Soulful Stories Podcast

Kinga Szumska
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Hi everyone! A very warm welcome to soulful stories. Parables and short stories that hopefully will warm your heart.

Episodes

  1. 04/19/2025

    Female Empowerment: Breaking the Fairy Tale Spell: Ditching the Princess Myth and Becoming Queens of Their Own Lives

    Send us Fan Mail Once upon a time, beyond the mountains and deep into the woods, a princess sat waiting in a lonely tower, hoping for a prince to come and save her. Familiar, isn't it? We've heard this fairy tale countless times—but isn’t it time to rewrite it? In this episode, we dismantle the myth of the helpless princess and the prince-rescuer narrative, exploring why this traditional tale robs girls of their power, agency, and strength. We challenge the outdated notion that women must wait passively for someone else’s rescue, questioning the very idea of the "prince charming" who's out there searching for a victim rather than a partner. Join us in breaking this fairy tale spell, as we inspire girls and women to step out of the shadows of helplessness and become the queens of their own lives. It’s time to embrace a new story—one filled with strength, independence, and empowerment. Because in this tale, no one needs saving. Are you ready to become the Queen of Your Own Life? Let’s rewrite the narrative together. Support the show Why am I writing stories? Simply because it's soo much fun! Writing stories is like coming into a new reality, when you create new world and enter it safely for a minute or two or a bit longer. Stories were always with me. My grandma was a super creative woman, always ready to tell me and my cousins goodnight stories. My favourite was about “Tomcio Paluszek” (.PL), which means Little Tommy. Tommy was wandering around the forest and lost his way… another storyteller was my dad… reading us stories about Mr Goat travelling to his dream city “Pacanow”. My dad always recalls that I would not go to sleep until he read me the story again and again… so here I am, adult me, now writing stories and making things up out of the blue...  Links to my socials: BLOG: www.kinga.blog Insta: https://www.instagram.com/stayhappyandcarryon/ FB: https://www.facebook.com/StayHappyAndCarryOn My bookstore: Dreamford - Work and Live with Purpose https://a.co/d/3rF1Ex1 The Sacred Mountains - https://a.co/d/bPOmgtu

    29 min

  2. 01/14/2025

    Living Your Truth & Soul Journeys: Inspirational Story About Intuition, Inner Truth and Growth

    Send us Fan Mail Explore the journey of the soul with the Soulful Stories Podcast, where themes of intuition, inner truth, and self-discovery come alive through inspiring storytelling. Dive into tales that reflect the beauty of living in harmony with your authentic self, represented by the first soul’s journey along a clear, azure river—symbolising creativity, positivity, and transformation. Contrast this with the struggles of the second soul, caught in illusions and distanced from its truth, journeying through murky waters that drain life and joy. Through these reflective narratives, the podcast encourages you to ask: “Am I living in harmony with my truth?” Perfect for those seeking inspiration, personal growth, or simply a moment to pause and reflect, these stories offer wisdom to help you reconnect with your intuition and create a brighter, more meaningful world around you. Support the show Why am I writing stories? Simply because it's soo much fun! Writing stories is like coming into a new reality, when you create new world and enter it safely for a minute or two or a bit longer. Stories were always with me. My grandma was a super creative woman, always ready to tell me and my cousins goodnight stories. My favourite was about “Tomcio Paluszek” (.PL), which means Little Tommy. Tommy was wandering around the forest and lost his way… another storyteller was my dad… reading us stories about Mr Goat travelling to his dream city “Pacanow”. My dad always recalls that I would not go to sleep until he read me the story again and again… so here I am, adult me, now writing stories and making things up out of the blue...  Links to my socials: BLOG: www.kinga.blog Insta: https://www.instagram.com/stayhappyandcarryon/ FB: https://www.facebook.com/StayHappyAndCarryOn My bookstore: Dreamford - Work and Live with Purpose https://a.co/d/3rF1Ex1 The Sacred Mountains - https://a.co/d/bPOmgtu

    6 min

  3. 11/11/2024

    Path to Truth: An Inspirational Story About Healing and Finding Yourself Again.

