020). She lives in Austin, Texas, with her husband and a goofy Labrador Retriever named Mickey.
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I love to read your reviews when your enthusiasm just bubbles out. I know you love this book (so did I, and listening is a perfect complement to having it in print for reference). Thanks for sharing your thoughts!
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You’re so welcome!
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Christena, Thank you for hosting me today. I love “Forgotten Winds.” And thank you for the lovely review. You are right to intimate that I am passionate about encouraging women to step forward in their best possible selves. The world is a mess and I believe and have hope that women will lead us; that women will shine their light; that women will heal us — because that is who we are.
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I cannot thank you enough for reminding me in the audiobook as you did in the print version to not be afraid of living and to not stop GROWING! Yes, the world is a mess and we as women need to offer hope and lead. Thank you, Stephanie!
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