{"id":620637,"date":"2026-10-27T04:04:42","date_gmt":"2026-10-27T04:04:42","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2026-10-27T04:04:42","modified_gmt":"2026-10-27T04:04:42","slug":"the-hidden-afterlife-of-childhood-experience-examined-through-slavic-folklore","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.olympiajournal.com\/news\/story\/620637\/the-hidden-afterlife-of-childhood-experience-examined-through-slavic-folklore.html","title":{"rendered":"The Hidden Afterlife Of Childhood Experience Examined Through Slavic Folklore"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Waiheke Island, New Zealand – October 26, 2026 –<\/strong> Edge of Me by Monika Killeen probes psychological survival in the unusual meeting of contemporary family life, therapy and Slavic folklore. Following the unlikely therapist Myrtle, the book traces the rhythms of a single day and, in passing, slips into childhood memories, the aches of marriage, the often-uninspiring work of mothering, the weight of grief, and the porous logic of dreams and therapy.<\/p>\n

Baba Yaga sits at the story’s core, not as myth but as an observing presence within Myrtle’s inner world. Memories rise; present moments stir old fears. The book considers how much of adult life is shaped by feelings that never quite leave. Reactions in the present loop back to earlier wounds until past and present become tangled.<\/p>\n

The story returns to a personal “baseline,” the bottom note of feeling, tuned by inheritance, early ties, environment and culture. For Myrtle, it hums as soft vulnerability and a steady tendency toward despair. Survival is continuous.<\/p>\n

WHY THIS BOOK?<\/p>\n