Glass Slippers, Rusted Chains: The Hidden Violence in Happily Ever After

What if the stories that raised us weren't innocent bedtime tales, but carefully coded instruction manuals for obedience, silence, and self-erasure?Glass Slippers, Rusted Chains is a myth-shattering exploration of the fairy tales we thought we knew-tales that have shaped our ideas of love, worth, sacrifice, gender, and power for generations. Dr. Sunayana Pandé-a neurodivergent, feminist, metaphysical psychologist and author of over 70 works on consciousness, trauma, and culture-reimagines 20 of the world's most influential fairy tales, legends, and myths through a lens of liberation, gender inclusivity, trauma-awareness, and soul-deep truth.From Cinderella to The Little Mermaid, Snow White to Beauty and the Beast, these iconic narratives are deconstructed and reborn. Each tale is retold not to entertain, but to excavate-revealing how these stories taught us to stay silent, settle, endure abuse, compete with other women, or believe our worth was found only in being chosen.This isn't just a rewrite-it's a reclamation. Each chapter includes: A rewritten fairy tale that centers agency, autonomy, queerness, and neurodivergenceA mythic and psychological breakdown of what the original tale encodedA healing commentary with spiritual and cultural analysisIntegration activities such as rituals, journaling prompts, and affirmationsWhether you were the girl who waited, the boy who hid, the queer kid who didn't see yourself at all, or the parent who no longer wants to pass these myths forward-this book is for you.

• | Author: Sunayana Shivangi Pandé
• | Publisher: Independently Published
• | Publication Date: Apr 23, 2025
• | Number of Pages: 00120 pages
• | Binding: Paperback or Softback
• | ISBN-10: NA
• | ISBN-13: 9798281188630