Little Gifts

Veronique Flayol’s story with Mary Magdalene began nearly 300 years ago… Raised in Saint-Maximin-la-Sainte-Baume—where for generations her ancestors have watched over the precious relics of Mary Magdalene—Roni grew up steeped in Provençal traditions and in the shadow of the mountain where Magdalene is said to have spent her final years. We are so grateful to get to hear her story.  You can find ou...

We’re serving up some medicines for the heart and soul this week. In honor of Renee Good and all the other lives that have come to an end too soon. We love you and we hope you’re taking good care.  Poems shared in order of how they were read:  Great Ass by Sue Ellen Parkinson  The Hopeful One by Savanna Wonderwheel  After I Fell In The Canyon If Grief by Rosemerry Wahtola Trommer  Holding Space by...

You don’t want to miss this one! We are joined by the renowned author and theologian Meggan Watterson for a soulful conversation circling around the women who were written out of one of the most influential texts in the world, the truth that we can all trust our innate knowing and what it means to be a human awake to love within you.  You can find more about Meggan, her books Magdalene Revealed an...

It’s the end of the year and we’re so happy to be here.  Join us as we reflect on all of the amazing interviews we were lucky to do this year, our last community care circle and we shared some poetry and appreciation for all that is Little Gifts.  Sue Ellen read On Listening by Rosemerry Wahtola Trommer and Savanna read an excerpt of Poetry Is Not a Luxury by Audre Lorde Our next monthly community...

We’re resting over here and we hope you are too, we’ll be back next week <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 artwork at www.sueellenparkinson.com or connect with her on instagram @sue.ellen.parkinson. And...

Winter Solstice is fast approaching and we’re trying our best to slow our pace to match the season. Please enjoy this re-release of our 6th episode where we get into all things winter solstice and the magic of the mundane….  Episode 6. In honor of the upcoming winter solstice (our favorite holiday over here!) we’re talking rituals. Small day to day rituals and big over the top once a year rituals,...

Join us a for a heart-full conversation with somatic movement and sex-educator Adriana Rizzolo. Through her many years of coaching, teaching, and facilitation, Adriana has helped countless people around the world awaken to their aliveness and power, heal trauma and patterns of helplessness, and feel at home in their bodies so that they can start living life in alignment with their soul’s truth in...

We’re all being bombarded by sales and the push to buy buy buy from the big box stores, but what if instead you turned to the thrift shop? What if you could relish in the thrill of the hunt, letting your fingers graze against different fabrics. Let your gut guide you through the store until you found the magic lamp tucked away in the corner waiting for a new life?  Join Savanna and Sue Ellen as th...

“The language of dance is heretic no matter what culture you’re in so the art of dance can speak to any culture because it is a language of movement.” - Anandha Ray  It turns out we’re all multilingual when it comes to the unspoken languages of the body.  Join us for an inspiring conversation with Anandha Ray on the power of creating and living your purpose through art, and in Anandha’s case throu...

This week is another little love fest. We share some reflections on our amazing guests, some life updates, and are reminded of how powerfully affirming it can be to be trusted enough to be asked for help.  We’re also thrilled to our next monthly get together over zoom will be Sunday December 14 at 10am. This is a space to come together to be in community, get centered, prime the creative pumps and...

Have you ever felt the call that you maybe just can’t make sense of where it’s coming from? And have you ever said yes to that call? Brianna listened to that deep soul call and found herself all the way across the seas in Egypt. Join us for a rich conversation all about listening to your gut when you hear a call to action that you may not quite understand.  Biranna is hosting a pilgrimage to Egypt...

Join us as we talk to the one and only Caro Gomez on the beauty that can come from the blending of cultures, the power of acknowledging our ancestors (the ones we like and the ones we’re not so proud of) and the joy of being a witch.  Caro tells us about her family’s celebration of Dia De Los Muertos, tales of Maxímon, how we can connect with our ancestors in more ways than lighting a candle, her...

