The Story Apothecary

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.