The Story Apothecary

By: Nana Tomova
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  • Summary

  • 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.
    Nana Tomova
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Episodes
  • 49. Song of the Sorrowing Harp

    49. Song of the Sorrowing Harp
    Oct 27 2024

    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.
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    27 mins
  • 48. How a Husband Weaned his Wife from Fairytales

    48. How a Husband Weaned his Wife from Fairytales
    Oct 11 2024

    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 central theme. If you choose to listen, take care of yourself.


    A story from Russia about a woman who loves fairytales, and who only lets guests stay if they can tale a tale. Her husband however, does not agree.


    WILD WOMEN starts in November 2024, for more information go to ⁠⁠https://www.nanatomova.com/wildwomen⁠⁠


    To support this podcast, you can '⁠⁠buy me a coffee'. ⁠⁠You can also tell your friends, which costs nothing.

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

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    29 mins
  • 47. The Hedgehog and his Bride

    47. The Hedgehog and his Bride
    Aug 7 2024
    • 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 about overcoming difficult experiences, and the journey it takes to do this. A story full of courage.
    • A Baltic story from Lithuania, where a hardworking hedgehog wishes to marry none other than the King's daughter. How will he succeed? What does his future bride think of this? And how does an unequal marriage such as this one work? For lovers of the story East of the Sun and West of the Moon.


    • If you enjoy this podcast, and wish to find another story, head over to https://www.nanatomova.com/story-prescriptions to listen to a story for the ailment you are looking for.


    • If you wish to contribute 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.
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    43 mins

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