Best Sue Ellen Parkinson Podcasts (2025)

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The Black Madonna of Montserrat 44:25

4d ago44:25

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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. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Want to help support us and this show? Subscribe to our Substack! https://littlegifts.substack.com/https://substack.com/@littlegiftspodcast…

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Who is Síle Na Gig? In conversation with Dee Mulrooney 54:03

11d ago54:03

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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 …

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The Power’s Out and We’re in Magdalene’s Cave 45:31

19d ago45:31

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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. T…

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Seventy-three and Feeling FREE! 33:04

27d ago33:04

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It’s a special gramma Sue birthday by the sea episode!! Send Sue Ellen some birthday love at [email protected] (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 …

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Care is Your Birthright 26:00

1M ago26:00

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Disruptions 27:50

1M ago27:50

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Spring Break ReRelease! Episode 29: For the Love of the Mystery, in conversation with Lauren Raine 50:07

2M ago50:07

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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 i…

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Small Subversive Love 25:49

2M ago25:49

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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 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Want to help support us…

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How To Say Goodbye? 31:44

2M ago31:44

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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? ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Want to help support us and this show? Subscribe to our Substack! https://littlegifts.substack.com/https://substack.com/@littlegiftspo…

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Herbs Excel at Keeping Us Well, in conversation with Donna D’Terra 43:54

2M ago43:54

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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…

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There’s still hope! Reflections on our interview with the one and only Riane Eisler 26:14

3M ago26:14

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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 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Want to help support us and this show? Subscribe to our Substack! https://littlegifts.substack.co…

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Creating a Culture of Partnership, in Conversation with Riane Eisler, PhD 51:16

3M ago51:16

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“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…

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Perfectly Imperfect 26:49

3M ago26:49

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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 …

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All About Lilith, in conversation with Yoreshet D'vorah Grenn 48:17

3M ago48:17

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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…

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What Feeds the Need Underneath the Impulse...? 29:12

3M ago29:12

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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 r…

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Cultivating Powerful Love and Loving Power (& other important reminders for living through the long dark), in conversation with Francis Weller 52:55

4M ago52:55

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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…

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Relaxing The Cognitive Grip, in conversation with Rebecca Bradshaw 38:01

4M ago38:01

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Join us for a heartfelt conversation with Rebecca Bradshaw inspired by her recently published book Down to Earth Dharma: Insight Meditation to Awaken the Heart. We get into the juicy topics of cultivating trust, the heart expanding beauty of vulnerability and reframing the thinking minds need for “control” and how that allows us to soften into ench…

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We’re All a Bunch of Anxious Annies 32:17

4M ago32:17

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Feeling anxious? So are we! And according to Martha Beck PHD, everyone else is too. Our hope is that this episode is a balm to help ease the burn of anxiety that so many of us are feeling these days. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Want to help support us and this show? Subscribe to our Substack! https://littlegifts.substack.com/https://substack.com/…

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Grandma Sue Story Time: Sneaking out of Birthing Centers and Having Babies in a Chicken Coop 23:36

4M ago23:36

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Join us for a classic grandma story time. We’re recording on Sue Ellens brith anniversary (aka her daughter/Savannas mom’s birthday) so we thought it’d be fun to tell the story of her birth (and Savanna’s 20 years later). Every birth story is the story of a miracle, these ones just also happen to be a little out of the “usual.” Savanna also had a b…

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Fear Is The Mind Killer 39:23

5M ago39:23

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It’s scary times, take solace in your practices, in knowing that there’s love in the world and in the words of Frank Herbert “I must not fear. Fear is the mind-killer. Fear is the little-death that brings total obliteration. I will face my fear. I will permit it to pass over me and through me. And when it has gone past I will turn the inner eye to …

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Reclaim, Reflect, Renew… again and again… 25:44

5M ago25:44

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To renew, to die and die and be reborn again and again, to reclaim, to be free and self reflect on all of it. What does it all mean… We share our thoughts on the matter and they may not matter but they also do. Listen in why don’t ya? BBC article referenced was - The 8 Ways to Stay Happier This YEar, According to Science https://www.bbc.com/future/…

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Forgiveness (grrr) 31:53

5M ago31:53

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In this week’s episode we’re talking about forgiveness. How much pressure we put on ourselves to be forgiving, when we can forgive generously, when it’s appropriate not to forgive and all the nuance in between. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Want to help support us and this show? Subscribe to our Substack! https://littlegifts.substack.com/https://su…

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Trials and Triumphs of The Holidays 42:40

5M ago42:40

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It’s the “most wonderful time of the year” and people are stressed to the point that The Mayo Clinic’s putting out holiday survival guides! We don’t have a survival guide for you but we might have something that could make you feel a little less alone during the ups and downs of this joyous, triggering, sometimes heart wrenching time of year. If yo…

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We’re All Made of Stardust (and that’s why astrology works!), in conversation with Elizabeth HeartStar 42:33

6M ago42:33

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This week we’re joined by Elizabeth Heartstar who is a psychic, astrologer and sacred journey guide.. We dive into the last full moon of the 2024, the year to come and the planet and goddess Sedna and what shes here to teach us and help support us in. It’s a time of evolution and REVOLUTION! You can find out more about Elizabeth and her offerings a…

