Sarah-Jane shares her spiritual journey from a restrictive religion to the recognition of an all-encompassing divinity inside us all. Join Sarah-Jane while she climbs trees, dances and makes love, meditates and is blown away by the beauty of li

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Musical Memories - Constellate reviewed

Apr 12th, 2022 8m 57s

As we turn a page and begin a new chapter, we wanted to share some of our favourite moments from Constellate Stories with our listeners, with our community, with our friends and family. Since we launched, we have met with 90 people who wanted t

Episode 40 - Loss and learning in Liberia

Nov 23rd, 2021 27m 24s

Hilary MacCormick shares a personal story of how a traumatic experience created a shift in her perspective of culture and community. In her telling of her experiences and inner world through grief and trauma, Hilary questions some of her deep

Episode 39 - The haunting of Vee Meyer

Nov 8th, 2021 27m 2s

Vee Meyer harvests heart ache, chops it up with a rusty knife, mashes it with bloodied fists, beats it to a pulp, adds tears, leaves it to ferment in a dark closet, decants it into discarded bottles and smashes it over your head in this episod

Episode 38 - Monika Nosek's awkward family road trip adventure.

Oct 28th, 2021 24m 51s

There's nothing quite like a debaucherous road trip story! Monika Nosek shares her story of a cross country adventure with her disconnected father and evil half sister. Content warning: drugs, alcohol, sex and one hell of a brutal hangover. Str

Episode 37 - Patricia Whyte finds a new community through the dark

Oct 19th, 2021 29m 37s

Patricia Whyte finds herself in deep waters, pursued by the police, and holed up in an apartment in Saskatoon. While imprisoned, Patricia connects with her elders, rediscovers community and finds support from strangers. Here is a harrowing stor

Episode 36 - Breton Lalama rocks out with their hogs out

Oct 2nd, 2021 20m 58s

Breton Lalama delivers what we all need right now: an honest and hard hitting accordion punch to the stomach to make us realize that we are all beautiful and worthy of all the best things that life has to offer. Breton is a trans performer that

Episode 35 - John Little and the sounds before music

Aug 4th, 2021 46m 48s

We are thrilled to be back and featuring an amazing story by John Little: blacksmith, storyteller, and mad scientist of sound. John amazes the Constellate audience with a lifetime of unexpected twists and turns, happy coincidences, unforgettabl

Episode 34 - Kate Macdonald finds inspiration in community

Apr 18th, 2021 15m 13s

Kate Macdonald finds herself at an End of the World party that goes awry and discovers a focus for community activism growing within. Struggling to overcome the challenges that queer African Nova Scotians face everyday, Kate rises above and ins

Episode 33 - Cazna finds solace as a self-medicating bottom

Apr 12th, 2021 24m 49s

Cazna struggles with inner demons and self-medicates with masochism. Trigger warning: This week's episode contains sexuality and violence.Support the show

Episode 32 - The Rewilding of Diego Ibarra

Apr 4th, 2021 31m

Diego Ibarra returns to the stage to wow the audience at our Best of 2019 show with a thrilling story of island adventure in the Sea of Cortez.Support the show

Episode 31 - Emily's Colourful Sounds

Mar 28th, 2021 26m 41s

Emily shares how she's learned to understand the Gremlin in her brain, her difficulty with mental health, and her autism diagnosis; Her journey has allowed her to learn to forgive herself for struggles in the past, to be less hard on herself wi

Episode 30 - An unexpected path

Mar 21st, 2021 27m 57s

On this week's episode we hear a story from Jordan, first shared at our 'Shifted' show in September 2020. With grace, humour, and humility, Jordan shares her experiences of working through the difficult journey of an unexpected pregnancy. Trig

Episode 29 - Steve Brophy discovers the light within in the darkness below.

Mar 14th, 2021 44m 12s

We're back with Season 2 with one of our favourite stories from 2019. Have you a fear of tight spaces? Well then this the episode for you! Steve Brophy retells a teen-era experience of a date that goes horribly/right. As we all crawl out of th

Trailer

Season 2!!!!!!!

Mar 13th, 2021 8m 37s

We are both super excited about Season 2! Listen to how excited we are! Also, we're sorry that we didn't say goodbye after Season 1. Support the show

Episode 28 - Music Festival Special

Aug 17th, 2020 29m 26s

We have a double feature for this week’s special music festival episode! Jen Giffin and Micci Comeau share uniquely delightful stories of experiences at music festivals, taking us back to the days of summers spent groovin’ and partying, remindi

Episode 27 - Christine Ollier finds release in The Pink Room of Delights

Aug 9th, 2020 23m 58s

This week, Christine Ollier delights with her hilarious story of how Dr. James Dobson taught her how to masturbate, and how she learned to rebuild her relationship with herself and her body through touch and self discovery. This story is a jour

Episode 26 - Don Sylvester blows things up

Aug 3rd, 2020 29m 55s

We have a very special guest on the podcast this week! Emma's father, Don, shares some stories of his experiences growing up in Alberta. Extra credit given to Boomer the Cat who shares a tale or two in the background.Support the show

Episode 25 - Michael Lake is queer and still here and learning

Jul 19th, 2020 23m 33s

Michael Lake doesn't always fit the loud, colourful image that is typical of Pride; he is thoughtful, caring, brave and honest and we think he's the cat's meow. Growing up queer in a shameful society is terrifying. Michael teaches us that being

Episode 24 - Brooke TV and the pursuit of epic babes

Jul 13th, 2020 38m 53s

OMG. Y'all are going to love this week's story! We are warming up for Pride Week and what better way to start things off then a story by Brooke Guzar! One of our favourite storytellers of all time, Brooke will have you in stitches with her sto

Episode 23 - Finding Joy in the best and worst of times

Jul 6th, 2020 32m 27s

During the "In Our Nature" show of April 2019, Joy Samuel shared her experience of coming face to face with the power of Nature. This is a story that will warm your heart and leave you shivering in the cold. Get vulnerable and prepare to be hum

Episode 22 - In troubled times, Jim chooses the path of love

Jun 28th, 2020 30m 29s

During this time of reform and recovery we felt it appropriate to share Jim's story of struggle and his path towards love for self and community. Our listeners may find our choice of story this week challenging; we have always wanted to foster

Episode 21 - Diego Ibarra battles The Kraken

Jun 21st, 2020 48m 52s

Diego Ibarra excites and enthralls with this story of battling jumbo squid in the Sea of Cortez. He is an instructor at Dalhousie University and absolute joy and inspiration. This week's episode is a fish barrel of laughs.Support the show

Episode 20 - Nikki Martin learns to love herself

Jun 14th, 2020 23m 41s

During turbulent times Nikki Martin reminds us of the importance of self love and an understanding of one's own story. Join us this week for a meditative consideration of identity, self acceptance and love. Take some time to reconnect and remem

Episode 19 - Kim Pyke is breaking the cycle of self-destruction

Jun 7th, 2020 38m 24s

On this episode, we talk about the systems of oppression that perpetuate injustice. Then, Kim Pyke tells of the adversity and trauma that she has faced, the decisions she has made, and the guilt and shame she has embodied throughout her life. I