Coach, Storyteller, and Instructor. Ph. D. in Mythological Studies and Depth psychology. Expert in a lot of niche subjects. Autistic. Chronically ill. Living my best life in New Mexicohttps://bsky.app/profile/akanderswo.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/akanderswo.bsky.social/post/3mj5u6eok222hif any of my New Mexico folks are in Santa Fe tomorrow... https://stores.barnesandnoble.com/event/9780062206137-010 Apr 2026 17:33 +0000at://did:plc:nblfmf26od2ixvlmjzavecuj/app.bsky.feed.post/3mj5u6eok222hhttps://bsky.app/profile/akanderswo.bsky.social/post/3mht344a7l22cMy book launches today!!!!!24 Mar 2026 17:13 +0000at://did:plc:nblfmf26od2ixvlmjzavecuj/app.bsky.feed.post/3mht344a7l22chttps://bsky.app/profile/akanderswo.bsky.social/post/3mgslfkkufk2xToday's article is a look at my various mythology retellings. https://www.patreon.com/posts/11230624811 Mar 2026 19:06 +0000at://did:plc:nblfmf26od2ixvlmjzavecuj/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgslfkkufk2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/akanderswo.bsky.social/post/3mfs7u4vlwq2uThis week, I'm finishing up what I refer to in my book as "fire season" preparations. This aspect of burnout prevention is to anticipate when the circumstances are right to lead to burnout, and take preventative measures. I know March will be busy.26 Feb 2026 22:15 +0000at://did:plc:nblfmf26od2ixvlmjzavecuj/app.bsky.feed.post/3mfs7u4vlwq2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/akanderswo.bsky.social/post/3mfnd4hfn6s2uOne of the wisest things I learned in grad school was that whenever we call on or summon an archetype, we are also always summoning its equal and opposite. https://www.patreon.com/posts/archetypes-call-149783517 https://www.patreon.com/posts/archetypes-call-149783517?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=postshare_creator&utm_content=join_link24 Feb 2026 23:30 +0000at://did:plc:nblfmf26od2ixvlmjzavecuj/app.bsky.feed.post/3mfnd4hfn6s2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/akanderswo.bsky.social/post/3mejy6pvw7c2yReframing my whole body fear as the fact that I'm getting very close to something I really want. (What I want is for people to read my book) burnout-recovery-book.com https://burnout-recovery-book.com10 Feb 2026 22:11 +0000at://did:plc:nblfmf26od2ixvlmjzavecuj/app.bsky.feed.post/3mejy6pvw7c2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/akanderswo.bsky.social/post/3mdlomz5glb2mOnly 3 more days left to sign up for 75% off my Patreon channel. Exclusive videos, about twenty free short stories, nerdy academic deep dives, resource libraries to lead you down your own nerdy paths, plus downloadable free classes. Don't miss this sale! https://www.patreon.com/aliciakinganderson https://www.patreon.com/c/aliciakinganderson?vanity=user29 Jan 2026 21:00 +0000at://did:plc:nblfmf26od2ixvlmjzavecuj/app.bsky.feed.post/3mdlomz5glb2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/akanderswo.bsky.social/post/3mdjjuu4z5g2jI'm having a blast putting together the lectures and concepts for the Tricksters class that starts a week from today. We're going to chase this slippery archetype and its shapeshifting forms and genders for five weeks. It's not too late to sign up! https://www.morbidanatomy.org/classes/p/tricksters-psychopomps-and-archetypes-between-worlds-with-alicia-king-anderson-phd-begins29 Jan 2026 00:30 +0000at://did:plc:nblfmf26od2ixvlmjzavecuj/app.bsky.feed.post/3mdjjuu4z5g2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/akanderswo.bsky.social/post/3mdgl5xnfuo2cI'm slowly revamping my website. I tend to do fast prototypes with the intention of returning to them later, and then never return. I just updated this page for the first time in over a year when it was intended to be a soft-launch placeholder page. https://aliciakinganderson.com/creativity-coaching/27 Jan 2026 20:15 +0000at://did:plc:nblfmf26od2ixvlmjzavecuj/app.bsky.feed.post/3mdgl5xnfuo2chttps://bsky.app/profile/akanderswo.bsky.social/post/3md77n3fh5m2nPeriodic reminder that I have a book of fairy tale retellings available. Some are dark, some are funny, some are a little gay. Retelling fairy tales is necessary