The Making & Mending Rituals Podcast

The Making & Mending Rituals Podcast episodes:

• 03.26.2024

  #179 Radical textile histories with Dr. Isabella Rosner

  This episode is a dream come true for my nerdy heart - I had a chance to talk to Dr. Isabella Rosner, whose podcast Sew What? I've been a fan of for years. We talked about how she got into...

  
• 02.27.2024

  #178 Moments that change everything with Chaney Williams

  This episode is my first interview with a guest in about eight months and I could not feel more excited & honoured to speak to Chaney Williams. There was so much in this conversation that was a balm to my...

  
• 02.02.2024

  #177 Needlework, disability & oral history - an update on my studies

  In this episode I'm sharing more about an oral history project I'll be running this year - I want to find out how people with disabilities, like myself, used needlework to explore a sense of place and heritage during lockdown....

  
• 01.08.2024

  #176 Stitching spells for mental health

  Happy new year! In this episode I'm talking about how I am centring mental health & wellbeing in my creative practice this year - removing barriers, creating space for accessible participation & dreams, finding the sweet spot of gentle accountability and...

  
• 12.25.2023

  #175 How do we find our creative voice?

  Perhaps an odd day to publish a new episode, but I thought this might be nice to share today for anyone who also feels a little overwhelmed with the festivities at a time of so much uncertainty and upheaval. Finding...

  
• 12.15.2023

  #174 An invitation to stitch & make with me in 2024

  If you're like me, having gentle accountability to slow down & be creative makes it much more likely for you to do things that bring you joy. Maybe you too feel that you need it more than ever.  After a bit...

  
• 12.10.2023

  #173 Disability & slow process as devotional practice

  In this episode I am talking about what slowness means to me in my practice right now and how I've learned to still appreciate the process when chronic illness and disabilities slow me down. I'm taking a longer view on...

  
• 11.26.2023

  #172 Making a spiritual home for winter

  In this episode I am talking about taking a specific question into the darker time of the year, thinking about what spiritual practices I want to commit to this season, trying something new & gathering tools that are meaningful to...

  
• 11.15.2023

  #171 How I am expanding my attention span to dive deeper into subjects I love

  In the second instalment of my Getting Ready for Winter series I am sharing things that have helped me pay more attention to what I love - making, cooking, wandering and having conversations. As the days grow shorter many of...

  
• 10.30.2023

  #170 Making a creative home (& I'm back)

  Hey friends, I'm so excited to be back here with a little series on getting ready for winter, seasonal rituals & living a soft & creative life. In this first episode you'll hear more about how I inhabit my home and...

  
• 09.15.2023

  #105 My back to school sale is here!

  Hi! I am on a little hiatus over here (more autumn episodes are coming and I am really excited for a new season!), but I wanted to let you know that it’s that time of the year again & my...

  
• 07.21.2023

  #169 Exploring creative grief with Justine Mastin & Larisa Garski

  This episode is such a wonderful note to end on before I am heading into a little break - it was a true joy to talk to Justine & Larisa who wrote the wonderful book called The Grieving Therapist. I...

  
• 07.04.2023

  #168 Embodiment & movement with Joelle of Butch Yoga

  For this episode I had the honour of talking to Joelle of Butch Yoga again - we had a great first chat for episode #159 and so in this one we got to dive a little bit deeper. Here is...

  
• 05.25.2023

  #167 Weaving grief threads with Melissa Word

  Hi sweet listeners, I am delighted to bring you a charming, inspiring and joyful conversation with the wonderful Melissa Word. I have loved her Grief Threads program so much and could listen to her talk about bodies, grief and art forever....

  
• 05.18.2023

  #166 Entering a season of creative recovery (a river episode)

  In this episode I am sitting by the river with you to think about the summer ahead. Three different ideas made me feel that approaching it as a season of creative recovery would be a really good idea on so...

  
• 05.07.2023

  #165 The why and how of small ritual quilts (a river episode)

  I recorded this episode by the river this morning and talked about the why & how of small ritual quilts. My little waffle includes thoughts on the meaning of ritual and what has changed for me three years after publishing...

  
• 04.27.2023

  #164 What happens when we die? A solo river waffle

  This is an episode I recorded by the river this morning, I am talking about what might happen when we die - why I think it's an important question, what dreams have to do with it and what I love...

  
• 03.30.2023

  #163 Slowing down for everyday plant healing with Phelicia Magnusson

  Happy spring or autumn to you, dear listener! This episode is a really wonderful one to help us dive into a new season - I spoke to Phelicia of Queen and Crow about such wonderful things like: Being called to...

