Jody Gentian Bower, PhD

Writer and editor for over 40 years; earned my PhD in Mythological Studies from Pacifica Graduate Institute in 2013; author of "Jane Eyre's Sisters: How Women Live and Write the Heroine Story" (Quest 2015) and "The Princess Powers Up: Watching the Sleeping Beauties Become Warrior Goddesses" (Mandorla 2020). In addition to lecturing and teaching workshops on hero/heroine stories, I blog about myths & archetypes in the movies and TV at jodybower.com. Part-time book editor for New Harbinger Publications.