Grief Magic: Rituals, Stories & Gentle Conversations about Loss

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” as an artist and re-defining what that means Finding the courage to share your work Committing deeply to your practice without being a perfectionist Tara is an a...

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 can join us for the season ahead, no ongoing commitment. See if it works for you, come practice with us & meet some new folks.  The theme for summer is pleasure -...

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 and I hope you'll feel inspired to check her book and podcast out after listening to this. Here is some of what we talked about:   Psychedelic preparation & integration&nbsp...

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. It's been a joy of a conversation covering much ground and I hope that you'll love it as much as I did! Here is some of what we talked about:...

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 darker parts of the last few years and how loss can really become a portal to other, better, sometimes insig...

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 loved listening to them and I hope you will too. Here is some of what we talked about:   Finding our way back to relationships with plants&nbsp...

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 to catch up and see what has changed in our thoughts and ideas over the years. Here is some of what we talked about:   Zine writing, DIY publishing & sharing o...

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 find new ways to un-shame. This is an emotion I think we should all talk about more and I hope you'll love listening as much as I did. Here is some of what we talked about: ...

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 about as well as a wave of comfort and inspiration. I hope you'll love this conversation as much as I did! Here is some of what we talked about:   Meeting grief and heart ache with gentlene...

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 a renewed sense of hope. We covered so many topics that feel more alive and important than ever and I really hope you'll feel some of the radical love listening in too. Here is some of what...

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. You know, the casual stuff!  Enjoy //If you enjoy listening and would like some support for your practice please consider j...

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 don't talk about enough - grief, deepest fears, feeling alive regardless and wondering what's next.  This first one is about my month long retreat in the Highlands, which I am midway through at the momen...

Hey friends, my heart is bursting with excitement to share this conversation with you - I spoke to the wonderful Stevie Leigh, a chat that was just what I needed to listen back to today. I hope it will feel as nourishing and grounding to you as it did for me. Here is some of what we talked about:   Being connected to a web of ancestry, magic & community  Finding, feeling and exp...

Hey friends, I'm delighted to bring you a beautiful conversation with Emma Freeman - her creative practice has inspired mine so much and I love what she shared about her experience of the pandemic and what's important to her now. A balm to listen to! Here is some of what we talked about:   Poetry as a healing practice  Weaving with nature  Deepening our relationship with the na...

Hey friends, wishing you a gentle and restorative new year if you are celebrating!  This episode is a little catch up and I am also sharing my favorite new year ritual - it's sweet & simple practice all about the Star card. I have also talked about the Compass sessions, which I am hosting starting this Saturday for three weeks as part of the Creative Nature Coven. You can join us if you f...

Hey friends, I'm just coming out my little winter cocoon to tell you about the new Making app, which I loved joining. As you might know I left instagram last year for many different reasons, but one thing I have missed was seeing other people's creative processes and sharing my own. I had been hoping for a gentle and non-competitive space to do that and to be able to do a little comfort-scrolling...

Hey friends, I cannot believe that it took my almost a whole year to share this beautiful conversation with you. I truly loved talking to Lex Ritchie of Day’s Eye Tarot and then... life happened, really hard. I hope that in some way it still comes your way at exactly the right time and that you'll get as much out of listening to Lex's generous sharing as I did. Here is some of what we talked about...

Hey friends, ah, we made it through the eclipse and now here we are, entering Sag season, moving towards the solstice. I am trying to be still, to look at the moon, to treasure beautiful conversations like this one. I spoke to the wonderful Ryn Silverstein, a person whose creativity, thought & spirit I really treasure. I hope you'll feel blessed by this conversation the way I did. Here is some...

Hey folks,  this new moon energised me enough to send a special extra episode your way - recorded today, fresh off the microphone! I hope you'll enjoy it as much as I did, it's been a real joy to speak to Rowan and take some time to reflect on the pandemic, this time, our relationships, our bodies and a lot of other things. Here is some of what we talked about:   Herbalism and plant...

Hey friends, I'm excited to share this conversation with Jilna Shah with you - it's been really great to listen back as I was editing just now and I hope you'll get as much out of it as I did. Here is some of what we talked about, though there was so much more magic in here that goes way beyond lists:  Orienting ourselves towards joy, community & social justice  How we can lay transf...

Hey friends, I have a sweet Sunday solo episode for you in which I am sharing:  Some things that will change in this space & why What's up in my own practices at the moment and what I am loving in autumn An invitation to a free printmaking workshop, join over here: https://landing.mailerlite.com/webforms/landing/d8b1s4 Creative Nature plans for 2022 What the Mending Together program, whic...

Hey sweet ones, this is just a brief little announcement episode to say that creative space sessions are back AND I am also offer queer art magic sessions starting this Sunday.  These are for patrons at any level and I would love to see you there! //If you enjoy listening and would like some support for your practice please consider joining my Patreon. In the Practice // Space community you’l...

Hey friends, I'm happy to celebrate the beginning of autumn in the Northern hemisphere with you all by sharing this absolutely delightful interview with Alice Sparkly Kat. Here is some of what we talked about:   Relating to the plants and relating to our bodies  Alice's book about postcolonial astrology  How astrology can help us write new stories and re-imagine our beliefs and...

Hey friends, this is a short & sweet episode to tell you more about the back to school sale I’m running till September 21st. Everything I do, including my stories virtual retreat, mending together course, web design, business mentoring & all my courses is 30% off. I’m doing this for two reasons: Firstly after a challenging year I am creating more stability and predictability in my work as...

Hey everyone, I'm so happy it's September. I kind of can't believe it's going to be 2022 in less than fourth month, but I am grateful autumn is coming. I'm excited to get cozy with books, light candles and sleep more. Deep fucking breath! In this episode I am talking about my experience as a distance learner. Ten years ago I got my first degree from the Open University, the world's largest distanc...