On the morning of 9/11 I stood in a New York City classroom. Standing Memory is about this experience and can be found I my memoir Wildflowers and Present Tenses.In this episode, I read the story Standing Memory to commemorate this day.You can find my books, videos, and blogs at pattiluciawrites.com.Thanks for listening.
I had planned to focus on stories about deep woo and people who are on unique spiritual journeys this year, but it turns out our world has gone cray cray and so have most spiritual communities. In this episode I give an update on the projects I'm doing that are keeping me sane and give a brief book review of Melissa Febos's book Body Work, about writing memoirs. While I agree with Febos that the writing process, especially when writing a memoir, is a healing process, I do not agree that the only way for marginalized people to write meaningful memoirs is through the framework of social justice. That's just cray cray.You can find all my books, podcasts, livestreams and blog at pattiluciawrites.com.Thanks for listening.
I had the rare privilege of getting to know the real "Miss Cleo" between 2007 - 2013 when we were friends. One of the most important lessons I learned was how ignorant and intolerant we are in the West about the spiritual practices of other cultures and parts of the world. Cleo was a voodoo priestess, not a psychic, for starters. My guest in this podcast is esoteric scholar David Ellis, who adds his wealth of real history and esoteric knowledge to my personal account.It is important to note that as of the date of this podcast there are two separate production companies creating documentaries about the late Miss Cleo. I am working with one of them in the hopes that a truer story, a story with compassion and humanity, will finally be told. In my book Wildflowers and Present Tenses, a memoir and anthology, the story "Coffee with Cleo and Company" recounts the story of our unusual friendship. You can find my books at pattiluciawrites.com.You can reach David Ellis at info@universalcitizenTV.comFind Patti, her books and services athttps://pattiluciawrites.comFollow her on Facebook athttps://www.facebook.com/pattiluciawr...Follow her on Instagram athttps://www.instagram.com/pattiluciaw...Find her podcasts, livestreams and other videos on YouTube athttps://www.youtube.com/channel/UCirH...
Patti explores the art and ritual of sacred tattoo with guest Esme Hall, a unique tattoo artist in Vermont. Esme shares her journey as an independent tattoo artist in a male dominated trade and her unique practice of "intuitive tattoo", a process in which she works with her clients through ceremony, grounding and ritual to create and tattoo unique designs aligned with their spirit.Esme Hall can be reached at sacredvesseltattoo.com and on Instagram at Sacred Vessel.Each month Patti speaks with unconventional women who are carving out their own unique paths through these challenging times. Healers and visionaries, practitioners and sojourners alike. If you would like to share your story on Story Bridge, write to Patti@pattiluciawrites.comFind Patti, her books and services athttps://pattiluciawrites.comFollow her on Facebook athttps://www.facebook.com/pattiluciawr...Follow her on Instagram athttps://www.instagram.com/pattiluciaw...Find her podcasts, livestreams and other videos on YouTube athttps://www.youtube.com/channel/UCirH...Episode is LivePublished: Nov. 24, 2021 @ 3PM EditUnpublishAdd a TranscriptGet episode better indexed by search engines.Add Chapter MarkersListeners can tap through & see what’s coming up.Create a Visual SoundbiteBest way to share to social media for engagement.Share Episode On FacebookTwitter
Patti shares her end-of-the-year reflection on 2021 and announces a new and exciting direction for Story Bridge in the coming year. This podcast has focused in its first year, on the power of story telling and the gap that often exists between the lives we live and the stories we tell. In this bold, new direction for 2022, Patti focuses on stories of spirit, the mystical and the woo, and posits that these stories may be more real than the current crumbling narratives of our reality. Sound intriguing? Stay tuned for upcoming Story Bridge interviews in 2022! If you would like to share your story on Story Bridge, write to Patti@pattiluciawrites.comFind Patti, her books and services athttps://pattiluciawrites.comFollow her on Facebook athttps://www.facebook.com/pattiluciawr...Follow her on Instagram athttps://www.instagram.com/pattiluciaw...Find her podcasts, livestreams and other videos on YouTube athttps://www.youtube.com/channel/UCirH...
