Marlene Winberg holds a PhD in Philosophy with a specialisation in the Narrative Arts, a Master of Fine Art, and a BA in Drama and Literature from the University of Cape Town.

As South African co-ordinator for the World’s Children’s Prize for the Rights of the Child for 25 years, she has listened to hundreds of stories told by women and children who found resilience in the face of profound hardship. These experiences, together with her lifelong work with Indigenous narrative traditions and practitioners, form the foundation of her practice and research on the therapeutic arts, healing, and science.

Her work explores how creativity and story are healing methodologies — a holistic language shared by both ancestral wisdom and contemporary science. Through writing, therapy sessions, workshops, and online courses, Dr Winberg helps people reconnect with the body’s natural intelligence and rediscover storytelling as a way to healing, coherence, and belonging.