Little Gifts

We’re taking a little break this week, we’ll be back next time!  Join us for our next monthly community care circle Sunday July 26th at 10:00am PST. This is a space to come together to be in community, get centered, prime the creative pumps and have some room to just be as you are. Mark your calendar!  The zoom link will be accessible through our substack  https://littlegifts.substack.com   ~~~~~~...

Come to France with us this September! <3 https://www.sueellenparkinson.com/pilgrimage In this episode we share more details about our upcoming Mary Magdalene Pilgrimage (we’re so excited!). We talk about our most recent conversation with the one and only Sophie Strand and we reflect on how many of our most impactful decisions of our lives were the ones that didn’t really make any sense for us...

Join us for a heartfelt conversation with the one and only Sophie Strand. We really talk about everything under the sun in this one… Iconography, chronic illness, friendship, love, death, magic, turkeys and more!  Sophie Strand is an author, story teller, and poet who focuses on the intersection of spirituality, ecology, mythopoetics, and love. She believes strongly that all thinking happens inter...

We’re back with another poetry hour <3  Poems read in order:  Phone call by Tony Hoagland  She Let Go by Safire rose  Come To Me Now by Maclolm Guite  The Quivering by Heidi Rose Robbins   Whenever I feel Helpless by John Roedel  Won’t You Celebrate With Me by Lucillee Cliffton  The Visitation by Maclolm Guite  A Blessing with roots by Jan Richardson  Boundless Love by John Prine Arrival by Sop...

The world is starving for inspiration and we are in desperate need for the creative visionaries now more than ever. Imagination is not escapism, it’s what we need to survive.  ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Please rate and review us on Apple Podcasts and leave us some stars over on Spotify. You can email us at littlegiftspodcast@gmail.com or find us on isntagram @littlegiftspodcast.  Find Sue Ellen...

Our grandmothers bodies were meant to be worshipped and now they are shown as the epitome of what to be scared of. It’s time to bring back the honor of the grandma <3  ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Please rate and review us on Apple Podcasts and leave us some stars over on Spotify. You can email us at littlegiftspodcast@gmail.com or find us on isntagram @littlegiftspodcast.  Find Sue Ellens art...

Join us for our monthly community care circle TODAY! Sunday May 31st at 5:00pm PST. This is a space to come together to be in community, get centered, prime the creative pumps and have some room to just be as you are. The zoom link will be accessible through our substack  https://littlegifts.substack.com/p/death-and-rebirth-community-care-bf2?r=3g39vh ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Please rate and...

Join us and our special guest Perdita Finn, author of the newly released book Mothers Of Magic: summoning the wisdom of our ancestors. In this conversation we add a curve to the straight line of patriarchy and weave in to the spiraling story of a more inclusive world for all. A world where we can all acknowledge the mother within us and remember there was a time where we were all mothers of one an...

We’re in the goo phase. Inside the chrysalis reimagining what’s possible, growing wings from imaginal cells and preparing to re-emerge wholly changed and wholly the same. We know many of you are too.  Quotes shared by Micheal Mead And if you’re looking for 1:1 support check out the somatic therapist extraordinaire Alli Rune at https://primordialmedicine.com/about Join us for our next monthly commu...

Our bodies have so many answers, we just have to remember to ask and slow down enough to listen.  ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Please rate and review us on Apple Podcasts and leave us some stars over on Spotify. You can email us at littlegiftspodcast@gmail.com or find us on isntagram @littlegiftspodcast.  Find Sue Ellens artwork at www.sueellenparkinson.com or connect with her on instagram @sue.e...

We’re born to die and be reborn again and again and again. What a gift to get to keep returning to our true nature over and over again. Listen in as we have a Beltane, heart attack, Mary Magdalene pilgrimage inspired conversation around death and rebirth.  Thank you for being here and for your patience on us getting this weeks episode out! We had som technical struggles but are back in action!  Jo...

A Magdalene pilgrimage to France and a pilgrimage to the hospital. Both journeys of the heart. Sometimes we go in and sometimes we go out. Listen in to hear all about it.  Give gramma Sue some love in the form of $$$$ @SueEllen-Parkinson on Venmo (last 4 digits of phone # are 3555) You can find the book Against Breaking by Ada Limon here  https://adalimon.com/against-breaking And find the amazing...

