Story Prescription: For anyone who finds themselves in difficulty. A reminder that every challenging journey starts with a single step.

A story from Georgia about a young woman called Svetlana, who walks towards the light in attempt to save someone she loves.

I have a book of Bulgarian Folk Tales out on the 4th June 2026. You can find out more about it and pre-order it here for delivery worldwide. Find out more about it here. To support this podcast, you can '⁠⁠buy me a coffee'. ⁠⁠You can also tell your friends, which is free but means a lot. Music: Thank you to ⁠⁠In Feathers ⁠⁠for the beautiful music

Story Prescription: A women's initiation journey from girlhood to womanhood.

Story Caution: This story contains adult themes, some gore, and some strong language. It is suitable for children age 12+ and adults. A young girl goes into the forest and on the way to her grandmother's house meets a wolf. If you think you know this story, think again. This is the women's oral version, centuries old. In it, women can think on their feet and can ask the right questions.

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Music: Thank you to ⁠⁠In Feathers ⁠⁠for the beautiful music

Story Prescription: A tale of women's wisdom, and the healing power of music.

Story Caution: This story contains descriptions of imprisonment.

A beautiful and humorous story rom Russia, where a wise Tsarista (a queen) plays music to save a life.

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Music: Thank you to ⁠⁠In Feathers ⁠⁠for the beautiful music, and to Megan Sahara for the harp music.

Story Sources: Russian Folktales (1915); Fearless Girls, Wise Women, and Beloved Sisters: Heroines in Folktales from Around the World (2000).

Story Prescription: A favourite tale that shows us that after darkness there is light, that after winter there is spring, that after grief, there is hope.

Story Caution: This story contains contains themes of rape within a paradigm of mythic narrative.

A story from Ancient Greece, about a daughter called Persephone's abduction, and her mournful, wrathful and unrelenting search by her mother, Demeter.

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Story Sources: Homer; Ovid; Myths of the Sacred Tree

Story Prescription: To know love, we also must know that it may not last forever. To appreciate life, we must know that it cannot stay for eternity. This is a story about love and about death, and how the two are interlinked. Mostly it's a story about life and love, from Armenia.

Thank you to InFeathers for the Music.

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• ​Story Prescription: A Christmas story about hope
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• ​A story from the Ukraine about a poor family at Christmas, but miracles do happen!
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• ​Stories of ⁠Vampires, Ghosts & Creatures of the Night:⁠ Saturday 4th January on Zoom. If you're interested in hearing some wonderfully dark stories for the Bulgarian 'Dirty Days' join me and musician In Feathers. ⁠More information here.⁠

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

• Story Prescription: A story for jealousy. It's easy for it to be all-consuming, but sometimes it devours us.
• A story from Bulgaria about the ruler of the wild cats, Bashakote. It's a humorous, slightly dark and wonderful tale.

• Stories of Vampires, Ghosts & Creatures of the Night: Saturday 4th January on Zoom. If you're interested in hearing some wonderfully dark stories for the Bulgarian 'Dirty Days' join me and musician In Feathers. More information here.

• If you enjoy this podcast, 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.

Story Prescription: A story for Hallowe'en, All Hallow's Eve, when the souls of those past are remembered.

An ethereally spooky story from Scotland, about two sisters who love the same man. It doesn't end well, but it does end with a song of a harp that sings of sorrow.

• If you are listening from the Scottish Highlands, or know someone who might enjoy Stories and Harp, join us on Saturday 16th November for Love in the Underworld.

• If you are not local to Scotland, but would like to join me online, then Wild Women, a six months journey into the wild feminine through stories starts on the 8th November.