subversion. https://bookshop.org/p/books/magic-murder-and-machines-reimagining-fairy-tales-alicia-k-anderson/e99765005f532da524 Jan 2026 22:00 +0000at://did:plc:nblfmf26od2ixvlmjzavecuj/app.bsky.feed.post/3md77n3fh5m2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/akanderswo.bsky.social/post/3md4newturk2tOnly one more week to get 75% off my Patreon subscriptions. If you subscribe to the $12 tier (for just $3) you can grab resource libraries, digital downloads of short stories, nerdy deep dives on various myth topics, and free classes. It's a steal. https://www.patreon.com/aliciakinganderson https://www.patreon.com/c/aliciakinganderson23 Jan 2026 21:28 +0000at://did:plc:nblfmf26od2ixvlmjzavecuj/app.bsky.feed.post/3md4newturk2thttps://bsky.app/profile/akanderswo.bsky.social/post/3md24qamcsm2iImagine an entire summit with no video, no Zoom, and no pretending your house is clean. Just powerful writing delivered to your inbox. Your weird is welcome. Your chaos is welcome. Your brilliance is expected. Unmasked: Jan 27–30. profoundcreativity.com?aff=3 (affiliate link) https://profoundcreativity.com/?aff=322 Jan 2026 21:25 +0000at://did:plc:nblfmf26od2ixvlmjzavecuj/app.bsky.feed.post/3md24qamcsm2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/akanderswo.bsky.social/post/3mcsl2kek6z2tI’m speaking at a summit designed for neurodivergent creatives who are done pretending to be smaller than they are. It’s called Unmasked, and trust me — you want in. Free. Email-only. You don't have to burn yourself out to fit in. profoundcreativity.com?aff=3 (affiliate link) https://profoundcreativity.com/?aff=319 Jan 2026 21:20 +0000at://did:plc:nblfmf26od2ixvlmjzavecuj/app.bsky.feed.post/3mcsl2kek6z2thttps://bsky.app/profile/akanderswo.bsky.social/post/3mcnnzyxr6q27Is Odysseus a Trickster or a Hero? Can a character be both at the same time? (Some scholars say that's not possible) Free Post: https://www.patreon.com/posts/odysseus-as-liar-14783988317 Jan 2026 22:30 +0000at://did:plc:nblfmf26od2ixvlmjzavecuj/app.bsky.feed.post/3mcnnzyxr6q27https://bsky.app/profile/akanderswo.bsky.social/post/3mbwixfoucs27Me in Therapy this morning: "I need to work on feeling safe with me / my work being seen by the rest of the world." Opens email: Message from the Library of Congress about my Name Authority Record and ensuring all my publications are tied to my name in the database. Me: "Well, hell."08 Jan 2026 17:27 +0000at://did:plc:nblfmf26od2ixvlmjzavecuj/app.bsky.feed.post/3mbwixfoucs27https://bsky.app/profile/akanderswo.bsky.social/post/3mbrs7ncaek24If you apologize to furniture when you bump into it, we should be friends. If you accidentally taught your dog to shuffle his buns out of the way when you say, "excuse me," we should be friends. We should be friends.06 Jan 2026 20:30 +0000at://did:plc:nblfmf26od2ixvlmjzavecuj/app.bsky.feed.post/3mbrs7ncaek24https://bsky.app/profile/akanderswo.bsky.social/post/3mbk4dhlmls2mWhen I was in undergrad, I took Political Philosophy and International Law classes at the same time. Do Not Recommend. This is a highly reactive combination that imploded my dreams of working in the State Department, and to this day has ripple effects on my mental health when watching the news.03 Jan 2026 19:10 +0000at://did:plc:nblfmf26od2ixvlmjzavecuj/app.bsky.feed.post/3mbk4dhlmls2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/akanderswo.bsky.social/post/3mbi7yae3ga2eStill working on those resolutions? all of the goal-setting downloads, meditations, and PDFs that I am sharing with my Morbid Anatomy "Mythopoeic Midwinter" class are available here https://www.patreon.com/posts/mythopoeic-11631049503 Jan 2026 01:10 +0000at://did:plc:nblfmf26od2ixvlmjzavecuj/app.bsky.feed.post/3mbi7yae3ga2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/akanderswo.bsky.social/post/3mbhtaze6fc27Happy New Year! I'm offering a 75% discount off all paid Patreon tiers in January 2026. This post includes the code, and what all I post per tier. https://www.patreon.com/posts/january-2026-146449618 https://www.patreon.com/posts/january-2026-146449618?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=postshare_creator&utm_content=join_link02 Jan 2026 21:22 +0000at://did:plc:nblfmf26od2ixvlmjzavecuj/app.bsky.feed.post/3mbhtaze6fc27