Sita Brand
@sitabrand.bsky.social
Story Artist and master Storyteller founder of Stories for Schools, Yorkshire Festival of Story and Settle Stories.
Over a third of teenage boys are considering an AI girlfriend/friend. Because the online world feels more rewarding than reality.
We're not just dealing with a tech trend—we're dealing with digital predators.
We need action to ban these chatbots for minors.
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We're not just dealing with a tech trend—we're dealing with digital predators.
We need action to ban these chatbots for minors.
open.substack.com/pub/sitabran...
Issue 23: The Wolf in the App Store: When Digital Predators Come Dressed as “Companions”
Last week at the Schools and Academies Show, I heard something that made my blood run cold.
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November 24, 2025 at 5:35 AM
Over a third of teenage boys are considering an AI girlfriend/friend. Because the online world feels more rewarding than reality.
We're not just dealing with a tech trend—we're dealing with digital predators.
We need action to ban these chatbots for minors.
open.substack.com/pub/sitabran...
We're not just dealing with a tech trend—we're dealing with digital predators.
We need action to ban these chatbots for minors.
open.substack.com/pub/sitabran...
The wolf at the door has learnt to speak softly. Old fairy tales remember what we keep forgetting: there are patterns to deception. And patterns can be recognised. check out
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#storytelling #fairytales #politicalwisdom
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#storytelling #fairytales #politicalwisdom
Issue 22: The Treacherous Feast
What the Mushroom Murders Reveal About Our Deepest Fears
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November 16, 2025 at 4:16 PM
The wolf at the door has learnt to speak softly. Old fairy tales remember what we keep forgetting: there are patterns to deception. And patterns can be recognised. check out
open.substack.com/pub/sitabran...
For more
#storytelling #fairytales #politicalwisdom
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For more
#storytelling #fairytales #politicalwisdom
Today is Remembrance Sunday. Here is my piece about it. Would love your thoughts. open.substack.com/pub/sitabran...
Issue 21: The Steadfast Tin Soldier
A Fairy Tale for Remembrance Day
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November 9, 2025 at 12:24 PM
Today is Remembrance Sunday. Here is my piece about it. Would love your thoughts. open.substack.com/pub/sitabran...
The Tin Soldier. A piece about remembrance. open.substack.com/pub/sitabran...
Issue 21: The Steadfast Tin Soldier
A Fairy Tale for Remembrance Day
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November 9, 2025 at 8:37 AM
The Tin Soldier. A piece about remembrance. open.substack.com/pub/sitabran...
I'm exploring the intersection of life events, Buddhism and fairytales. I'd love some feedback. open.substack.com/pub/sitabran...
The Storyteller's Compass | Sita Brand | Substack
The Storyteller’s Compass is a space for stories, reflections and audio that guide, heal and inspire, drawing on myth, mindfulness and the art of storytelling. Click to read The Storyteller's Compass,...
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October 21, 2025 at 9:24 PM
I'm exploring the intersection of life events, Buddhism and fairytales. I'd love some feedback. open.substack.com/pub/sitabran...
Why do Brave people study old stories open.substack.com/pub/sitabran...
Why Brave People Study Old Stories
What did our ancestors know that we've forgotten?
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October 5, 2025 at 7:47 PM
Why do Brave people study old stories open.substack.com/pub/sitabran...
I'm loving Kenya. It feels like home open.substack.com/pub/sitabran...
Issue 12: The Custom of Coming Home
On collecting ancient tales and finding home at the Kenyan coast
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September 10, 2025 at 4:37 PM
I'm loving Kenya. It feels like home open.substack.com/pub/sitabran...
The custom of coming home open.substack.com/pub/sitabran...
Issue 12: The Custom of Coming Home
On collecting ancient tales and finding home at the Kenyan coast
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September 7, 2025 at 3:49 PM
The custom of coming home open.substack.com/pub/sitabran...
Remembering our teachers open.substack.com/pub/sitabran...
Issue 10: When Our Teachers Leave Footprints
A Reflection on Loss and Living Wisdom
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August 24, 2025 at 5:59 PM
Remembering our teachers open.substack.com/pub/sitabran...
Which wolf do you feed substack.com/@sitabrand/n...
Sita Brand (@sitabrand)
Two Wolves
Cherokee teaching: Two wolves fight inside every person.
