• 47. The Hedgehog and his Bride
    Aug 7 2024
    • Story Prescription: A story for relationships, with significant others and also with ourselves. It takes many transformations, a life-death-life cycle to make a relationship work. It is also a story about overcoming difficult experiences, and the journey it takes to do this. A story full of courage.
    • A Baltic story from Lithuania, where a hardworking hedgehog wishes to marry none other than the King's daughter. How will he succeed? What does his future bride think of this? And how does an unequal marriage such as this one work? For lovers of the story East of the Sun and West of the Moon.


    • If you enjoy this podcast, and wish to find another story, head over to https://www.nanatomova.com/story-prescriptions to listen to a story for the ailment you are looking for.


    • If you wish to contribute you can 'buy me a coffee' as a one-off way of supporting me if you enjoy listening.
    • Music: Thank you to In Feathers for the beautiful music.
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    43 mins
  • 46. The Blue Baba of the Marsh
    Jul 5 2024

    Story Prescription: A story about the greed and the dangers of prioritising gold over the real treasure of the land.

    A sweet story from the Ural Mountains about a young man who gets given a sieve and three feathers by his grandmother and the advice about where to find real treasure.

    To support my work financially can 'buy me a coffee' as a one-off way of supporting me if you enjoy listening.

    Music: Thank you to In Feathers for the beautiful music.

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    42 mins
  • 45. Nature's Ways
    May 18 2024

    Story Prescription: A story about freedom. A story about overcoming fear, asking the right questions and speaking your longing aloud.


    A story from Armenia, where a controlling king locks his daughter away so that she may never leave his side.

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    To support my work financially you can '⁠buy me a coffee' ⁠ if you enjoy listening.

    Music: Thank you to ⁠In Feathers ⁠for the beautiful music.


    For more Story Medicine, following this link to my website where each prescription is linked to a story of this podcast.

    https://www.nanatomova.com/story-prescriptions

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    35 mins
  • 44. The Snow Maiden
    Jan 16 2024

    Story Prescription: A story about love, and that if we open our hearts to feel the fire, we take a risk. But if we don't then we live in the shadows of the basement, where life is grey.


    A story from Russia, where a snow child becomes alive. But she wants to feel the fire in her heart, even if that comes at a price.

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    To support my work financially you can 'buy me a coffee' if you enjoy listening. 

    Music: Thank you to In Feathers for the beautiful music.


    Links for events which are coming up:

    https://www.nanatomova.com/events

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    30 mins
  • 43. The Twelve Months
    Dec 23 2023
    Story Prescription: A reminder to live in the present to embrace each season of life as it arrives. A magical story from Bulgaria about the time that all the twelve months gathered together, and what happened when a brave young girl saw them in the midst of winter searching for snowdrops, for new hope. I wish you all very merry Christmas and a Joyful New Year! _To support my work financially you can become a a regular patron on Patreon, and you will receive the gift of stories and folklore.  .You can also 'buy me a coffee' as a one-off way of supporting me if you enjoy listening.  _Music: Thank you to In Feathers for the beautiful music.
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    30 mins
  • 42. Daughter of the Moon, Son of the Sun
    Oct 21 2023

    Story Prescription: A prescription about the moon and the Northern lights. A Saami story of love and loss, of hope and light. A story for the autumn and winter, so that we may find the light in the skies. 

    If you wanted to join my Wild Women course, a 6 Months Journey into the Wild Feminine through Stories, starting on the 9th November, then find out more ⁠here.⁠ 


    To support my work financially you can become a regular patron on⁠ ⁠⁠Patreon⁠, and you will receive the gift of stories and folklore. 

    You can also '⁠buy me a coffee' ⁠as a one-off way of supporting me if you enjoy listening. 


    Music: Thank you to ⁠In Feathers ⁠for the beautiful music. 


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    37 mins
  • 41. The Husband Who Stayed at Home
    Sep 1 2023

    Story Prescription: A story for those who stay at home and don't have their work valued. For women whose labour doesn't get appreciated. A story for the equality and appreciation of women. A story of hope.

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    A humorous story from Bulgaria (and all over Europe) about a husband who thinks that his wife's work at home is meaningless and easy. Then one day the husband stayed at home...

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    To see my future Story events, courses and workshops visit my website here.


    To support my work financially you can 'buy me a coffee' as a one-off way of supporting me if you enjoy listening. 


    Music: Thank you to In Feathers for the beautiful music.

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    24 mins
  • 40. Little Red Riding Hood
    Aug 6 2023
    Story Prescription: A story about coming of age, about having courage and about the importance of wise grandmothers. . Story Caution: This story is for people over the age of 14, not because there are scary wolves, but because it contains some mature content. . If you think you know Little Red Riding Hood, think again. I share with you the oral women's version of the story from France, before it became a written down and 'famous' version. There is a wolf of course, but this is where the similarities end. A story of women's sexuality and bravery. Enjoy! . To support my work financially you can become a a regular patron on Patreon. You can also 'buy me a coffee' as a one-off way of supporting me if you enjoy listening.  To join me for the Handless Maiden workshop, you can find more here. Music: Thank you to In Feathers for the beautiful music.
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    38 mins