The Story Apothecary

By Nana TomovaSociety & Culture Religion & Spirituality Arts Books Spirituality

The Story Apothecary episodes

February 02, 2021 15. Monkeys Rescue the Moon - National Storytelling Week
A lighthearted and yet poignant and cautionary tale from Tibet about some monkeys, led by their monkey leader, who doesn't take time for reflection and advice, leads his monkeys to rescue the moon from deep water as he thinks she is drowning.
-Story Prescription: A story about misguided leadership, one to give courage and strength to speak up in challenging circumstances. A story to provide inward and outward reflection.
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To support my work financially you can become a a regular patron on Patreon, and you will receive the gift of stories and folklore.
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You can also 'buy me a coffee' as a one-off way of supporting me if you enjoy listening.
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Music:
Thank you to In Feathers for the beautiful music. You can find more of his music and musings at https://www.instagram.com/in.feathers/
You can find more about National Storytelling Week at: https://www.sfs.org.uk
21 min
January 19, 2021 14. The Potter’s Wish
A wise and lighthearted story from Nepal about a potter who makes a wish for his pots to be unbreakable.
-Story Prescription: A story for perfectionism, a story for and about creativity, imperfection and the beauty of impermanence.
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Ways to Support this podcast:
-If you have enjoyed this episode, please subscribe, leave a rating or review as this helps others to find it. Share this podcast with your friends and on social media. You can find me on Instagram @nana.tomova or on Twitter @NanaTomova or on Facebook @NanaTomovaStoryteller
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To support my work financially you can become a a regular patron on Patreon, and you will receive the gift of Baba Yaga's Calendar, stories, poems and folklore.
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You can also 'buy me a coffee' as a one-off way of supporting me if you enjoy listening.
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Music:
Thank you to In Feathers for the beautiful music. You can find more of his music and musings at https://www.instagram.com/in.feathers/
26 min
January 17, 2021 Baba Yaga's Calendar - Sample
Hi everyone I wanted to leave a little sample of a new project I've been working on - Baba Yaga's calendar, a monthly Patreon special episode where I talk about the folklore and the celebrations of mainly Slavic countries but also the U.K. and some Celtic and European celebrations. In it I talk about the month’s plants and I may even tell you a story associated with the month as I have done for January. This has been something I have been excited about for some time and it’s wonderful to have released it!
To listen, join me on Patreon, a monthly subscription service from £2/month. Link: https://www.patreon.com/NanaTomova
10 min
January 05, 2021 13. Grandmother Plague (Baba Chuma)
A sad, sobering and hopeful Bulgarian story which I've translated into English about Grandmother Plague, old woman, who comes to visit.
-Story Prescription: A story to help with not living in fear and being present in our times. A tale to encourage kindness and compassion.
-Story Caution: This story talks of the Plague taking lives. It conjures up similarities to the current pandemic, and therefore if you or someone you know is ill, or you have lost someone, this story may be difficult for you.
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Ways to Support this podcast:
-If you have enjoyed this episode, please subscribe, leave a rating and review as this helps others to find it. Share this podcast with your friends and on social media. You can find me on Instagram @nana.tomova or on Twitter @NanaTomova or on Facebook @NanaTomovaStoryteller
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To support my work financially you can become a a regular patron on Patreon, and you will receive the gift of stories and folklore.
.
You can also 'buy me a coffee' as a one-off way of supporting me if you enjoy listening.
.
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Music:
Thank you to In Feathers for the beautiful music. You can find more of his music and musings at https://www.instagram.com/in.feathers/
22 min
December 08, 2020 12. Stone Soup
A warm European story about a poor traveller who enters a poor village and he shows them how to make stone soup to ease everyone's hunger. This episode might make you peckish!
-Story Prescription: A story about the power of community. A story to bring hope in times of divide and ease loneliness, with a reminder that community can be formed in many different ways.
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Ways to Support this podcast:
-If you have enjoyed this episode, please subscribe, leave a rating or review as this helps others to find it. Share this podcast with your friends and on social media. You can find me on Instagram @nana.tomova or on Twitter @NanaTomova or on Facebook @NanaTomovaStoryteller
.
To support my work financially you can become a regular patron on Patreon, and you will receive the gift of stories and folklore.
.
You can also 'buy me a coffee' as a one-off way of supporting me if you enjoy listening.
.
_
Music:
Thank you to In Feathers for the beautiful music. You can find more of his music and musings at https://www.instagram.com/in.feathers/
23 min
November 17, 2020 11. Tatterhood
A hilarious and wise story from Norway about a girl riding a goat with a wooden spoon in her first.
-Story Prescription: This story is helpful to redefine ideals of gender and ideals of beauty. It's a story of bravery and determination. A humorous story to ease feelings of insecurity and to embrace who you are in the world, so that your beauty may shine. A story for balance between your wild and tame side, so that your inner wildness wakes up.
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Ways to Support this podcast:
-If you have enjoyed this episode, please subscribe, leave a rating or review as this helps others to find it. Share this podcast with your friends and on social media. You can find me on Instagram @nana.tomova or on Twitter @NanaTomova or on Facebook @NanaTomovaStoryteller
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To support my work financially you can become a a regular patron on Patreon, and you will receive the gift of stories and folklore.
.