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All Roads Lead to Magdalene; Episode 14 Rerelease! Magdalene's Here to Break Our Hearts Wide Open, in conversation with Dr. Kayleen Asbo 1:11:07

6M ago1:11:07

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We’re busy AHHH, so we’re rereleasing on of our favorite episodes :) In this weeks introduction Savanna shares the poem On Goddess by Nora Logan who is an artist and poet and the host of the podcast So Life Wants You Dead. You can find her on instagram @noraelogan - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Episode 14 description:…

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Go Ahead and Scream 34:27

6M ago34:27

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In this week’s episode Savanna and Sue Ellen discuss anger, how they have (and haven’t) allowed themselves to work with it, process it and learn from it. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Want to help support us and this show? Subscribe to our Substack! https://littlegifts.substack.com/https://substack.com/@littlegiftspodcast Please rate and review us …

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Marigolds, Moss and Sunflowers 26:44

6M ago26:44

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We’re talking to the flowers! Inspired by our conversation in our last episode with Mary Porter Kerns we went out and found flowers to talk to ourselves. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Want to help support us and this show? Subscribe to our Substack! https://littlegifts.substack.com/https://substack.com/@littlegiftspodcast Please rate and review us …

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The Flowers Are Speaking, in conversation with Mary Porter Kerns 49:40

6M ago49:40

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This week we’re joined for a heart filled conversation with the delightful author, writer and naturalist Mary Porter Kerns. In Marys words, “We are who we are because the flowers fell in love with us eons ago. Sentient and full of ancient wisdom, the flowers long to reconnect with us and help guide us forward in our changing world.” And we couldn’t…

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A Year of Little Gifts <3 26:59

7M ago26:59

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Can you believe it, we’ve recorded a year’s worth of Little Gifts! In this weeks episode we share som reflections on the past year and share some of our personal coping mechanisms post election. You’re all in our hearts and if you need somewhere to share how you’re feeling our email is always open. In this episode we share readings from… The Wild E…

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Live for Love, the stories of St. Clare and St. Francis - in conversation with Lara Villarreal Hutner 53:10

7M ago53:10

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We’re joined by the extraordinary ordinary Lara Villarreal Hutner to hear the story of how St. Clare of Assisi and St. Francis came together and forged a path that had yet to be trodden. Lara is a civil rights attorney, women’s rights activist, devotee to Spirit and one heck of a story teller. Also… Sue Ellens coming to Portland, yay! Sign up for h…

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We’ve Got to Remember to Play Sometimes 31:16

7M ago31:16

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Join Savanna and Sue Ellen for this giggle filled, Halloween, Day of the Dead inspired conversation! Sue Ellens coming to Portland, yay! Sign up for her talk at the Ravens Wing on Saturday November 9th at 6:30pm https://theravenswing.com/events/2024/10/4/visio-divina-slideshow-and-meditation-with-artist-sue-ellen-parkinson Join us for an afternoon …

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She’s a Priestess! 33:12

7M ago33:12

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This week we talk about Gramma Sue’s priestess ordainment by the Church of Isis and how powerful it is to honor the people around you. AND Sue Ellens coming to Portland! Sign up for her talk at the Ravens Wing on Saturday November 9th at 6:30pm https://theravenswing.com/events/2024/10/4/visio-divina-slideshow-and-meditation-with-artist-sue-ellen-pa…

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To Not Just Listen, but Actually Hear 43:05

8M ago43:05

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In this weeks conversation we’re reflecting on last weeks episode with Clark Strand. Grandma Sue tells the story of when she heard a voice herself and the intimate relationship she developed with an entity she met in her dreams. This weeks episode is deep and juicy and so much fun. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Want to help support us and this show…

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Waking Up To The Dark, in conversation with Clark Strand 58:32

8M ago58:32

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This week we delight in a wonderfully mystical conversation with Clark Strand. Clark Strand is an intrepid spiritual explorer, writer and poet. He is the author of many books such as Now is the Hour of her return, Waking the Buddha, How to Believe in God: Whether You Believe in Religion or Not, Meditation Without Gurus, Seeds from a Birch tree, The…

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Claiming Our Right to be Gentle With Ourselves 29:28

8M ago29:28

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In this weeks episode we’re inspired by one of our guests Rosemerry Wahtola Trommer’s poems “After All These Years” to talk about body image, and the pressure from society to be just right. We also share Rosemerrys poem temple. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Want to help support us and this show? Subscribe to our Substack! https://littlegifts.substa…

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Follow the Yes! (AND it’s okay to say no!) 37:05

8M ago37:05

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This week we’re reflecting on two very different experiences that gave us very similar take-aways. Sue Ellen hosted a workshop to remember the ancestors and Savanna attended a workshop on pelvic and womb care.. We both walked away with the lesson that it all comes back to again and again, remembering to love. If you can listen with love you’ll hear…

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The Easy Rider to Sacred Feminine Pipeline 45:21