  
• 03.08.2023

  #162 Finding daily creative practice with Rowan Walker

  This episode feels like it was really touched by the beautiful full moon I saw rising over the Scottish sea yesterday! I was chatting to my friend Rowan Walker earlier today, who was also on episode #126 recorded back in...

  
• 03.05.2023

  #161 A new chapter for my Patreon

  Hi sweet listeners, I hope this finds you well and possibly still tucked into bed on a warm sunny morning. I have some updates on my Patreon - it's been alive and supporting me for five years now and it felt like...

  
• 02.24.2023

  #160 Thinking about how the pandemic has changed me

  It's been about three years since shit hit the fan, can you believe it? I wanted to record this little reflection waffle to mark this milestone - tune in to hear me chat about how the pandemic has changed my...

  
• 02.13.2023

  #159 Exploring queer spirituality with Joelle of Butch Yoga

  This conversation was the first interview I did in a while and it was such a beautiful way to drop back into conversation! I spoke to the wonderful fellow Venus in Scorpio Joelle of Butch Yoga. Their practice and way...

  
• 01.03.2023

  #158 Liminality & spiritual care with Gabriela De Golia

  What a beautiful start to the podcast year! I am delighted to send a conversation with the insightful and generous Gabriela De Golia your way, which I hope will offer you some comfort on a cold January day. This was...

  
• 12.29.2022

  #157 Earnestly looking for deep meaning in life with A.J. Bond

  I'm sending this episode from my little winter cave to yours! It's been such a joy to speak to A.J. Bond again, who was also my guest on episode #137. We covered a lot of tender ground and there was...

  
• 12.12.2022

  #156 Creativity as a refuge with Monique Francis

  Hey friends, deepest exhale. Winter is here! I am sending this from a snowy Scottish landscape on a sleepy Monday evening. My guest Monique Francis is so dear to me, I love the way she embodies creativity and all the...

  
• 11.23.2022

  #155 Art, creativity & queer dreams with Jess Kennard

  Hey friends, welcome to Sagittarius season. I can't believe we're here, but what even is time anymore? To celebrate I am sending you an episode with one of the literally dreamiest Sagittariuses your way. We covered a lot of fertile...

  
• 11.09.2022

  #154 Making a creative winter wellbeing plan

  Hey friends, this episode is not a long waffle - just a little reminder that now is the time to put some nourishing and creative winter wellbeing resources in place. If you're nesting and thinking about time to rest and...

  
• 10.30.2022

  #153 Finding & sharing your voice with Caroline Scruggs

  Hey friends, I am thinking of you and am sending you some love from my deep chill Sunday sofa. Also, a wonderful episode with Caroline Scruggs, whose creative energy is nothing less than otherworldly and delightful! Here is some of...

  
• 10.19.2022

  #152 I just want to play for the rest of my life

  Hey friends, in this solo episode I am taking you along today's stream of consciousness about just wanting to play - exploring how I relate to responsibility, curiosity and adaptation through deeply uncertain times and wondering why we often make...

  
• 10.10.2022

  #151 Making honest art with Daphne Cohn

  Hey friends, happy belated full moon! I hope this new episode finds you well, safe and warm. I interviewed the wonderful, generous and wise Daphne Cohn earlier this year and loved listening back to our conversation just now. Daphne weaves...

  
• 10.04.2022

  #150 Re-introducing the Craft Sanctuary with Yarrow Magdalena

  Hey friends, I'm excited to introduce you to a new evolution of my podcast for its 6th birthday.  In this episode I am sharing some emotional whereabouts and life updates as well as thoughts on what a craft sanctuary can be and...

  
• 09.23.2022

  #149 Starting new healing chapters with Jamee Pineda

  Hey everyone, happy equinox! I hope you're doing okay and welcoming the shift into a new season. For this episode I was delighted to speak to Jamee Pineda again, who was also on episode #106. He is such a generous...

  
• 09.14.2022

  My annual back to school sale with 50% off all my courses is here

  Hey everyone, it's that time of the year again. My favorite time. Leafs turning, waves growing, candles lighting but also the sense of returning home to practice and learning and ritualised coziness. As part of that I am offering 50%...

  
• 09.06.2022

  #148 Bodies, belonging & earth with Loraine Van Tuyl

  Hey everyone, if like me you have been thinking about self-trust, belonging and landscape this year this episode Loraine Van Tuyl will have a lot to offer to you. I loved hearing her perspectives and ideas and am excited to...

