Little Gifts

Join us as we talk to the fabulous story teller Sarah Saulter. We talk about ho much the world can open up for us when we change our narratives, tell our stories and most importantly invite others to tell us theirs. Sarah shares with us the short story of the Butterfly Robe.

You can and should listen to Sarah album of short stories on Spotify https://open.spotify.com/album/4HchzeaytT2bUFPgJhzKiZ?si=xQV4wX3ST-2Mmt_y8dP9Yg

In this episode we also referenced authors Susan Fletcher and her book the Shadow Spinner and Anodea Judith and her book Eastern Body Western Mind. 

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🌹 Find Sue Ellens artwork at www.sueellenparkinson.com or connect with her on instagram @sue.ellen.parkinson. And the same goes for Savanna! Find more about her practice at www.savannawonderwheel.com or connect on instagram @savannabeing. 

Listen in as we celebrate our one and only Sue Ellen on her BIRTHDAY! In this episode we share things that have kept us sane, read poetry that speaks to our heart and have an all around love fest. 

Morning Pages from The Artists Way by Julia Cameron https://juliacameronlive.com/the-artists-way/

Letters From Love by Elizabeth Gilbert https://elizabethgilbert.substack.com/p/welcome-to-letters-from-love

Satya Byock and Quarterlife Retreat info https://satyabyock.com

Gracie Gardner https://graciegardner.substack.com

Lauren Raine, Masks of the Goddess https://www.masksofthegoddess.com 

Poetry read: 

Hafiz, If It Is Not Too Dark 

Jenny Joseph, A Warning 

Derek Walcott, Love After Love

Sue Ellen Parkinson, You Are Enough 

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Join Sue Ellen and Savanna as they talk about what fuels the creative process and how to infuse art into your day to day life. We’re all artists in the end. 

The poem read by Sue Ellen is For The Young Who Want To by Marge Piercy 

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🌹 Find Sue Ellens artwork at www.sueellenparkinson.com or connect with her on instagram @sue.ellen.parkinson. And the same goes for Savanna! Find more about her practice at www.savannawonderwheel.com or connect on instagram @savannabeing. 

Join us as we talk with Charlie Kim, a true dreamer and fabulous musician who knows what it means to keep hold of his dreams.

You can find more about Charlie at http://charliekimmusician.com/
If you live in the San Fernando Valley and are interested in singing check out the community choir at https://www.sfvmc.com/

Watch Charlie perform here! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GqMbyntAvUE
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e_VC8z8UeUU

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💫 Please rate and review us on Apple Podcasts and leave us some stars over on Spotify. You can email us at [email protected] or find us on isntagram @littlegiftspodcast.

🌹 Find Sue Ellens artwork at www.sueellenparkinson.com or connect with her on instagram @sue.ellen.parkinson. And the same goes for Savanna! Find more about her practice at www.savannawonderwheel.com or connect on instagram @savannabeing. 

Join us as we sit down with psychotherapist, writer and grief activist Francis Weller. In today’s episode we are exploring the realms of ritual, grief, the long dark and why it’s so important to say “thank you.” As always we delve into these seemingly heavier topics with nothing but love and little humor along the way. We’re here to embrace it all.

You can find out more about Francis and his work here https://www.francisweller.net/about.html
And here’s a direct link to his book The Wild Edge of Sorrow: Rituals of Renewal and the Sacred Work of Grief
https://www.amazon.com/The-Wild-Edge-Sorrow-Rituals/dp/1583949763/ref=dp_ob_title_bk

Other show mentions:
Performance artist and author Nina Wise https://www.ninawise.com/
Author and poet Linda Hogan https://www.lindahoganwriter.com/dwellings_96832.htm

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💫 Please rate and review us on Apple Podcasts and leave us some stars over on Spotify. You can email us at [email protected] or find us on isntagram @littlegiftspodcast.

🌹 Find Sue Ellens artwork at www.sueellenparkinson.com or connect with her on instagram @sue.ellen.parkinson. And the same goes for Savanna! Find more about her practice at www.savannawonderwheel.com or connect on instagram @savannabeing. 

