This week we’re joined for a heart filled conversation with the delightful author, writer and naturalist Mary Porter Kerns. In Marys words, “We are who we are because the flowers fell in love with us eons ago. Sentient and full of ancient wisdom, the flowers long to reconnect with us and help guide us forward in our changing world.” And we couldn’t agree more!

Find Mary on…
Substack https://maryporterkerns.substack.com/
Instagram https://www.instagram.com/marytalkstoflowers/
Her website https://theflowersarespeaking.com/

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Can you believe it, we’ve recorded a year’s worth of Little Gifts! In this weeks episode we share som reflections on the past year and share some of our personal coping mechanisms post election. You’re all in our hearts and if you need somewhere to share how you’re feeling our email is always open.

In this episode we share readings from…
The Wild Edge of Sorrow by Francis Weller
Waking Up To The Dark by Clark strand
Take Back The Magic By Perdita Finn

The poem “For When We Great Each Other” by Rosemerry Wahtola Trommer

Cited the 2021 Kalsched study Intersections of Personal vs Collective Trauma During the Covid 19 Pandemic: The Hijacking of the Human Imagination

Call to action recourses shared:
- ACLU resource list https://www.aclu.org/rtl-resources/resources
- National Network of Abortion Funds https://abortionfunds.org/
- @ykreborn on instagram, shares liberatory strategies and local resources

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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 about her practices at www.savannawonderwheel.com or connect on instagram @savannabeing.

We’re joined by the extraordinary ordinary Lara Villarreal Hutner to hear the story of how St. Clare of Assisi and St. Francis came together and forged a path that had yet to be trodden. Lara is a civil rights attorney, women’s rights activist, devotee to Spirit and one heck of a story teller.

Also… Sue Ellens coming to Portland, yay!

Sign up for her talk at the Ravens Wing on Saturday November 9th at 6:30pm https://theravenswing.com/events/2024/10/4/visio-divina-slideshow-and-meditation-with-artist-sue-ellen-parkinson

Join us for an afternoon of Soul Collage and community on Sunday November 10th from 1:00pm-5:00pm, email littlegiftspodcast@gmail.com to register

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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 about her practices at www.savannawonderwheel.com or connect on instagram @savannabeing.