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In this episode of Story Medicine, we explore "The Handless Maiden" from the Grimm Brothers' collection - a profound tale about loss, agency, and what can grow back through grief.

A young woman loses her hands because of her father's bargain with the devil. She walks away from everything familiar, receives silver hands from a king who loves her, but ultimately discovers that what was cut off can only grow back through tears and time in the wilderness.

This story speaks to anyone who has felt capable but somehow powerless, anyone carrying the cost of someone else's patterns, anyone who's been given coping mechanisms that work but aren't quite real.

The episode includes the complete story told in full, depth psychology analysis revealing the archetypal patterns and symbolic meaning, and three practical integration exercises to help you embody the medicine.

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