The solar eclipse and mercury retrograde got us (and our computers) feeling a little frazzled! This weeks a shorty but a goodie. We’re here to share a little love and hope you can do the same <3

Poem shared: Small Kindnesses By Danusha Laméris
Shadow work journal: https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/726368/shadow-work-journal-for-self-love-by-valerie-inez-and-latha-jay/
Podcast shout out: https://open.spotify.com/episode/2RvmiTHpbVEZtgJIp933vw?si=oQ5bzFgJTKCoqUql5TcrHg

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💫 Please rate and review us on Apple Podcasts and leave us some stars over on Spotify. You can email us at [email protected] or find us on isntagram @littlegiftspodcast.

🌹 Find Sue Ellens artwork at www.sueellenparkinson.com or connect with her on instagram @sue.ellen.parkinson. And the same goes for Savanna! Find more about her practice at www.savannawonderwheel.com or connect on instagram @savannabeing. 

This week we’re talking about guilt, shame and “Shoulds”. How they all feed each other and how we’ve had enough of it. So many of us walk around with a cloud of nebulous guilt, what would happen if we all just started giving voices to our guilty conscious? How much freer could we all become? 

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Little Gifts Substack is a space for intergenerational connection in an age of disconnect. From maiden to crone, all are welcome. Join us as we grow our community of mystery-loving seekers & devotional creatives. Get newsletters that go along with each episode, our monthly medicine bonus episodes, & MORE! 

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💫 Please rate and review us on Apple Podcasts and leave us some stars over on Spotify. You can email us at [email protected] or find us on isntagram @littlegiftspodcast.

🌹 Find Sue Ellens artwork at www.sueellenparkinson.com or connect with her on instagram @sue.ellen.parkinson. And the same goes for Savanna! Find more about her practice at www.savannawonderwheel.com or connect on instagram @savannabeing. 

The media loves to show us clean cookie cutter relationship arcs and while we all know that just isn’t the reality for most of us it can be hard to contextualize a different reality. In this weeks episode we go down memory lane with Sue Ellen and she gives us a different perspective on what a lifetime of relationships can look like. 

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💫 Please rate and review us on Apple Podcasts and leave us some stars over on Spotify. You can email us at [email protected] or find us on isntagram @littlegiftspodcast.

🌹 Find Sue Ellens artwork at www.sueellenparkinson.com or connect with her on instagram @sue.ellen.parkinson. And the same goes for Savanna! Find more about her practice at www.savannawonderwheel.com or connect on instagram @savannabeing. 

In this episode we are joined by an “Extraordinary Ordinary” human Meredith Melvin, a death doula and end of life midwife in Sue Ellens local community. Meredith radiates warmth and caring. She’s here to share so much potent and educational information  with us on how to navigate preparing for the end of life. Listen in on this sweet conversation about one of the only things we’ll all experience as humans.

Recourses and authors mentioned in this episode…

Five Wishes advanced health care directive form: https://www.fivewishes.org

Advanced health care directive information: https://www.nia.nih.gov/health/advance-care-planning/advance-care-planning-advance-directives-health-care

The Advanced Deathcare Directive (for after death matters):  www.deathcaredirective.com

For Death Doula/Midwife and Home Funeral Guidance training: http://finalpassages.org/

Death Doula Training and Death Nesting: https://www.annemariekeppel.com

Suleika Jaouad “Live every day like it’s your first”: https://www.suleikajaouad.com

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💫 Please rate and review us on Apple Podcasts and leave us some stars over on Spotify. You can email us at [email protected] or find us on isntagram @littlegiftspodcast.

🌹 Find Sue Ellens artwork at www.sueellenparkinson.com or connect with her on instagram @sue.ellen.parkinson. And the same goes for Savanna! Find more about her practice at www.savannawonderwheel.com or connect on instagram @savannabeing. 

In this weeks episode Savanna asks Sue Ellen to tell the story of her dearly departed mother Bunny (Savanna’s great grandmother). Bunny has been mentioned countless times in this show we thought it would be beautiful to honor her and her story by dedicating an episode to her. A sad but beautiful story of love, loss and how we can keep those who are no longer with us alive in our hearts through our day to day actions. 

Sue Ellen found support through the book on grief and grieving 5 stages of grief by Elizabeth kubler-Ross. 

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💫 Please rate and review us on Apple Podcasts and leave us some stars over on Spotify. You can email us at [email protected] or find us on isntagram @littlegiftspodcast.

🌹 Find Sue Ellens artwork at www.sueellenparkinson.com or connect with her on instagram @sue.ellen.parkinson. And the same goes for Savanna! Find more about her practice at www.savannawonderwheel.com or connect on instagram @savannabeing.