9M ago45:21

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We’ve got a grandma Sue story time today! She dives into one of her many lived lives of this lifetime. Buckle up because it’s a fun ride. Poem shared by Sue Ellen is from the collection of poetry A Different Distance: A Renga, by Karthika Naïr and Marilyn Hacker Poem shared by Savanna is The Roses Mary Oliver ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Want to h…

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You’re Already Enlightened, You Just Haven’t Realized It! In conversation with Lama T 1:05:45

9M ago1:05:45

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This week we’re joined by Lama T Carlson. Lama T is one of few westerns ordained in the Tibetan Buddhism tradition. He went through his retreat in the late 90s and is here to share his story and some very sweet teachings with us. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Want to help support us and this show? Subscribe to our Substack! https://littlegifts.subs…

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All About ADHD, in conversation with Bella Castellino 1:01:35

9M ago1:01:35

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This week we’re joined by the brilliant Bella Castellino (a child and family therapist) to talk all about ADHD, what it’s like to be diagnosed as an adult and the myth of “typical.” If you think you might have ADHD and want to speak to a specialist visit www.psychologytoday.com or www.additudemag.com to find a clinician. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~…

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Flex the Muscle of Your Imagination 26:01

9M ago26:01

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This week we’re talking imagination and intuition, really we think they’re kind of one and the same, and how important it is that we use them! It’s not a “use it or loose it” situation, they’re never lost to us. Sometimes we just have to remember to tap back in. Sue Ellen shares an old Inuit poem called Magic Words ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Wan…

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Trust Your Gut! 24:02

10M ago24:02

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We have more to say about our conversations with Thea and Donna! Join us as we reflect on these two conversations with two amazing women who followed their guts and let it lead them into the expansive mystery of something bigger than themselves. Poem read by Savanna is In Praise of My Bed by Meredith Holmes ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Want to hel…

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Lessons From the Honeybees, in conversation with Thea Vierling 1:02:44

10M ago1:02:44

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What if we could learn to shift from idolizing interdependence rather than independence? What would change if we could learn to co-evolve in our relationships and embrace the value of community? The honeybees have done just that and we could learn a lesson or two from them! We’re joined by the extraordinary ordinary teacher and beekeeper Thea Vierl…

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Go Ahead, Talk to the Stranger Sitting Next to You 29:14

10M ago29:14

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We’re reunited and it feels so good!! We catch up after almost a month of just little check ins here and there. We chat about how powerful it is to talk to strangers, what a crazy concept! And continue to reflect on how important it is for all of us to share our voices and our stories. Sue Ellen shares the poem Hiding Places by Jack Micheline. ~~~~…

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For the Love of Poetry; the story of Dorothy (and William) Wordsworth, in conversation with Donna Kerr 1:11:22

10M ago1:11:22

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This ones for all you poetry lovers and history buffs! Sue Ellen joins her dear friend Donna Kerr to dive into the history of William and Dorothy Wordsworth and the impact they had on modern poetry. Dorothy was another woman who was a great influence behind a well known man and we think her story deserves to be told! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ W…

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Turning Points (Rereleased!) 51:54

10M ago51:54

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It’s summer out and we’re making the most of it!! Meaning we were a little too busy to find time to record a new episode this week so we’re re-releasing one of our personal favorites. There are big shifts happening right now and we want to encourage all who listen to lean in to the turns ;) In this episode Sue Ellen poses the question, can we refra…

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Phone a Friend pt. 2 34:40

11M ago34:40

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Rolands back! We’re sharing another conversation between Sue Ellen and her beloved friend Roland. I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again! We have so much to be learned when we slow down and take the time to really hold space and listen to each other. We hope this episode inspires you to call an old friend yourself. The audio is a little warbly b…

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Phone a Friend 33:34

11M ago33:34

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This week’s episode is a little different, we’re sharing a conversation between Sue Ellen and a beloved friend Roland. We have so much to be learned when we slow down and take the time to really listen to each other. We hope this episode inspires you to call an old friend yourself. The audio is a little warbly but it’s worth the listen! ~~~~~~~~~~~…

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Brigid’s Blessing, Rest in Who You Truly Are 35:02

11M ago35:02

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St. Brigids here to hold our hands and give us the reminder that we can all rest in who we truly are. Join us as we talk about another one of Sue Ellens touchstone mystics St. Brigid. A historic figure, a Celtic goddess, tender to the weary, and a lover of poetry and good times. If you’re interested in attending an in person ancestry and art worksh…

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Sensitivity as a Super Power! 47:05

11M ago47:05

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To be alive is to feel and it’s so hard to do that in a society that breeds numbness. This week we’re talking about being sensitive beings in a hard to digest world. Take a deep breath, stretch your shoulders and join us in the quest to soften. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Want to help support us and this show? Subscribe to our Substack! https://l…

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Gifts in the Darkness 29:14

12M ago29:14

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We’re talking about Sue Ellens current show Gifts in the Darkness at the Northcoast Artist Gallery https://www.northcoastartists.org/… Sue Ellen poses the question “what seeds are you planting?” AND we’re finally starting our substack newsletters! We’ll be releasing a weekly newsletter featuring one of Sue Ellens Icon paintings and a piece of conte…

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