Our not an episode episode! We love you and we’ll be back next week <3 Join us for our next monthly community care circle will be Sunday April 26th at 10am. This is a space to come together to be in community, get centered, prime the creative pumps and have some room to just be as you are. Mark your calendar!  The zoom link will be accessible through our substack  https://littlegifts.substack.c...

We got to take a mask making workshop with Lauren Raine and it was ahhhmazing!! Listen in as we share reflections of the incredible experience.  You can find out more about Lauren and her art here https://www.masksofthegoddess.com/ Listen to our interview with her: Episode 29, For The Love Of The Mystery here  https://open.spotify.com/episode/2J1rqRrdqoGptj7PwjzOag?si=FpV4dDNrSFChUeDN6vr9-g Check...

We are delighted to announce that we will get to interview Perdita Finn later this month to celebrate her forthcoming book Mothers of Magic. Please enjoy this replay of our first interview with her from January of 2024, Episode 11.  Episode 11: Join us and our special guest Perdita Finn as we  take a peak behind the veil and talk about her new book Take Back the Magic, Conversations With the Unsee...

Listen in on one of our most recent Life Cafe themed community care circle. Huge thanks to everyone who attended and brought their voices into the circle and generously allowed us to share their stories with our listeners. For anonymity’s sake all names have been removed.  Our next monthly community care circle will be Sunday April 26th at 10am. This is a space to come together to be in community,...

This week is a tender one, listen with care. We are discussing Delores Huerta, The Epstein Files and the lie we were told as women the anything “is just the way it is.”  Our next monthly community care circle will be Sunday March 29th at 10am. This is a space to come together to be in community, get centered, prime the creative pumps and have some room to just be as you are. Mark your calendar!  T...

Mana Youngbear, is a retired Waldorf educator with 45 years of experience in early childhood education. She writes and directs children’s plays and recently released the first book in her fantasy-adventure series The Adventures of Loralee Lightheart! the series uniquely blends traditional legends with new myths. Mana often speaks about how myth, magic, and legend  strengthen families and communiti...

Join us as we take a look at the history of International Women’s day and dream of a world in which women are heard, recognized and respected for their contributions to our society.  If you have the means a donation to support Summer Hatfield while she grieves and care for her mom would be so appreciated https://gofund.me/c58affb0d Our next monthly community care circle will be Sunday March 29th a...

Pull up a chair and get ready to be taken to school. This week we are joined by author, educator and producer Starr Goode for a rich conversation about Sheela Na Gig, the return of the goddess in the 20th century, the history of the vulva as an enduring cultural icon and SO MUCH MORE! Thank you Starr for joining us, you can find out more about Starr and her work at https://www.starrgoode.com/index...

In this episode Sue Ellen shares her simple yet powerful community grief ritual process that she has been doing monthly in her home town so that you may be inspired to share it with your community! Cause let’s be real, we’re all grieving these days.  Sue Ellen read about the Fire Horse from a piece written by Mana Youngbear  Savanna read Autobiography in 5 Chapters by Portia Nelson Our next monthl...

Make some soup! And so much more… This week we’re reflecting on our conversation with Shiloh Sophia, the fact that we really are all creative, Savanna’s recent trip to Mexico, Saint Abigails feast day, how powerful it is to see women being honored, and carrot ginger soup!  Grandma Sues Carrot Ginger Soup recipe:  1 pound chopped carrots 1 large chopped white potato 1 chopped red onion 3 chopped ga...

What if art was an expression of your direct access to the divine? A way to channel your unique magic? For over 20 years Shilo Sophia has been teaching women how to allow their unique expression and their unique relationship to the divine to be channeled through their connection of the paintbrush to the canvas.  In Shilos words “painting is a devotional act, a spiritual practice, a prayer in paint...

It’s Brigid story time with Grandma Sue <3  Brigid’s Day/Imbolc is celebrated on February 1st and 2nd and is the FIRST holiday observing a woman in western society. Hang out your scarves for Brigid to bless, get cozy and listen in. Sue Ellen shared the poem The flourishing to come on Imbolc 2026 by Rosemary Wahtola Trommer.   Savanna shared Imbolc by Sophie strand.  ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~...

Rerelease of Episode 64. Cultivating Powerful Love and Loving Power (& other important reminders for living through the long dark), in conversation with Francis Weller  This episode was originally recorded in February of 2025.  Join us as we sit down once more with psychotherapist, writer and grief activist Francis Weller. In this episode we talk about accessible, actionable steps we can take...