Patti explores the pitfalls and dark underbelly of the academic study of sustainability with former doctoral student Saif Juarez Burke. How could it be that studies in how to take better care of the planet leave the planet out? Why are the "enemies" of a cleaner planet ordinary people and not corporations? Has the sustainability movement been politically captured in academia? How will we re- right (write) this story?My guest Saif Juarez Burke can be reached here: s.juarez.bourke@gmail.com or on Facebook at Sadhbh Saif on facebookEach month I invite guests to share their stories on a wide range of topics and likes to find podcast guests with unique or provocative stories. Some shows are live and some are prerecorded. If you would like to share your story on Story Bridge, write to Patti@pattiluciawrites.comFind Patti, her books and services athttps://pattiluciawrites.comFollow her on Facebook athttps://www.facebook.com/pattiluciawr...Follow her on Instagram athttps://www.instagram.com/pattiluciaw...Find her podcasts, livestreams and other videos on YouTube athttps://www.youtube.com/channel/UCirH...
Patti spends time again with Liv Mokai Wheeler, a voice diviner for the Kontomble. They discuss Liv's book "With the Love of the Ancients, My Journey of Remembering". If you have not listened to her previous conversation with Liv, you may want to listen to that episode (11) first as this is a continuation. Patti and Liv continue their conversation about the "Little People" - where they are from and their role on Earth - and other topics like trees, spiritual naivete, protection and the current moment through which humanity is living. Each month I invite guests to share their stories on a wide range of topics and likes to find podcast guests with unique or provocative stories. Some shows are live and some are prerecorded. If you would like to share your story on Story Bridge, write to Patti@pattiluciawrites.comFind Patti, her books and services athttps://pattiluciawrites.comFollow her on Facebook athttps://www.facebook.com/pattiluciawr...Follow her on Instagram athttps://www.instagram.com/pattiluciaw...Find her podcasts, livestreams and other videos on YouTube athttps://www.youtube.com/channel/UCirH...
In this episode, released 20 years to the day after the events of September 11, 2001, my guest, a soldier and humanitarian, tells the story of his time in Iraq and Afghanistan in the years that followed 9/11. This is particularly special to me because he is also my dear cousin, Randy. Randy and I explore the stories told about such wars and the stories lived by soldiers and citizens on the ground.Each month I invite guests to share their stories on a wide range of topics and likes to find podcast guests with unique or provocative stories. Some shows are live and some are prerecorded. If you would like to share your story on Story Bridge, write to Patti@pattiluciawrites.comFind Patti, her books and services athttps://pattiluciawrites.comFollow her on Facebook athttps://www.facebook.com/pattiluciawr...Follow her on Instagram athttps://www.instagram.com/pattiluciaw...Find her podcasts, livestreams and other videos on YouTube athttps://www.youtube.com/channel/UCirH...
In Episode 11, guest Lisa Clarke, shares her story, a story of growing pressure, isolation and harassment in a work environment imposing a vaccine mandate in Toronto, Canada. In the process of telling her story, Patti helps Lisa discover that stories of adversity often lead to our greatest gifts.Each month I invite guests to share their stories on a wide range of topics and likes to find podcast guests with unique or provocative stories. Some shows are live and some are prerecorded. If you would like to share your story on Story Bridge, write to Patti@pattiluciawrites.comFind Patti, her books and services athttps://pattiluciawrites.comFollow her on Facebook athttps://www.facebook.com/pattiluciawr...Follow her on Instagram athttps://www.instagram.com/pattiluciaw...Find her podcasts, livestreams and other videos on YouTube athttps://www.youtube.com/channel/UCirH...
