Bernadette Russell, author, storyteller, hopepunk, tree planter.

Bernadette Russell, author, storyteller, hopepunk, tree planter.  Bernadette and I have a great chat about stories and creativity her cabaret work at Madame JoJos and finding stories o the lesser heard and lesser known. Bernadette is a co-creator and lead artist for the South Bank Centres monthly salon "The Skylark Cafe" - hosting and telling stories and a storyteller for Trees for Cities with stories, myth and magic about animals, plants, trees and wildness. She is a regular story teller of stories at Butser Ancient Farm, "Wild Stories, Witches and Wonder" - with sessions for adults only as well as family sessions. Bernadette Russell is in a BBC documentary about the power of kindness which you can watch from the links below  She is an Alumni of the School of Myth and a Certified Happiness Facilitator with Museum of Happiness and author of "How To Be Hopeful" and there is now an audio version which you can find here: https://www.audible.co.uk or here https://www.bolinda.com   Please come and say hello! www.bernadetterussell.com twitter @betterussell facebook https://www.facebook.com/bernadetterussellwrites/ instagram @bernadetterussell     To support the podcast and get access to features about guitar playing and song writing visit https://www.patreon.com/vichyland and also news for all the creative music that we do at Bluescamp UK and France visit www.bluescampuk.co.uk   For details of the Ikaro music charity visit www.ikaromusic.com   Big thanks to Josh Ferrara for the music