We’re taking a stroll down memory lane - Halloween edition 🎃 We’re also thrilled to announce we’re going to be starting a monthly get together over zoom, a space to come together to be in community, to prime the creative pumps and have some room to just be as you are. Our first gathering will be Saturday November 1st at 10am, mark your calendar!  The zoom link will be accessible through our subst...

We’re getting into the truth of the matter today. What happens when two people have conflicting truths? How do you navigate the pain of your truth being denied or not aligning with another’s? What does it mean to stay true to you?  All questions we’re getting into, maybe you’re curious too ;)  We’re also thrilled to announce we’re going to be starting a monthly get together over zoom, a space to c...

As we transition from summer to fall times are busy over here at Little Gifts HQ. We hope you enjoy revisiting this conversation as much as we did. As always thank you for being here and we’ll be back with a new recording next week!  We’re also thrilled to announce we’re going to be starting a monthly get together over zoom, a space to come together to be in community, to prime the creative pumps...

We did it! We’ve released 100 episodes and we’re here to celebrate! Join us as we take stock of what this show has meant to us, how it has helped us grow and why we’re not stoping any time soon <3  We’re also thrilled to announce we’re going to be starting a monthly get together over zoom, a space to come together to be in community, to prime the creative pumps and have some room to just be as...

What is your relationship to the water? In this weeks episode we have alight hearted conversation all around water; the water we play in, the water that helps bring us life, the water that flows from our bodies, our heats, our eyes. Join us as we take a swim down memory lane.  ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Please rate and review us on Apple Podcasts and leave us some stars over on Spotify. You can...

What if you trusted your intuition the way you trust that the sun will rise every morning, the way you believe that tide will come in and out with the moon? What could be possible if it wasn’t just “you” or “me” being inspired to do something but it was actually the nudging of all of our ancestors before us? What if we acknowledged that we can make an impact for the good of the world in our own sm...

Sit in with us as we chat on the couch and drink our tea. We were on a bit of a ramble this week talking about shame and dreams and everything in between. Thanks for walking this windy path with us <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 @little...

The world is a chaotic and frightening place so we want to make sure the ground we stand on is solid and concrete, so it won’t crumble under our feet. But the fact of the matter is that the ground we stand on is always disintegrating, crumbling and changing. Nothing can really grow in concrete so we might as well get curious and figure out what we can grow in the ground we are on.  ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~...

Listen in for part 2 of our interview with Martín Prechtel. A heartfelt conversation on what it means to create revolutionary beauty, to continue relationships with those we’ve loved and lost, and how we could all use a little re-animalization in our lives.  Martín is a beloved artist, writer, musician, storyteller, teacher and healer. You can find out more about him, his books and his school Bola...

This week we are joined by Martín Prechtel for a heartfelt conversation on what it means to create revolutionary beauty, to continue relationships with those we’ve loved and lost, and how we could all use a little re-animalization in our lives.  Martín is a beloved artist, writer, musician, storyteller, teacher and healer. You can find out more about him, his books and his school Bolad’s Kitchen a...

We all so deeply want to belong but what does belonging actually feel like? How do you find community? And when you do how do you trust that you actually are apart of it? All questions we pose and ponder on this weeks episode.  Speaking of community! Join Sue Ellen in Portland OR on August 23rd for a talk at The Raven’s Wing in Sellwood https://theravenswing.com/events/2025/8/23/an-evening-with-su...

Join us as we the topic of “goddess” leads us into a discussion on our feelings around the societal standard of separating “sacred” and the “divine”  from anything relating to human normalcy. We are all already sacred, already divine. What would change if we acknowledged it?  Join Sue Ellen in Portland OR on August 23rd for a talk at The Raven’s Wing in Sellwood https://theravenswing.com/events/20...

This week we’re reminiscing on and revisiting the classic children’s stories of Frog and Toad written and illustrated by Arnold Lobel . Sue Ellen read these books to Savanna when she was a kiddo and now the tables have turned and Savanna’s reading them to her! Join us as we discuss the impact these sweet little stories can have.  Stories read were The Kite and Alone from Days with Frog and Toad. ...