Episodes 58
Avg. Duration 30m
Activity Highly Active
Apple Rating 5.0 (15)
Since Apr 2020
Latest Episode Jun 2026

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Schedule
Monthly
Format
Episodic
Consistency
97%
Hosting
feed.podbean.com

About This Podcast

The Story Apothecary is a podcast filled with medicinal and healing stories. Nana Tomova, a Storyteller and a Mental Health Pharmacist dispenses stories for sadness and anxiety, and shares tales for loss, happiness and love. Here you will find her prescriptions of stories for the body, mind, heart and soul, and for the Earth. Come into the Story Apothecary as we enter the healing world of stories together.

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58. The Story Bag

Jun 04, 2026 30m

Story Prescription: Story medicine for stories themselves.  A story from Korea, about a greedy boy who demands stories from everyone he meets, stuffing them into a “story bag” and never sharing them.…

57. The Dream Makers

May 01, 2026 32m

Story Prescription: A story of hopes and dreams. For when you're lacking enchantment in your life, and need reminding that things might not be what they seem, and that there is some magic in the…

56. Svetlana and Davit

Apr 01, 2026 29m

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…

55. Grandmother's Tale (Little Red Riding Hood - the Women's Version)

Mar 01, 2026 25m

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+…

54. The Tsaritsa Harpist

Feb 01, 2026 31m

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…

53. Persephone in the Underworld

Jan 01, 2026 38m

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…

52. The Power of Love

Feb 14, 2025 30m

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…

51. The Christmas Spiders

Dec 25, 2024 10m

​Story Prescription: A Christmas story about hope ​ ​A story from the Ukraine about a poor family at Christmas, but miracles do happen! ​ ​Stories of ⁠Vampires, Ghosts & Creatures of the Night:⁠…

50. Bashakote - the Chieftain of the Wild Cats

Dec 16, 2024 37m

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,…

49. Song of the Sorrowing Harp

Oct 27, 2024 26m

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…

48. How a Husband Weaned his Wife from Fairytales

Oct 11, 2024 28m

Story Prescription: A story that shows us that it's possible to keep the inner fire burning no matter the challenging circumstances. Story Caution: This story contains domestic violence as a…

47. The Hedgehog and his Bride

Aug 07, 2024 43m

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…

46. The Blue Baba of the Marsh

Jul 05, 2024 41m

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…

45. Nature’s Ways

May 18, 2024 35m

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…

44. The Snow Maiden

Jan 16, 2024 29m

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…

43. The Twelve Months

Dec 23, 2023 30m

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…

42. Daughter of the Moon, Son of the Sun

Oct 21, 2023 36m

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…

41. The Husband Who Stayed at Home

Sep 01, 2023 23m

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…

39. Rumpelstiltskin

Jul 03, 2023 45m

-Story Prescription: A story for naming something which you fear by its true name; a story which cautions those who make promises in haste; a story about giving up that which you treasure the…

38. Cinderella (Mara Pepelashka)

May 29, 2023 27m

Story Prescription: A story for grief, loss, longing and hope. Story Caution: This story deals with loss and death. Like many other stories, this is a tale for older humans. Recommended age 14+ A…

Frequently Asked Questions

How many episodes does The Story Apothecary have?

The Story Apothecary has published 58 episodes since April 2020, covering topics in Arts, Books.

Is The Story Apothecary still active?

The Story Apothecary is currently highly active with new episodes monthly. Average episode length is 30m.

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