You can also 'buy me a coffee' as a one-off way of supporting me if you enjoy listening.
.
_
Music:
Thank you to In Feathers for the beautiful music. You can find more of his music and musings at https://www.instagram.com/in.feathers/
38 min
October 20, 2020 10. Mother Moon
A beautiful, sad and hopeful story from Lincolnshire in the UK about the Moon, and people's reliance on her light.
-Story Prescription: For anyone who is looking for light. For those who wish to get in touch with their intuition, and to honour their feminine nature. For those who need to know when to rest. For those people who wish to uncover what lies for them inside the bogs, and to uncover where the light has gone. For anyone who might be feeling down, or going through dark times - a story about light and hope prevailing after darkness. And for all mothers out there, who at times may sit in the darkness for those they love.
-Story Caution: In this story, there are some parts which deal with violence against the Moon. If anyone has experienced physical or sexual trauma, ensure that before listening you are feeling resourced. It's such a beautiful and medicinal story - if listened at the right time for you.
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Ways to Support this podcast:
-If you have enjoyed this episode, please subscribe, leave a rating or review as this helps others to find it. Share this podcast with your friends and on social media. You can find me on Instagram @nana.tomova or on Twitter @NanaTomova or on Facebook @NanaTomovaStoryteller
.
To support my work financially you can become a regular patron on Patreon, and you will receive the gift of stories and folklore.
.
You can also 'buy me a coffee' as a one-off way of supporting me if you enjoy listening.
.
_
Music:
Thank you to In Feathers for the beautiful music. You can find more of his music and musings at https://www.instagram.com/in.feathers/
36 min
September 01, 2020 9. The Willow Wife
An ethereal Japanese story about a man who saves his favourite willow tree from being cut down, and meets the woman who will become his wife under that beautiful willow.
-Story Prescription: This is a story prescription for the Earth, and for anyone who would like to cherish or deepen their relationship with nature.
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Ways to Support this podcast:
-If you have enjoyed this episode, please subscribe, leave a rating or review as this helps others to find it. Share this podcast with your friends and on social media. You can find me on Instagram @nana.tomova or on Twitter @NanaTomova or on Facebook @NanaTomovaStoryteller
.
To support my work financially you can become a a regular patron on Patreon, and you will receive the gift of stories and folklore.
.
You can also 'buy me a coffee' as a one-off way of supporting me if you enjoy listening.
.
_
Music:
Thank you to In Feathers for the beautiful music. You can find more of his music and musings at https://www.instagram.com/in.feathers/
29 min
August 18, 2020 8. Munachar & Manachar
A funny and lighthearted story from Ireland about two strange friends who go picking blackberries and it doesn't quite go according to plan!
Story Prescription: For anyone who is is need of laughing kindly to themselves, if they have gotten caught up in something and forgotten why they had started on their journey. For anyone prone to having too much of a good thing, or anyone who ruminates about something over and over again.
Story Caution: This story is humorous, however it does mention the topic of hanging. Munachar wants to hang his friend Manachar for he has eaten all the blackberries. If you have been affected by this in your life, then ensure that you are in a place within yourself where you are able to listen before you do so.
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Ways to Support this podcast:
If you have enjoyed this episode, please subscribe, leave a rating or review as this helps others to find it. Share this podcast with your friends and on social media. You can find me on Instagram @nana.tomova or on Twitter @NanaTomova
.
To support my work financially you can become a a regular patron on Patreon, and you will receive the gift of stories and folklore.
.
You can also 'buy me a coffee' as a one-off way of supporting me if you enjoy listening.
.
To visit the Crowdfunder page of the Mental Health Storytelling Project I spoke about in the podcast, you can click here.
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Music:
Thank you to In Feathers for the beautiful music. You can find more of his music and musings at https://www.instagram.com/in.feathers/
31 min
July 28, 2020 7. ‘Death in a Nut’ with storyteller Daniel Allison
In this episode, I conduct my first ever interview. It was really lovely to interview Daniel Allison for this podcast, and I will be featuring in his: House of Legends. You can find more about Daniel here: https://www.houseoflegends.me
In this episode we discuss creativity and the dance between writing stories and telling stories, how the places we live in and have a connection with influence the stories we tell. We discuss how we can be in relationship with stories more deeply, how it is important to keep them as true as possible. We talk about what wisdom we have gained from stories, and how they can encourage us to welcome life fully - all parts of it - the beauty, the sorrow, the hardship, the joy and the love.
Daniel tells Duncan Williamson’s beautiful Jack story called "Death in a Nut”. Duncan Willimason used to be an oral storyteller from the Scottish travelling community, and his stories have lived on and are truly special.
Story Prescription: For anyone who is finding it challenging to accept the good and the bad, the happiness and the difficulties intertwined. For anyone who is grappling with the trials of death in their house or community - whether that be of a life or an idea, a relationship, a creation. This is a light and humorous tale, and yet acknowledges something really important: Death is what keeps the world alive.
Music: Thank you to In Feathers for the beautiful music. You can find more of his music and musings at https://www.instagram.com/in.feathers/
If you enjoy my podcast please leave a rating and a review, as this helps others to find it. To support my work, and to hear more stories you can find me on Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/NanaTomova.
44 min

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The Story Apothecary is a podcast filled with medicinal and healing stories. Nana Tomova, a Storyteller and a Mental Health Pharmacist dispenses stories for sadness and anxiety, and shares tales for…