Mentoring Teenage Heroes: The Hero’s Journey of Adolescence

Matthew P. Winkler’s viral TED-Ed lesson What Makes a Hero? introduced the Hero’s Journey to millions of viewers. His debut book guides parents, teachers, coaches, and other adults toward a fresh understanding of adolescence as a heroic quest - a rite of passage as old as the ancient myths that metaphorically describe it. Those myths echo through contemporary books and movies and the real-world experience of growing up. For most adults, daily life is a routine grind. For teenagers, it’s an epic struggle for identity