In Episode 10, my guest, Liv Mokai Wheeler, shares the story of how she became the voice for "The Little People", also known as the Kontomble or as leprechaun, elves or fairies, depending on the region or culture. In western cultures, The Little People are seen as a fiction, but in cultures all around the world They are as real as you and I. I happen to be a believer. Liv Mokai Wheeler is an Initiated Kontomble Voice Diviner, as well as a Ritual Facilitator. She's tended to a relationship with the Otherworld for the past 15 years. She published her first book, With the Love of the Ancients: My Spiritual Journey of Remembering (2018), and produced a full-length feature documentary, The Remembering, filmed in Mongolia and released in 2019. In 2019, Liv also created the Kontomble Medicine School, Earth’s Amulet. From the wellsprings of this school came an Earth’s Amulet Certification Program in 2020 and a Heart-Centered Shamanic Healing School that was created for 2021.Liv's website is https://www.earthsamulet.com/Each month I invite guests to share their stories on a wide range of topics and likes to find podcast guests with unique or provocative stories. Some shows are live and some are prerecorded. If you would like to share your story on Story Bridge, write to Patti@pattiluciawrites.comFind Patti, her books and services athttps://pattiluciawrites.comFollow her on Facebook athttps://www.facebook.com/pattiluciawr...Follow her on Instagram athttps://www.instagram.com/pattiluciaw...Find her podcasts, livestreams and other videos on YouTube athttps://www.youtube.com/channel/UCirH...This Episode was pre- recorded.
(Contains explicit sexual references) Patti and her special guest, Mrs. Jones, an erotic cachet more personal and steamy in this episode as they explore ways to bridge the gap between our deepest desires and the stories we tell.Each month Patti invites guests to share their stories on a wide range of topics. and likes to find podcast guests with unique or provocative stories. Some shows are live and some are prerecorded. If you would like to share your story on Story Bridge, you can schedule time with Patti to do a recorded session here.Find Patti, her books and services athttps://pattiluciawrites.comFollow her on Facebook athttps://www.facebook.com/pattiluciawrites-106703530993795Follow her on Instagram athttps://www.instagram.com/pattiluciawrites/Find her podcasts, livestreams and other videos on YouTube athttps://www.youtube.com/channel/UCirHTq9rRRhqC3_WrFkyj9Q
(Contains explicit sexual references) In this live episode, Patti and her guest, erotic coach Mrs. Jones talk about the gap between our deepest desires and the stories we tell. "No where, " says Patti, " Is the gap between our true selves and the story we tell more apparent than in our sex lives." Each month Patti invites guests to share their stories on a wide range of topics. and likes to find podcast guests with unique or provocative stories. Some shows are live and some are prerecorded. If you would like to share your story on Story Bridge, you can schedule time with Patti to do a recorded session here.Find Patti, her books and services athttps://pattiluciawrites.comFollow her on Facebook athttps://www.facebook.com/pattiluciawrites-106703530993795Follow her on Instagram athttps://www.instagram.com/pattiluciawrites/Find her podcasts, livestreams and other videos on YouTube athttps://www.youtube.com/channel/UCirHTq9rRRhqC3_WrFkyj9QEpisode is LivePublished: Jun. 19, 2021 @ 5PM EditUnpublishAdd a TranscriptGet episode better indexed by search engines.Add Chapter MarkersListeners can tap through & see what’s coming up.Create a Visual SoundbiteBest way to share to social media for engagement.Share Episode On FacebookTwitterLinkedInMore OptionsEmail Link to EpisodeDirect Link to MP3Embed this ONE EpisodeView Episode Stats
This episode is a partial recording of Patti's guest appearance on The Monty Dean Show. Monty is an Australian comic with a following in America. Patti and Monty explore the power of story in movies, television series and the global narrative.Each month Patti finds a wide range of story topics from the National and International Commemorative Days of the year and invites guests to share stories on these topics. Some shows are live and some are prerecorded. If you would like to share your story on Story Bridge, you can schedule time with Patti to do a recorded session here.Find Patti, her books and services athttps://pattiluciawrites.comFollow her on Facebook athttps://www.facebook.com/pattiluciawrites-106703530993795Follow her on Instagram athttps://www.instagram.com/pattiluciawrites/Find her podcasts, livestreams and other videos on YouTube athttps://www.youtube.com/channel/UCirHTq9rRRhqC3_WrFkyj9Q
