The Story Apothecary

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.  _ Ways to Support this podcast: -...

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 t...

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 wher...

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. _ Ways to Support this podcast: -If you have enjoyed this episode, please subscri...

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...

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...

A king has dreams he cannot decipher, and a young peasant interprets the dreams due to the help of a wise serpent  A poignant story about how we may be influenced by our surroundings more than we think. And a story about how the dreams that visit us at night might be worth listening to.  Story Prescription: For those that wish to belong, for those that have done something they regret, or for those...

A beautiful story from Croatia about a young ex-soldier who falls in love with the woman inside the white wolf. Story Medicine: For anyone who has lost their wild nature, or is losing their intuition. For those that are trapped somewhere where they don’t wish to be or where they don’t belong - either a place, or a relationship. Music: Thank you to In Feathers for the beautiful music. You can find...

A beautiful Korean folktale about a woman who needs to bring back a whisker of a dangerous tiger in order to be healed. A medicinal story about finding your inner strength. Story Prescription: This story serves as medicine for anxiety; PTSD; finding courage; finding inner strength; facing up to your fears, and healing a relationship. Song within the story: I found a lovely little Korean lullaby ca...

King Solomon asks his trusted advisor to find him a magic ring - a ring that can make a happy person sad, and a sad person happy! A beautiful Jewish medicinal story about the magic ring that gave King Solomon even more wisdom for the rest of his ruling days. This marvelous story is very poignant for this time in particular, and can offer hope and a little ray of sunshine on dark days. Story Prescr...

In this episode of the Story Apothecary, Nana tells the powerful medicinal story of the Mustard Seed. This a beautiful Buddhist story, and talks about impermanence and how departure from this life is unavoidable.  Story Prescription: It is a truly healing story for anyone who is in the process of experiencing loss of a loved one, or has difficulty with the process of loss, or wants to celebrate th...

In this episode of the Story Apothecary, Nana tells the healing story about an ill girl who is helped by a fox.  Story Prescription: This medicinal story is helpful for anyone who needs hope, is amidst illness, or needs some wildness or tenderness in their life.   Source of The Curing Fox story - Tales of Wisdom and Wonder by world renowned Storyteller Hugh Lupton. http://hughlupton.co.uk/ Music b...

Welcome to the Story Apothecary, where you will find healing and medicinal stories for the body, heart, mind, soul and Earth.