Little Gifts

Join us as we give our gratitude to the wild lovers and activists Joanna Macy and Andrea Gibson. They gave us so much to be thankful for and we hope you find a spark of inspiration in our expression of thanks for them.  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-sue-ellen-parkinson-visionary-art...

Am I on the right path? Have I drifted off track? Is this right for me? All questions we all ask ourselves at one point or another. And questions Sue Ellen and Savanna have been asking themselves lately. While they certainly can’t answer the question for you, they explore these questions for themselves and their self inquiry might spark some inspiration for your own.  ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~...

We’re checking back into see how we’ve been feeling after our last weeks Little Gifts family therapy sesh. Reflecting on what it’s like to find your edge and how it feels to grow and change through life.  ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 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...

This week we’re joined again by our favorite guest Mira Wonderwheel! Mira is Savanna’s mom and Sue Ellens Daughter and this week we are exploring the often thankless work that is motherhood. The conversation get’s personal, a little heated and through it all we share a lot of love. Listen in and please if you feel inspired send us your thoughts at littlegiftspodcast@gmail.com ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~...

What stories do you have to tell and what keeps you from telling them? Join us for a heartfelt conversation with Ellen Weed all about vulnerability and story telling from the heart. Ellen is an acting and story telling teacher, she taught her 1st storytelling class in 1982 and is a true wisdom keeper for the art of storytelling. Encouraging everyone to express their stories through whatever avenue...

We are so crushed by the recent actions of president Trump and the bombing of Iran.. Join us as we try to figure out how to stay informed but not get sucked into the news/social media doom scroll. We try to offer some inspiration for how to stay hopeful and some things you can try if you too are feeling torn by the desire to stay informed or bury your head in the sand.  Resources/references:  Heat...

Things are really hard, and there’s still hope! We still have the ability to fight back! There’s so many ways to be an activist. Join us as we discuss what it means to “be an an activist” and give some little nuggets of hope and good news.  Articles, videos mentioned in episode  Satya Doyle Byocks substack piece - Archetypes of Resistance https://satyadoylebyock.substack.com/p/archetypes-of-resist...

How do you know when something’s finally clicked? When a practice isn’t so much of a practice any more but an integrated part of your life? What about when it’s stopped working? Are you a 15 minutes early is on time kind of person or show up on the minute or a few after? We’ve got the questions and some answers (but definitely not all of them 😉)  ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Please rate and revi...

Do you see hope in the blooms of the peace lily? What about the flower growing out of the sidewalk or the tree that finds a way to reach for the sky against all odds? This week we’re talking about where you feel hope, how it moves in your body, how it shapes the way you walk through your day.  Steven Weinberg was the Nobel Laureate of physics with the Multiverse theory https://en.wikipedia.org/wik...

What if all the things people were saying behind your back were blessings? Join Savanna and Sue Ellen as they reflect on their recent pilgrimage to the Black Madonna of Montserrat.  ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 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...

Dee’s back!! Dee Mulrooney is an artist, activist, teacher and the oracle for Growler, the 82 year old drum banging shamanic vulva. Dee joins us to tell the story of her and Growler’s recent pilgrimage to visit the apotropaic icon that is Sheela Na Gig. We talk about why Sheela is coming into the collective consciousness now, what we think she has to say and how powerful her message is. Listen in...

Join us as Sue Ellen tells the story of being in the historical country wide Portuguese and Spanish power outage and Savanna reflects on her visit to Mary Magdalenes cave in the south of France… Once again this episode does not have the best audio quality but we hope you stick around for it and we’ll be back to our better audio quality next time. Thanks for being here!  If you are interested in fi...

It’s a special gramma Sue birthday by the sea episode!! Send Sue Ellen some birthday love at sueellenparkinson@gmail.com (or send some moola! you can find her on paypal)… Join us as we get into some birthday reflections, receive some sage advice, poetry, what it feels like to be 73, and how dreams can shape a life. Thank you for being here and for your patience with this seaside recording, we love...

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 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 the same goes for Savanna! Find more about her practice at www.savannawonderwh...

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 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 the same goes for Savanna! Find more about her practice at www.savannawonderwh...

Savanna and SueEllen have the spring time sniffles and weren’t able to record for this week so we’re giving you an oldie but a goodie! Over the last couple months we’ve had multiple people reach out to say how this episode has been a balm for them and that it feels auspiciously of the times we’re currently in. So we’re rereleasing it in the hopes it helps you as well. Thanks for being here <3 ...

In this week’s episode we’re talking about small subversive love vs big love and what it means to try.  Nonprofit mentioned by Sue Ellen:  http://www.beyondbaroque.org Tara Brach podcast episode mentioned by Savanna:  https://open.spotify.com/episode/4JYnnGeFyEJ9BHuz6IYS3o?si=XL1TcWmLTfybdiCuFyo4GA ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Please rate and review us on Apple Podcasts and leave us some stars ov...

In this weeks episode Sue Ellen and Savanna talk about what it means to say goodbye to the people we love (and those who have hurt us). Goodbyes are hard, but do they always need to be?  ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 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.  Fin...

Join us for a rich conversation with Donna d’Terra, a lifelong student of the plants and a master herbalist. Donna gives us some suggestions herbs we can all be taking to help give us some much needed support and tells her story of the power of following “your sign posts.”  Simple and safe herbs for support:  Roasted dandelion root - for liver  Nettle - for digestion  Flower Essences - for emotion...

Join us as we reflect on last weeks episode with Riane Eisler. Talk about what makes us hopeful and share a little teaser about Sue Ellens upcoming workshop! https://www.sueellenparkinson.com/workshops/p/gold-package-sgs79 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 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...

“Why, when we humans have such a great capacity for caring, consciousness, and creativity, has there been so much cruelty, insensitivity, and destructiveness? Has it ever been different, and can it be different again?” These are the questions that fueled Riane Eisler passion for her work and for her vision of a world where we could return to a more equitable partnership society.  Riane is one of t...

What does it mean to be perfect? We have no idea! And maybe that’s for the best. In this weeks episode we explore perfectionism and what it feels like to try and loosen the grip we have on the idea that anything we do will ever be “perfect.”  Poem shared: Monet refuses the operation by Lisel Mueller  Artists referenced: Larry Fuente and Hand Bruhner  ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Please rate and r...

Join us for a conversation all about Lilith and the reclamation of the stories of women who have been condemned (or forgotten) throughout history.  Yoreshet D'vorah Grenn, Ph. D is a lineage-holder of a female Kabbalist tradition, an En Kohenet/Hebrew priestess, and ordained Mashpi’ah/spiritual life coach and guide. The Lilith Institute (founded by D’Vorah) and Yerusha are co-producing an onl...

Join us as we sit down to reflect on the last two conversations we had with Rebecca Bradshaw and Francis Weller, we got so much out of those talks we had to circle back around to dive in a little deeper.  We also talk about the ways we can reclaim ur power through what we buy, who we call and the little steps we all can take day to day.  We can not recommend the 5 Calls App strongly enough!! Use y...

Yay Francis is back!!! 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 to feel less powerless, the importance of learning the language of grief, slowing down to the speed of the soul and so much more. As always we delve into these seemingly heavier topics with nothing but love an...