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. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Want to help support us and this show? Subscribe to our Substack! https://littlegifts.substack.com/ ...
Jul 21, 2025•32 min•Ep. 85
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. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 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 on Apple Podcasts and leave us some stars over on Spotify. You can email us at littlegiftspodcast@g...
Jul 14, 2025•22 min•Ep. 85
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 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Want to help support us and this show? Subscribe to our Substack! https://littlegifts.subst...
Jul 07, 2025•45 min•Ep. 84
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 of creativity that moves them. Ellen is a true gem and if you’d like to learn from her you can reac...
Jun 30, 2025•45 min•Ep. 83
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: Heather Cox Richardson, journalist and author of the news substack Letters From an American https://heathe...
Jun 23, 2025•37 min•Ep. 82
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-resistance The Guardian article - Systems Are Crumbling… https://www.theguardian.com/wellness/ng-interactive...
Jun 16, 2025•23 min•Ep. 81
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 😉) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Want to help support us and this show? Subscribe to our Substack! https://littlegifts.substack.com/ https://substack.com/...
Jun 09, 2025•36 min•Ep. 80
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/wiki/Steven_Weinberg Ellen Weed-Warner is a northern CA based acting coach https://www.facebook.com/elle...
Jun 03, 2025•28 min•Ep. 79
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 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 ...
May 28, 2025•44 min•Ep. 78
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 for all of that and so much more! If you haven’t seen any images of Sheela Na Gig, here she is https...
May 20, 2025•54 min•Ep. 77
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 finding out more about Savanna’s teacher and incredible pilgrimage guide Adriana Rizzolo check out http...
May 13, 2025•46 min•Ep. 76
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 you! Sue Ellen shared the poem The Wandering Aengus by William Yates ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ...
May 05, 2025•33 min•Ep. 75
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 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 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.suellenparkinson.com or connect with her on instagram @sue.ellen.parkinson. And the same goes for Savanna! Find more ab...
Apr 28, 2025•26 min•Ep. 74
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 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 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.suellenparkinson.com or connect with her on instagram @sue.ellen.parkinson. And the same goes for Savanna! Find more ab...
Apr 21, 2025•28 min
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 Join us in conversation with the incredible artist and mask maker Lauren Raine. We get into so many j...
Apr 14, 2025•50 min•Ep. 74
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 and this show? Subscribe to our Substack! https://littlegifts.substack.com/ https://substack.com/@littlegiftspodcast Please rate and review us on App...
Apr 07, 2025•26 min•Ep. 73
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/@littlegiftspodcast 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 u...
Mar 31, 2025•32 min•Ep. 72
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 emotional support Milky Oat - for nervous system Skull cap - for nervous system Lemon Balm - nervous system Rec...
Mar 25, 2025•44 min•Ep. 71
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.com/ https://substack.com/@littlegiftspodcast Please rate and review us on Apple Podcasts and leave us some stars over on Spotify. You can email us at l...
Mar 18, 2025•26 min•Ep. 70
“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 the mothers of feminism and she has a life time’s worth of incredible work behind her. We are so honor...
Mar 11, 2025•51 min
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 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Want to help support us and this show? Subscribe to our Substack! https://littlegifts.substack.com/ https://substack.com...
Mar 03, 2025•27 min•Ep. 69
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 online Symposium April 28 & 29: Wisdom of the Mothers: Celebrating Matriarchal and Matrilineal Spiritual T...
Feb 25, 2025•48 min•Ep. 68
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 your voice, call your reps, take your power back!! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Want to help support u...
Feb 17, 2025•29 min•Ep. 67
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 and little humor along the way. We’re here to embrace it all. You can find out more about Francis and ...
Feb 10, 2025•53 min•Ep. 66
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 enchantment. You can Find out more about rebecca and her upcoming talks and retreats on her website www.rebeccabradshaw.org ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ...
Feb 03, 2025•38 min•Ep. 65
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/@littlegiftspodcast Please rate and review us on Apple Podcasts and leave us some stars over on Spotify. You can email us at littlegiftspodcast@gmail...
Jan 27, 2025•32 min•Ep. 64
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 beloved friend pass away, if you feel moved to offer any support to her family at this time please consider donating to her go fund me… https://gofund....
Jan 21, 2025•24 min•Ep. 63
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 see its path. Where the fear has gone there will be nothing. Only I will remain.” LA Fires Mutual Aid Information: Displaced Black Families GoFund Me ...
Jan 14, 2025•39 min•Ep. 62
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/article/20241231-eight-ways-to-stay-happier-this-year-according-to-science Poetry shared from the book of poems There’s An Herb for That by Juniper Kl...
Jan 06, 2025•26 min•Ep. 61
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://substack.com/@littlegiftspodcast Please rate and review us on Apple Podcasts and leave us some stars over on Spotify. You can email us at littlegiftspo...
Dec 30, 2024•32 min•Ep. 60
