Little Gifts
Listen in as a millennial granddaughter in search of “more” picks her grandmothers brain about everything under the sun (and moon) like dealing with internalized patriarchy, how to work with dreams, finding your creative spark and so so much more. Sue Ellen Parkinson offers Savanna Wonderwheel (and everyone listening) wisdom and guidance through the gift of chat. Every conversation is a little gift and we believe a lot of little things add up. This podcast will give you a weekly dose of love and intimacy along with a little inspiration too.
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Episodes
76 episodes
Spring Break ReRelease! Episode 29: For the Love of the Mystery, in conversation with Lauren Raine
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 t...
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Episode 74
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50:07
Small Subversive Love
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.orgTara...
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Episode 73
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25:49
How To Say Goodbye?
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?
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Episode 72
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31:44
Herbs Excel at Keeping Us Well, in conversation with Donna D’Terra
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...
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Episode 71
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43:54
There’s still hope! Reflections on our interview with the one and only Riane Eisler
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...
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Episode 70
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26:14
Creating a Culture of Partnership, in Conversation with Riane Eisler, PhD
“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 t...
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51:16
Perfectly Imperfect
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.”&nb...
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Episode 69
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26:49
All About Lilith, in conversation with Yoreshet D'vorah Grenn
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 ...
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Episode 68
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48:17
What Feeds the Need Underneath the Impulse...?
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 ...
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Episode 67
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29:12
Cultivating Powerful Love and Loving Power (& other important reminders for living through the long dark), in conversation with Francis Weller
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 th...
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Episode 66
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52:55
Relaxing The Cognitive Grip, in conversation with Rebecca Bradshaw
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 exp...
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Episode 65
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38:01
We’re All a Bunch of Anxious Annies
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.
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Episode 64
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32:17
Grandma Sue Story Time: Sneaking out of Birthing Centers and Having Babies in a Chicken Coop
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 t...
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Episode 63
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23:36
Fear Is The Mind Killer
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...
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Episode 62
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39:23
Reclaim, Reflect, Renew… again and again…
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? ...
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Episode 61
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25:44
Forgiveness (grrr)
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.
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Episode 60
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31:53
Trials and Triumphs of The Holidays
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 les...
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Episode 59
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42:40
We’re All Made of Stardust (and that’s why astrology works!), in conversation with Elizabeth HeartStar
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...
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Episode 58
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42:33
All Roads Lead to Magdalene; Episode 14 Rerelease! Magdalene's Here to Break Our Hearts Wide Open, in conversation with Dr. Kayleen Asbo
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 ...
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Episode 57
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1:11:07
Go Ahead and Scream
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.
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Episode 56
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34:27
Marigolds, Moss and Sunflowers
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.
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Episode 55
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26:44
The Flowers Are Speaking, in conversation with Mary Porter Kerns
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 wisdo...
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Episode 54
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49:40
A Year of Little Gifts <3
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 somewher...
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Episode 53
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26:59
Live for Love, the stories of St. Clare and St. Francis - in conversation with Lara Villarreal Hutner
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,...
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Episode 52
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