In this Episode, Patti discusses the book "Metaphors We Live By" by George Lakoff and Mark Johnson and explores the metaphorical lenses through which we understand our world. What happens when our metaphors are distorted? How can we choose the healthiest metaphors through which to see our lives? Each month Patti finds a wide range of story topics from the National and International Commemorative Days of the year and invites guests to share stories on these topics. Some shows are live and some are prerecorded. If you would like to share your story on Story Bridge, you can schedule time with Patti to do a recorded session here.Find Patti, her books and services athttps://pattiluciawrites.comFollow her on Facebook athttps://www.facebook.com/pattiluciawrites-106703530993795Follow her on Instagram athttps://www.instagram.com/pattiluciawrites/Find her podcasts, livestreams and other videos on YouTube athttps://www.youtube.com/channel/UCirHTq9rRRhqC3_WrFkyj9Q
In Episode 4, Patti has a conversation with Bobbi, a single mom, who tells the story of her beautiful accident. ("The shop" that Bobbi refers to in this conversation is a coffeehouse I owned for ten years and was a very special gathering place.)Each month Patti finds a wide range of story topics from the National and International Commemorative Days of the year and invites guests to share stories on these topics. Some shows are live and some are prerecorded. If you would like to share your story on Story Bridge, you can schedule time with Patti to do a recorded session here.Find Patti, her books and services athttps://pattiluciawrites.comFollow her on Facebook athttps://www.facebook.com/pattiluciawrites-106703530993795Follow her on Instagram athttps://www.instagram.com/pattiluciawrites/Find her podcasts, livestreams and other videos on YouTube athttps://www.youtube.com/channel/UCirHTq9rRRhqC3_WrFkyj9Q
In Episode 3, Patti explores the gap between our authentic lives and the stories we tell, how we learn to edit our stories and the ways the gap between the two may harm us on an individual and collective level. In this episode she shares stories of heart, science and UFOs.Patti does one Live Episode a month in which she invites guests to share stories on a list of topics based on the commemorative days of that month. The next Live Episode will be June 8 at 7:00 PM. The topics for June are FathersSex WorkersBicyclesOceansWindRainforestsWidowsAsteroidsSkateboardingSurfing,YogaGiraffesIf you would like to share your story on the next Live Episode, Join the Story Bridge Zoom room on June 8 at 7:00 PM here. If you would like to share your story in a recorded session with Patti, you can schedule a time here.Find Patti, her books and services athttps://pattiluciawrites.comFollow her on Facebook athttps://www.facebook.com/pattiluciawrites-106703530993795Follow her on Instagram athttps://www.instagram.com/pattiluciawrites/Find her podcasts, livestreams and other videos on YouTube athttps://www.youtube.com/channel/UCirHTq9rRRhqC3_WrFkyj9Q
In Episode 2, Patti has a conversation with Jacque and Juanique who share the story of becoming mommies together. Each month Patti finds a wide range of story topics from the National and International Commemorative Days of the year and invites guests to share stories on these topics. Some shows are live and some are prerecorded. If you would like to share your story on Story Bridge, you can schedule time with Patti to do a recorded session here.Find Patti, her books and services athttps://pattiluciawrites.comFollow her on Facebook athttps://www.facebook.com/pattiluciawrites-106703530993795Follow her on Instagram athttps://www.instagram.com/pattiluciawrites/Find her podcasts, livestreams and other videos on YouTube athttps://www.youtube.com/channel/UCirHTq9rRRhqC3_WrFkyj9Q
Patti introduces the story topics for May and discusses the history of storytelling, the gap between our lives and the stories we tell about them and the power of story to to heal or to harm.Each month Patti finds a wide range of story topics from the National and International Commemorative Days of the year and invites guests to share stories on these topics. Some shows are live and some are prerecorded. If you would like to share your story on Story Bridge, you can schedule time with Patti to do a recorded session here.Find Patti, her books and services athttps://pattiluciawrites.comFollow her on Facebook athttps://www.facebook.com/pattiluciawrites-106703530993795Follow her on Instagram athttps://www.instagram.com/pattiluciawrites/Find her podcasts, livestreams and other videos on YouTube athttps://www.youtube.com/channel/UCirHTq9rRRhqC3_WrFkyj9Q
Patti reflects about the the magic and improvisation of collective storytelling and invites listeners to join the story.
Patti has a lively conversation with Ashley Navaro about the story possibilities for May and the story topics based on national and international commemorative days. In particular, they exchange stories about redheads. Yep, May 26 is National Redhead Day, to give you a 'heads' up.