  
• 08.25.2022

  Join me for a free business retreat weekend?

  Hey everyone, this episode is just a short & sweet invitation to my upcoming virtual retreat weekend in September. It’s free, packed with workshops & co-working time and a great chance to meet like minded people. You can sign up...

  
• 08.02.2022

  #146 Navigating the underworld of chronic illness using myth & magic with Lara Veleda Vesta

  Hey friends, I'm so glad to be back here reconnecting with you via podcast magic. This episode features the wonderful Lara Veleda Vesta, who was also a guest on episode #81. There is so much about Lara I appreciate -...

  
• 07.09.2022

  #145 Tarot Rituals with Nancy Antenucci

  Hey friends, it's an honour to bring another episode with Nancy Antenucci to you - she was also on episode #56, way back in the before times, and it was so cool to reconnect and see what Nancy has been...

  
• 06.20.2022

  #144 Making it as an artist with Tara Leaver

  Hey friends, happy almost summer solstice! This episode with Tara Leaver is inspiring and uplifting, so I hope it adds to all the light around us <3 Here is some of what we talked about: Finding inspiration in the landscape “Making it”...

  
• 06.15.2022

  #143 Join me for a Creative Summer Portal

  Hey friends, this episode is an invitation to join me for the Summer Creative Portal - a sweet group with weekly creative co-working sessions on Sundays. If you're are an existing Patreon you're already IN and if you're not you...

  
• 06.09.2022

  #142 Psychedelics & radical healership with Laura Mae Northrup

  Hey friends, ah, I am so proud to bring this conversation your way, I truly loved talking to Laura Mae Northrup, whose worked has been important on my journey in lots of different ways. We covered a lot of ground...

  
• 06.02.2022

  #141 Dreaming butch/femme joy & trans health care with Harry Josephine Giles & Darcy Leigh

  Hi friends,  I'm sending a beautiful follow up episode with Darcy Leigh (who was also on #105) and Harry Josephine Giles your way. These two dreams so generously shared about their lives, visions, creative practice and their trans healthcare fundraiser....

  
• 05.22.2022

  #140 Grief, loss & pleasure as portals (solo)

  Hey friends, it seems like this was a week of many solo episodes (I also talked about embracing upper and lower limits around money over on my business podcast: https://pinkwellstudio.com/2022/05/19/77-embracing-upper-and-lower-limits-around-money/). - in this one I wanted to talk about the...

  
• 05.18.2022

  #139 Plant magic, resilience & the beauty of community with Madeleine Keller

  Friends!  Hello from the other side of this epic eclipse magic. While the dust is settling I wanted to share this beautiful, beautiful conversation I've had with Madeleine Keller, who is such a skilled and thoughtful folk herbalist. I really...

  
• 05.03.2022

  #138 Queering Intimacy with Jade Mars

  Hey friends, how has this new moon eclipse magic weekend been treating you?  I'm bringing a conversation with my friend Jade Mars your way - you might remember that they've been on episode #10 and so it's been really cool...

  
• 04.20.2022

  #137 Understanding shame and getting discomfortable with A.J. Bond

  Hey everyone, ah I am so happy to share this conversation, truly. Ever since speaking to A.J. Bond I've been thinking about the ways in which shame shows up in my life and it's been really helpful and potential-gifting to...

  
• 04.12.2022

  My business community is open for enrolment!

  Hey everyone,   excited to say that spring enrolment for my business community, now in its 5th year, is open

  
• 03.30.2022

  #135 Interconnected and nuanced ways of understanding healing with Chase McMurren

  Hey friends, I am getting into a bit of a spring podcasting groove and it's an honour to tell you a bit more about my beautiful guest Chase McMurren. Talking to him gave me so much to think and giggle...

  
• 03.17.2022

  #134 Radical love, oxytocin & anarchism with Samantha Zipporah

  Hey friends, ah, what a joy this conversation has been! I know I am always gushing about my guests, but I just really am so lucky. Listening back to my chat with Samantha Zipporah gave me full body giggles and...

  
• 03.05.2022

  Making & creativity as spiritual nourishment (solo)

  Hey friends, what a week! I am sending another solo episode your way, this time exploring making as a spiritual practice. I talk about seeking transcendence, developing an embodied understanding of rhythm & seasons, soothing nervous systems and spiritual sovereignty....

  
• 02.27.2022

  #133 Highland Retreat & Real Integration (solo)

  Hey friends, I'm having a lot of thoughts these days, as I am sure we all do. I wanted to start a little series of solo episodes to share what's up for me and dive deeper into things we often...