We live in a world that often mistakes kindness for weakness.

The Kindness We’re Told to Outgrow is a quiet, heartfelt reflection — a companion to The Little Creature Who Didn’t Hit Back — written and read by Gay, under the whispering branches of the Rowan Tree.

This episode is for every gentle-hearted person who was told to “toughen up,” every parent trying to raise kind children in an unkind world, and every soul who’s learned the hard way that softness is not a flaw.

Through the lens of Moss’s woodland story, this episode explores:

-The difference between niceness and true kindness

-How to teach children that boundaries and compassion can coexist

-The adult struggle to stay gentle in a hard world

-The quiet strength of those who refuse to let life make them cruel

You’ll also be guided through a peaceful visualization — sitting beneath the great Rowan Tree with Moss, rediscovering your own safe and steady heart.

If you’ve ever been called “too soft,” “too forgiving,” or “too kind,” this story will remind you:

you’re not too much — you’re what the world still needs most.

A soft, heartfelt story for little listeners with big feelings.

The Little Creature Who Didn’t Hit Back is a gentle tale about kindness, boundaries, and bravery — written and read by Gay for children like Moss, who feel deeply and care greatly.

Moss is a small woodland creature who never wanted to hurt anyone.

But when the other young creatures begin to play too roughly, he feels torn between standing up for himself and staying kind.

With help from the wise Rowan Tree, Moss learns that being kind doesn’t mean letting others hurt you — it means being brave enough to stay gentle, to say “That’s not okay,” and to walk away when something doesn’t feel right.

In this calming story:

• Children learn how to set boundaries kindly and safely

• Themes of empathy, friendship, and inner strength

• A gentle message that kindness and courage can live together

• Soothing storytelling rhythm — perfect for bedtime or classroom calm

A comforting listen for children who struggle with rough play, sensitivity, or feeling misunderstood.

Because true strength lives in gentle hearts.

Not every story is meant to soothe — some are meant to awaken.

When the Ego Sat at the Table is a powerful Rowan Files Mystery written and read by Gay, through the voice of Nell Rowan.

It’s a truth-telling story about the quiet damage caused by unchecked ego — especially the kind that hides behind confidence, control, and silence.

A man arrives at Nell’s cottage carrying a letter from his estranged daughter — a letter that exposes the emotional wounds left behind by a father who thought authority was love. Through a tarot reading and raw honesty, Nell helps him confront the truth he’s spent a lifetime avoiding.

This story carries a direct message to men and fathers:

that awareness, accountability, and tenderness can still begin — even after years of silence.

What you’ll experience:

• A story about ego, truth, and emotional responsibility

• A powerful letter from a daughter that breaks generational silence

• Nell Rowan’s quiet but unwavering counsel on accountability

• A direct call for men to stop the pattern and start the healing

• A mindful visualization: The Table of the Mind — where ego, truth, and the higher self meet

This episode may challenge you — but it will also move you.

Because healing begins when honesty finally takes its seat at the table.

When anxiety grips, when your chest feels tight, when thoughts spiral faster than your breath — this gentle story is for you.

The Woman Who Forgot to Breathe is a calming, healing tale from Whispering from the Rowan Tree — written and read by Gay through the soft voice of Nell Rowan.

Part meditation, part story, it offers immediate comfort for anxiety, overthinking, and pre-panic moments, helping you slow your breath, quiet your mind, and return to peace.

What you’ll experience:

• A soothing narrative about remembering how to breathe again

• Gentle guidance for panic, rumination, and racing thoughts

• A mindful visualization and breath-anchoring moment led by Nell Rowan

• A story woven with tarot symbolism — The Star, hope and renewal after overwhelm

• Calming sound-imagery from the English countryside of Alder Vale

Perfect for bedtime, anxious days, or any moment when the world feels too loud.

Just press play, breathe with the story, and let the calm return.

Welcome to Whispering from the Rowan Tree, where gentle storytelling meets quiet wisdom for life’s burdens and blessings.

In A Soft Story for Aching Days, Nell Rowan shares a tender reflection for anyone living with aching joints, stiff mornings, or the slow rhythm of time in the body.

Through tea, tarot, and kindness, Nell reminds us that healing is not about rushing, it’s about learning to walk gently with time.

This soft, mindful episode blends story, meditation, and visualization to soothe both body and spirit.

🌿 You’ll experience:

• A peaceful tale set in the English village of Alder Vale

• Gentle guidance for managing arthritis, stiffness, and fatigue

• A calming tarot reflection (The Hermit, Strength, and The Star)

• A guided visualization to ease tension and help you rest

• A warm reminder that even slow steps are sacred steps

Perfect for listening before sleep, during recovery, or on quiet mornings when the world moves too fast.

Pour something warm, settle in, and let this soft story hold you for a while.

What if your tears were never weakness, but wisdom?

In The Woman Who Wept Like the Sky, a moving Rowan Files Mystery, Nell Rowan meets a woman who cannot stop crying… tears that appear without permission, in shops, in cinemas, even among flowers in the market square. Through tarot, truth, and a little rain, Nell helps her discover what the heart has been trying to say all along.

🌧 You’ll experience:

• A gentle, emotional mystery set in the English village of Alder Vale

• Symbolic tarot moments with The Moon and The Star — mirrors of emotion and renewal

• A reflection on why we cry, and how tears can cleanse rather than shame

• A soft guided visualization to help listeners release held emotion and rest peacefully

If you’ve ever cried without knowing why… if you’ve ever been told to stop… if your softness has ever felt too heavy, this story is for you.

Press play, breathe, and let the rain fall where it needs to.

Strange lights in the Dell. Names tucked beneath jam-jar candles. A village that gossips first and then remembers how to keep watch.

In The Lavender Ladies & the Candle in the Dell, Nell Rowan listens as Alder Vale wrestles with three flickering lights under an elder tree. Are they ghosts, mischief… or a home for love that hasn’t left? With the Lavender Ladies quietly tending jars and names, some for the dead, some for the living, this gentle folklore mystery becomes a tender ritual about grief, remembrance, and the small ways a community holds one another.

You’ll experience:

• A cozy village mystery with folklore, candles, and night-whispers

• Grief & healing handled softly, names, memories, and keeping watch

• Tarot moments (Hermit, Star, Six of Cups) as lanterns, not predictions

• Slow, soothing narration with a safe emotional landing

If you love cozy mysteries, magical realism, village life, and heart-mending stories, press play. Let the candles speak and feel held by a community that remembers.

Do your thoughts keep circling the same worry?

The Man Who Turned the Stone is a gentle Calming Mind Tales episode about rumination—how overthinking traps us, and how to set thoughts down without a fight.

When a restless man visits Nell Rowan, a quiet conversation, a few reflective cards, and a simple practice with a smooth river stone help him step out of his mental loop. You’ll be guided to do the same.

In this episode, you’ll experience:

• A soothing, story-led approach to overthinking and rumination

• A compassionate reframe of intrusive loops (no harsh “fixing”)

• A guided visualization to “set down the stone” thought by thought

• Soft pacing, warm narration, and a safe emotional landing

Press play, breathe, and let this story remind you: you can choose when to hold a thought—and when to set it down.