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Writer's pictureChase Althen

About: A Walk With Lady Wisdom

Updated: Feb 10, 2023



I began meeting with people with a variety of struggles as I attempted to carve out a new career direction under the title of “counseling” when one the of people I was meeting with called me out. “This isn’t counseling! I’ve met with lots of counselors and this is something else. What are you doing here with me?” I realized with a bit of shock which revealed both what I already knew and didn’t know at the same time that I didn’t know either. I had let my heart and intuition lead and they were ahead of my mind. I was pleased that lots of good things seemed to be happening in these meetings with people but I really didn’t know why. This book was a journey that was meant to honor specific women in my life who ultimately helped me answer the question of what this way was that I was discovering. For some reason I didn’t understand initially, women consistently answered the question in ways that were more helpful me than my male friends and colleagues. I followed this thread historically as I wondered why wisdom was so often portrayed as a woman and so this book fell into three themes: 1) a self exploration through dialogue with key women in my life 2) a deeper exploration of the life stories of six of these women and their suffering and relationship with me helped reveal what I was becoming and 3) a fictional exploration of wisdom itself.


I have seen this book aid both people who have suffered and those who offer help to those who suffer as it offers resonance and ways forward to both groups.


A podcast interviewing Eric about this book:




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angie
Feb 09, 2023

"I have seen this book aid both people who have suffered and those who offer help to those who suffer as it offers resonance and ways forward to both groups." - This statement is SO TRUE! From my perspective, as someone who both suffers, and offers help to those who suffer, I am impacted in both places. As I read this book, I felt seen and understood about my own pain in ways that helped me understand myself and let go of burdens I have felt my whole life. AND also, as I read, new ways of looking at others and their pain came clearer, and I have found myself with some fresh energy and new compassion sitting knee to…

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