Returning to Once Upon a Time: The Importance of Letting Yourself Believe in Happily Ever After

Fairytales have been part of the childhood experience since Walt Disney released the first full-length animated film, Snow White and the Seven Dwarves, in 1937. But these stories long-predate their film adaptations. While most of us are probably closest acquainted with the plethora of stories collected by Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm and the writings of Danish author Hans Christian Anderson, most if not all cultures around the world have fairytales embedded into their folktales, from Russia to Ancient Egypt and the British Isles. But in this modern era, why should we still read fairytales? Why should we still write fairytales? To learn simple lessons? Or is it so we believe in happily ever after again?

In this blog, you’ll read about some of the classic lessons found in fairytales from around the world, the joy of escapism that reading fairytales can bring, and the healing power of letting yourself believe in happily ever after again.