The Story Apothecary
Nana Tomova
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58. The Story Bag
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
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
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)
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
-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)
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…
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The Story Apothecary has published 58 episodes since April 2020, covering topics in Arts, Books.
The Story Apothecary is currently highly active with new episodes monthly. Average episode length is 30m.
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