    Send us Fan Mail "Breaking the Illusion: A Story of Rediscovery and Inner Strength" In this episode, we explore the story of Marushka, a woman drawn by the illusion of a beautiful rainbow that symbolises a relationship filled with promise but ultimately drains her spirit. As Marushka ventures down a thorny path, she meets a wise old woman who offers her a mirror and asks, "Where are you going, girl?" This encounter prompts Marushka to reflect on the cost of pursuing illusions that harm rather than heal. Through Marushka's journey, we learn powerful lessons about recognising the difference between genuine growth and the trap of an illusion. True paths enrich and empower us, while illusions drain our energy and creativity. Join us as we discuss the importance of listening to our intuition, tending to our inner gardens, and reclaiming our strength after facing life's illusions. Perfect for anyone on the journey of healing and self-discovery. Support the show Why am I writing stories? Simply because it's soo much fun! Writing stories is like coming into a new reality, when you create new world and enter it safely for a minute or two or a bit longer. Stories were always with me. My grandma was a super creative woman, always ready to tell me and my cousins goodnight stories. My favourite was about “Tomcio Paluszek” (.PL), which means Little Tommy. Tommy was wandering around the forest and lost his way… another storyteller was my dad… reading us stories about Mr Goat travelling to his dream city “Pacanow”. My dad always recalls that I would not go to sleep until he read me the story again and again… so here I am, adult me, now writing stories and making things up out of the blue...  Links to my socials: BLOG: www.kinga.blog Insta: https://www.instagram.com/stayhappyandcarryon/ FB: https://www.facebook.com/StayHappyAndCarryOn My bookstore: Dreamford - Work and Live with Purpose https://a.co/d/3rF1Ex1 The Sacred Mountains - https://a.co/d/bPOmgtu

    19 min

  4. 07/07/2023

    Stop blaming the circumstances. An inspirational story about finding your strengths and realising your true potential. P4 Soulful Stories.

    Send us Fan Mail Stop blaming the circumstances. An inspirational story about finding your strengths and realising your true potential. P4 Soulful Stories. Every decision you make will have its consequences. When you say yes to one thing you say no to others. There are no circumstances to blame. Decision and consequence are the two sides of the same medal - someone once said.  Today, I see the victimhood mood wins over the world of responsibility and ownership. I feel like society is getting sick somehow, blaming and shaming have become “the thing” nowadays. However, still, self-help books often start off the first chapter with one sentence: "life does not owe you a thing". But it would be easier if it did, no? Let's ponder on this through a story I have written. I hope it will get you to reflect on your own choices.  Full story transcript is available on my blog page. Links below. Stories about realising your potential, dream chasing, goals, talent, inspiration, motivation, stories with female characters, feminine art, and female artist. Find more inspiration through my books. Dreamford - Work and Live with Purpose https://a.co/d/3rF1Ex1 The Sacred Mountains - Follow your gut feelings, chase your dreams.  https://a.co/d/bPOmgtu     Support the show Why am I writing stories? Simply because it's soo much fun! Writing stories is like coming into a new reality, when you create new world and enter it safely for a minute or two or a bit longer. Stories were always with me. My grandma was a super creative woman, always ready to tell me and my cousins goodnight stories. My favourite was about “Tomcio Paluszek” (.PL), which means Little Tommy. Tommy was wandering around the forest and lost his way… another storyteller was my dad… reading us stories about Mr Goat travelling to his dream city “Pacanow”. My dad always recalls that I would not go to sleep until he read me the story again and again… so here I am, adult me, now writing stories and making things up out of the blue...  Links to my socials: BLOG: www.kinga.blog Insta: https://www.instagram.com/stayhappyandcarryon/ FB: https://www.facebook.com/StayHappyAndCarryOn My bookstore: Dreamford - Work and Live with Purpose https://a.co/d/3rF1Ex1 The Sacred Mountains - https://a.co/d/bPOmgtu

    14 min

  5. 06/17/2023

    Why you should stop procrastinating? Story about a young dreamer. P3 Soulful Stories.

    Send us Fan Mail  Where would you go, if you were not afraid? Where would you go, if you gave up on comfort, procrastination, toxic people? This story will inspire you to follow your dreams despite the odds.  Keep the notebook open, write your dreams, check up on yourself sometimes, rest if needed, but keep the notebook open. :) Full story is available for free on my blog page. Support the show Why am I writing stories? Simply because it's soo much fun! Writing stories is like coming into a new reality, when you create new world and enter it safely for a minute or two or a bit longer. Stories were always with me. My grandma was a super creative woman, always ready to tell me and my cousins goodnight stories. My favourite was about “Tomcio Paluszek” (.PL), which means Little Tommy. Tommy was wandering around the forest and lost his way… another storyteller was my dad… reading us stories about Mr Goat travelling to his dream city “Pacanow”. My dad always recalls that I would not go to sleep until he read me the story again and again… so here I am, adult me, now writing stories and making things up out of the blue...  Links to my socials: BLOG: www.kinga.blog Insta: https://www.instagram.com/stayhappyandcarryon/ FB: https://www.facebook.com/StayHappyAndCarryOn My bookstore: Dreamford - Work and Live with Purpose https://a.co/d/3rF1Ex1 The Sacred Mountains - https://a.co/d/bPOmgtu

    14 min

  6. 06/11/2023

    How to manage an internal critic? An inspirational short story on how to manage internal or external critics and keep chasing your dreams .

