Women and Mythology

In this special solo episode, Maria tells the European folktale of Fox Woman and explores some of its central symbols: the soul self, the archetype of beauty, and the home as an image of the psyche. She also shares why myths and fairy tales have become such an essential part of her own life, and introduces Anima Mythica, her new year-long journey into myths, fairy tales, and traditional stories of the feminine.
If you have ever longed to deepen your relationship with stories, this episode is an invitation.
Learn more about Anima Mythica:
https://womenandmythology.com/animamythica
✨ Women & Mythology Podcast is a soulful exploration of myth as a living force in our contemporary lives.
Hosted by Maria Souza — Comparative Mythologist, Poet, and Educator.
📖 Learn more: www.womenandmythology.com
🎧 Follow on Instagram: @womenandmythology
💌 Subscribe to the Mythic News newsletter for stories, reflections, and upcoming events: https://www.womenandmythology.com/subscribe

Ancient religion, imagination, and the living world weave through this conversation with Gabriela Gutiérrez, writer, mythopoetic researcher, and independent scholar.
Together, we explore the prehistoric roots of the Greek gods, dreams, ritual, the transformation of the ancient goddesses, and how stories can restore our relationship with an animate, ensouled world.
Connect with Gabriela Gutiérrez’s work:
Website: https://www.gabrielamairgutierrez.com/
Substack: https://gabrielamgutierrez.substack.com/
ANIMA MYTHICA: A Yearlong Journey in Feminine Symbolic Life
https://www.womenandmythology.com/animamythica
An intimate yearlong program for women who long for
meaning, depth, imagination and connection— in community.
September 2026 – August 2027

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✨ Women & Mythology Podcast is a soulful exploration of myth as a living force in our contemporary lives.
Hosted by Maria Souza — Comparative Mythologist, Poet, and Educator.
📖 Learn more: www.womenandmythology.com
🎧 Follow on Instagram: @womenandmythology
💌 Subscribe to the Mythic News newsletter for stories, reflections, and upcoming events: https://www.womenandmythology.com/subscribe

The sacred feminine, women’s spiritual inheritance, and the search for sovereignty are at the heart of this conversation with Liz Childs Kelly, author of Home to Her.
Together, we explore the sacred feminine as both a historical reality and a lived experience, discussing embodied wisdom, women’s stories, community, and the longing many women feel to reconnect with what has been forgotten or hidden.
This conversation is an invitation to remember, reclaim, and come home to yourself.
Connect with Liz Childs Kelly’s work:
Website: http://hometoher.com
Book: Home to Her: Walking the Transformative Path of the Sacred Feminine https://womancraftpublishing.com/product/home-to-her/
ANIMA MYTHICA: A Yearlong Journey in Feminine Symbolic Life
https://www.womenandmythology.com/animamythica
An intimate yearlong program for women who long for
meaning, depth, imagination and connection— in community.
September 2026 – August 2027

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✨ Women & Mythology Podcast is a soulful exploration of myth as a living force in our contemporary lives.
Hosted by Maria Souza — Comparative Mythologist, Poet, and Educator.
📖 Learn more: www.womenandmythology.com
🎧 Follow on Instagram: @womenandmythology
💌 Subscribe to the Mythic News newsletter for stories, reflections, and upcoming events: https://www.womenandmythology.com/subscribe

Myth, embodiment, and the psychology of transformation are weaved in this conversation with Carly Mountain, psychotherapist and author of Descent and Rising and Untamed Pleasure.
In this episode, we explore the myth of Inanna as a guide to the underworld journey, those moments that dismantle identity and ask us to move through loss, uncertainty, and change. We speak about descent as a necessary process, and what it reveals in a culture that resists it.
This conversation brings a grounded, mythic lens to experiences many women know intimately, offering language, perspective, and a way to stay with what is unfolding.
Read the myth of Inanna: 
https://www.womenandmythology.com/inanna 
Connect with Carly Mountain’s work:
Website: https://carlymountain.com/
Instagram: @‌carly_mountain
ANIMA MYTHICA: A Yearlong Journey in Feminine Symbolic Life
https://www.womenandmythology.com/animamythica
An intimate yearlong program for women who long for
meaning, depth, imagination and connection— in community.
September 2026 – August 2027

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✨ Women & Mythology Podcast is a soulful exploration of myth as a living force in our contemporary lives.
Hosted by Maria Souza — Comparative Mythologist, Poet, and Educator.
📖 Learn more: www.womenandmythology.com
🎧 Follow on Instagram: @womenandmythology
💌 Subscribe to the Mythic News newsletter for stories, reflections, and upcoming events: https://www.womenandmythology.com/subscribe

Myth, archetype, and cultural diagnosis meet in this conversation with Kristina Dryza, archetypal consultant, writer, and cultural reader whose work explores the invisible patterns shaping both individual lives and the collective psyche.
In this episode, we explore what Kristina describes as a year of reckoning, a moment when performative identities collapse and power must be embodied rather than declared. We speak about archetypes currently active in the collective, and why the absence of initiation has shaped so much of our cultural tension.
This conversation offers mythic language and archetypal perspective for navigating the complexity of our time.
Connect with Kristina Dryza’s work:
JCF: https://www.jcf.org/profile/kristinadryza/profile
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kristinadryza
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@KristinaDryza
ANIMA MYTHICA: A Yearlong Journey in Feminine Symbolic Life
https://www.womenandmythology.com/animamythica
An intimate yearlong program for women who long for
meaning, depth, imagination and connection— in community.
September 2026 – August 2027

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✨ Women & Mythology Podcast is a soulful exploration of myth as a living force in our contemporary lives.
Hosted by Maria Souza — Comparative Mythologist, Poet, and Educator.
📖 Learn more: www.womenandmythology.com
🎧 Follow on Instagram: @womenandmythology
💌 Subscribe to the Mythic News newsletter for stories, reflections, and upcoming events: https://www.womenandmythology.com/subscribe