What Is Me—and What Is Not?

The Muddle Room

IThe Muddle Room (Where We Put Our Buts in Chairs) What if your dream house had a room designed just for those in-between times when you don't know what comes next? In this episode, I draw the Wisdom of Water card from the Dreamer Path Oracle deck and share the beginning of a new fairy tale inspired by the redesign of my website as an imaginal home. Together we'll visit the Muddle Room—a place where travelers from the Land of Trying Too Hard can set down their heavy boxes, put their "buts" in chairs, sip but-erfly tea, and simply rest for a while. Along the way, you'll also meet a mysterious Monster Closet... and two curious feline visitors, Solara and Leilani, who make an unexpected cameo. May this episode remind you that it's okay not to have all the answers. Sometimes the most healing thing we can do is allow ourselves a little time to muddle. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit susanbruck.substack.com/subscribe [https://susanbruck.substack.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_2]

But I Went Back for Her

But I Went Back for Her: The Whale in the Swimming Pool This week, I draw the Dream of Stars card from the Dreamer Path Oracle deck and share a reflection inspired by a dream that returned to me after many years. It's the story of a whale trapped in a swimming pool high above the earth, and what happened when I finally went back for her. Sometimes the images that visit us in dreams stay quietly with us, waiting until we're ready to understand them. This is a story about reclaiming an old dream, trusting our own inner knowing, and finding the protected cove we need before we're ready for the open sea. May it offer you a moment of stillness, wonder, and a gentle invitation to listen to your own dreams. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit susanbruck.substack.com/subscribe [https://susanbruck.substack.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_2]

Tell Yourself a Story

Tell Yourself a Story When I couldn't settle into meditation this week, an unexpected invitation arose: Tell yourself a story. Find the story you need to hear. In this episode, I draw a card from my Dreamer Path Oracle deck, share a few recent creative projects, and then read the fairy tale that began unfolding in my journal over four mornings of meditation—a story of a little girl, a red fox, an old woman, soup, strawberry jam, and the slow journey home. May it invite you to rest, to wonder, and perhaps to discover the story your own heart has been waiting to hear. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit susanbruck.substack.com/subscribe [https://susanbruck.substack.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_2]

Walking ahead of myself

Episode: Walking Ahead of Myself This week, I reflect on a simple discovery from one of my early-morning walks: sometimes my awareness seems to live a few steps ahead of my body. What happens when I consciously come back home? In this episode: An oracle card: Gift of Sound Reflections on embodiment, tiredness, and coming home to ourselves A reading of the fairy tale Little Louse and Little Flea Gentle questions for meditation or journaling Reflection Questions What in your life quickly sends you into overwhelm or worst-case thinking? What tends to leave you feeling "unhinged" or uprooted? When that happens, what helps you come home to yourself? What helps you shift your perspective? What brings you genuine laughter or delight? What is one small thing you could do today to invite more joy into your life? This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit susanbruck.substack.com/subscribe [https://susanbruck.substack.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_2]

The Orange Button That Was Once a Sapphire

Welcome to this week's podcast/video. Today, I share a card from the Dreamer Path Oracle deck, read a story I wrote when I was eight or nine years old, and guide a gentle meditation which invites you to connect with a younger self. This week, I pull the Dreamer Path Oracle card Song of Water, a reminder of our deep interconnectedness and the songs that live within us. I then share a treasure I've kept tucked away for more than sixty years: a story I wrote when I was eight or nine years old called How It Was Orange, about an orange button that was once a sapphire. Finally, I guide a gentle meditation to reconnect with your younger self—the child who dreamed, imagined, collected treasures, and saw magic in ordinary things. What treasures have you kept safely hidden away? May this episode invite you to listen with curiosity and compassion, and perhaps to welcome home a part of yourself that has been waiting to be seen. With love and a little magical stardust, Susan This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit susanbruck.substack.com/subscribe [https://susanbruck.substack.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_2]