    Send us Fan Mail How to manage an internal critic? An inspirational short story on how to manage internal or external critics and keep chasing your dreams .  The Artist and the Critic story. Soulful Stories P2. I trust stories and parables have special powers to heal us and inspire us in an unusual way. So if you like it - share it. But most importantly, keep doing your little crazy creative things. Despite what the critics say. Their souls are just starved and empty, and all you can do is to pity them and let them go. Possibly there is a journey ahead of them.  When I first wrote my first book it was like candy floss, sweet and sticky. Sweet from the achievement, sticky from the imperfectness and the internal and external critics I faced. Proud of my Dreamford story, I shared it with everyone I knew. Some clapped their hands just to acknowledge the work that had been done, some, despite not doing much beyond the minimum required in life, had most to say about what a story should be like. Then it was so funny to discover the split: those who have never done anything creative picked one word or sentence to criticise for the sake of it. Then, some who work the hardest on creating their own plans and goals said, “Wow, it takes courage to do something out of nothing.” Then a little story came to my mind about the Critic and the Artist… Transcript available on my blog page.  x Support the show Why am I writing stories? Simply because it's soo much fun! Writing stories is like coming into a new reality, when you create new world and enter it safely for a minute or two or a bit longer. Stories were always with me. My grandma was a super creative woman, always ready to tell me and my cousins goodnight stories. My favourite was about “Tomcio Paluszek” (.PL), which means Little Tommy. Tommy was wandering around the forest and lost his way… another storyteller was my dad… reading us stories about Mr Goat travelling to his dream city “Pacanow”. My dad always recalls that I would not go to sleep until he read me the story again and again… so here I am, adult me, now writing stories and making things up out of the blue...  Links to my socials: BLOG: www.kinga.blog Insta: https://www.instagram.com/stayhappyandcarryon/ FB: https://www.facebook.com/StayHappyAndCarryOn My bookstore: Dreamford - Work and Live with Purpose https://a.co/d/3rF1Ex1 The Sacred Mountains - https://a.co/d/bPOmgtu

    19 min
  7. How to nurture your creativity? Learn through an inspirational short story.

    05/28/2023

    How to nurture your creativity? Learn through an inspirational short story.

    Send us Fan Mail  The Artist and the Traveller. The story about having enough and nurturing your creative soul and talents.  Soulful Stories P1.  A very warm welcome to soulful stories. Parables and short stories that hopefully will warm your heart. Stories and tales have special gifts to inspire us and heal us hence I hope this story on having enough will warm your heart. The Artist - a creative soul and a Traveller- the musician, two women meet and talk to inspire one another. This is a bedtime story and tale about having enough and believing in yourself and your talents unapologetically. We should all be empowered to trust our intuition and serve the world through the gifts we have inside us. The transcript is available for free on my blog page alongside other soulful stories.  Have you ever thought of doing something that serves you and the world? Have you ever decided “I’d really like to do this, I’ll go for it,” but then you end up thinking, “I am not enough, I don’t have enough knowledge, I don’t know enough. No one would listen to me, I need to improve, improve and improve,” but then this self-talk never ends? Well, you’re not alone on that journey. Let me tell you a story about the Artist and the Traveller.  #Heart #Soul #Inspiration #creativeideas #YouAreEnough #Love #MakingItThrough #resilience #creativesouls #creativeminds #womenempowerment #women #sisterhood Support the show Why am I writing stories? Simply because it's soo much fun! Writing stories is like coming into a new reality, when you create new world and enter it safely for a minute or two or a bit longer. Stories were always with me. My grandma was a super creative woman, always ready to tell me and my cousins goodnight stories. My favourite was about “Tomcio Paluszek” (.PL), which means Little Tommy. Tommy was wandering around the forest and lost his way… another storyteller was my dad… reading us stories about Mr Goat travelling to his dream city “Pacanow”. My dad always recalls that I would not go to sleep until he read me the story again and again… so here I am, adult me, now writing stories and making things up out of the blue...  Links to my socials: BLOG: www.kinga.blog Insta: https://www.instagram.com/stayhappyandcarryon/ FB: https://www.facebook.com/StayHappyAndCarryOn My bookstore: Dreamford - Work and Live with Purpose https://a.co/d/3rF1Ex1 The Sacred Mountains - https://a.co/d/bPOmgtu

    27 min
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Hi everyone! A very warm welcome to soulful stories. Parables and short stories that hopefully will warm your heart.

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  • Creator
    Kinga Szumska
  • Years Active
    2023 - 2025
  • Episodes
    7
  • Rating
    Explicit
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    © 2026 Soulful Stories Podcast
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