One is fear, anger, greed. The other is love, hope, compassion.
Which one wins? "The one you feed."
Most businesses feed the wro...
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August 22, 2025 at 6:51 PM
Which wolf do you feed substack.com/@sitabrand/n...
If you're interested in an interesting take on life. Check this open.substack.com/pub/sitabran....
Issue 9: The Red Shoes of Westminster
When a politician declares she no longer identifies with her heritage, she may be trapped in the most dangerous fairy tale of all, the one about beautiful shoes that won't let you stop dancing.
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August 18, 2025 at 10:16 AM
If you're interested in an interesting take on life. Check this open.substack.com/pub/sitabran....
Its three weeks since my mum became 100 years old. She's an extraordinary storyteller and gave me my love of stories. Here is a piece I have written about her in the link sitabrand.substack.com/p/my-mum-fra...
Issue 8: My Mum, Frau Holle, and the Art of Ageing Well
What a fairy tale grandmother and a centenarian teach me about the secret of living on your terms
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August 15, 2025 at 4:03 AM
Its three weeks since my mum became 100 years old. She's an extraordinary storyteller and gave me my love of stories. Here is a piece I have written about her in the link sitabrand.substack.com/p/my-mum-fra...
In the shadow of the bomb. Here's my next post about Hiroshima as we remember that day 80 years ago open.substack.com/pub/sitabran...
The Mustard Seeds of Hiroshima
Excavating Ancient Wisdom in the Shadow of the Bomb
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August 6, 2025 at 5:47 PM
In the shadow of the bomb. Here's my next post about Hiroshima as we remember that day 80 years ago open.substack.com/pub/sitabran...
What a crazy world we're so living in!
July 28, 2025 at 8:54 PM
What a crazy world we're so living in!
@avezina.bsky.social thanks for reposting
July 26, 2025 at 8:06 PM
@avezina.bsky.social thanks for reposting
Silence Speaks
There's a moment in every story when everything hangs in the air.
Sometimes the pause is more powerful than the punchline.
On the power of silence: open.substack.com/pub/sitabrand
#silence #storytelling #mindfulness #presence
There's a moment in every story when everything hangs in the air.
Sometimes the pause is more powerful than the punchline.
On the power of silence: open.substack.com/pub/sitabrand
#silence #storytelling #mindfulness #presence
The Storyteller's Compass | Sita Brand | Substack
The Storyteller’s Compass is a space for stories, reflections and audio that guide, heal and inspire, drawing on myth, mindfulness and the art of storytelling. Click to read The Storyteller's Compass,...
open.substack.com
July 26, 2025 at 8:39 AM
Silence Speaks
There's a moment in every story when everything hangs in the air.
Sometimes the pause is more powerful than the punchline.
On the power of silence: open.substack.com/pub/sitabrand
#silence #storytelling #mindfulness #presence
There's a moment in every story when everything hangs in the air.
Sometimes the pause is more powerful than the punchline.
On the power of silence: open.substack.com/pub/sitabrand
#silence #storytelling #mindfulness #presence
What happens when we fall? A story of truth, power and healing. open.substack.com/pub/sitabran...
Issue 6: When Kings Fall: A story about truth, power, and healing
On the courage to face difficult truths and the path toward collective recovery
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July 25, 2025 at 10:40 AM
What happens when we fall? A story of truth, power and healing. open.substack.com/pub/sitabran...
Really important documentary www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/... @bbc #fileon4
File on 4 Investigates - The Invincible TikTok Gurus - BBC Sounds
The social media get-rich-quick gurus seemingly impervious to criticism and accountability
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July 21, 2025 at 6:59 PM
Really important documentary www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/... @bbc #fileon4
I've started a Substack The Storytellers' Compass about Story, Mindfulness and Healing join me. open.substack.com/pub/sitabran...
A Quiet Return
A quiet return (with stories, breath, and wonder)
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July 11, 2025 at 8:17 PM
I've started a Substack The Storytellers' Compass about Story, Mindfulness and Healing join me. open.substack.com/pub/sitabran...
I got bitten by a sea urchin. I feel sorry for myself. So having a mocktail
November 26, 2024 at 3:26 PM
I got bitten by a sea urchin. I feel sorry for myself. So having a mocktail