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- S2 E5 The UnBaby Shower (Tristy Taylor)
Episode Summary:
When Reverend Tristy Taylor and her husband decided to stop trying to have a baby, she honored that loss with a special ceremony. During her time sitting shiva, "grief first" was her mantra. Then a dream inspired her to create a celebration of her decision to not become a mother.
Episode Resources:
→ Tristy Taylor: http://www.createwithspirit.com
→ The UnBaby Shower Blog Post: https://revtristy.blogspot.com/2012/03/un-baby-showers-ritual-crafting.html
→ Video Tour of Grief Ritual Art Journal: https://youtu.be/xnojPZci5Lg?si=XofoRD82liEekSdX
Episode Transcript:
https://ever-changing.net/episodes/s2e5-the-unbaby-shower
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Episodes by Topic:
→ Episodes on Rites of Passage: https://ever-changing.net/rites-of-passage
→ Episodes on Authentic Weddings: https://ever-changing.net/authentic-weddings
→ Episodes on Grief & Loss: https://ever-changing.net/grief-loss
→ Episodes on Challenging Times: https://ever-changing.net/challenging-times
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Shame Piñata: Creating rites of passage for real-life transitions. Stories from people who have used ceremony to create authentic weddings, make it through hard times, honor deep loss, or reinvent themselves.
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→ Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/shame-pi%C3%B1ata/id1493325872
→ Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2F8tCPhyIW5AEQFLKLhuoi
→ Google Podcasts: https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9zaGFtZXBpbmF0YS5saWJzeW4uY29tL3Jzcw==
→ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@shamepinata
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→ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/shamepinata
→ Rate/Review: https://ever-changing.net/rate-sp
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Listen If
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→ You're going through a tough time
→ Something significant has happened and no one gets it
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Shame Piñata is hosted by Ritual Artist Colleen Thomas, a Certified Meditation and Mindfulness teacher who helps people make sense of life through ceremony. Music by Terry Hughes. Learn more at https://shamepinata.com
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Disclaimers: https://ever-changing.net/disclaimer
22 min - S2 E4 Do You Need A Ceremony? (Pt 1, Significant Moments)
Episode Summary:
As we go through life, we inevitably come upon moments that are difficult. Some might be incredibly personal ones that it feels like few other people could understand. We have some options in those moments. We can ask for help, of course. And we might also create a ritual that is uniquely perfect to address our own needs.
Other Episodes in This Series:
→ Do You Need A Ceremony? (Pt 2, Reinventing Ourselves): https://ever-changing.net/episodes/s2e6-do-you-need-a-ceremony-pt-2
→ Do You Need A Ceremony? (Pt 3, The Deep Dive): https://ever-changing.net/episodes/s2e9-do-you-need-a-ceremony-pt-3
Episode Transcript:
https://ever-changing.net/episodes/s2e4-do-you-need-a-ceremony-pt-1
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Episodes by Topic:
→ Episodes on Rites of Passage: https://ever-changing.net/rites-of-passage
→ Episodes on Authentic Weddings: https://ever-changing.net/authentic-weddings
→ Episodes on Grief & Loss: https://ever-changing.net/grief-loss
→ Episodes on Challenging Times: https://ever-changing.net/challenging-times
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Shame Piñata: Creating rites of passage for real-life transitions. Stories from people who have used ceremony to create authentic weddings, make it through hard times, honor deep loss, or reinvent themselves.
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→ Google Podcasts: https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9zaGFtZXBpbmF0YS5saWJzeW4uY29tL3Jzcw==
→ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@shamepinata
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Listen If
→ You're feeling stuck
→ You're going through a tough time
→ Something significant has happened and no one gets it
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Shame Piñata is hosted by Ritual Artist Colleen Thomas, a Certified Meditation and Mindfulness teacher who helps people make sense of life through ceremony. Music by Terry Hughes. Learn more at https://shamepinata.com
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Disclaimers: https://ever-changing.net/disclaimer
14 min - S2 E3 A Queer Pagan Handfasting (Nick Venegoni)
Episode Summary:
Nick & Thom were married in a big, open field in Oakland California. This was right after same-sex marriage was legalized in the US and it was a huge celebration. Join us for a glimpse of their special day.
Episode Resources:
→ Queer Spirit Podcast: http://queerhealingjourneys.com/podcast/
Episode Transcript:
https://ever-changing.net/episodes/s2e3-a-queer-pagan-handfasting
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Episodes by Topic:
→ Episodes on Rites of Passage: https://ever-changing.net/rites-of-passage
→ Episodes on Authentic Weddings: https://ever-changing.net/authentic-weddings
→ Episodes on Grief & Loss: https://ever-changing.net/grief-loss
→ Episodes on Challenging Times: https://ever-changing.net/challenging-times
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Shame Piñata: Creating rites of passage for real-life transitions. Stories from people who have used ceremony to create authentic weddings, make it through hard times, honor deep loss, or reinvent themselves.
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→ Subscribe in Your Favorite Player: https://kite.link/shamepinata
→ Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/shame-pi%C3%B1ata/id1493325872
→ Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2F8tCPhyIW5AEQFLKLhuoi
→ Google Podcasts: https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9zaGFtZXBpbmF0YS5saWJzeW4uY29tL3Jzcw==
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→ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/shamepinata
→ Rate/Review: https://ever-changing.net/rate-sp
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Listen If
→ You're feeling stuck
→ You're going through a tough time
→ Something significant has happened and no one gets it
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Shame Piñata is hosted by Ritual Artist Colleen Thomas, a Certified Meditation and Mindfulness teacher who helps people make sense of life through ceremony. Music by Terry Hughes. Learn more at https://shamepinata.com
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Disclaimers: https://ever-changing.net/disclaimer
22 min - S2 E2 Making Sense of COVID Time
Episode Summary:
Time is a spiral - right now and always. And COVID time is a ride all its own. Whatever your experience of time has been in the past year, join us for a look at what time gives us and the benefits of letting go. We'll also explore our own personal connection to space and time so we're not so thrown by the world around us.
Episode Transcript:
https://ever-changing.net/episodes/s2e2-making-sense-of-covid-time
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Episodes by Topic:
→ Episodes on Rites of Passage: https://ever-changing.net/rites-of-passage
→ Episodes on Authentic Weddings: https://ever-changing.net/authentic-weddings
→ Episodes on Grief & Loss: https://ever-changing.net/grief-loss
→ Episodes on Challenging Times: https://ever-changing.net/challenging-times
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Shame Piñata: Creating rites of passage for real-life transitions. Stories from people who have used ceremony to create authentic weddings, make it through hard times, honor deep loss, or reinvent themselves.
_________________
Follow Shame Piñata
→ Show Website: https://shamepinata.com
→ Subscribe in Your Favorite Player: https://kite.link/shamepinata
→ Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/shame-pi%C3%B1ata/id1493325872
→ Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2F8tCPhyIW5AEQFLKLhuoi
→ Google Podcasts: https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9zaGFtZXBpbmF0YS5saWJzeW4uY29tL3Jzcw==
→ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@shamepinata
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→ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/shamepinata
→ Rate/Review: https://ever-changing.net/rate-sp
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Listen If
→ You're feeling stuck
→ You're going through a tough time
→ Something significant has happened and no one gets it
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Shame Piñata is hosted by Ritual Artist Colleen Thomas, a Certified Meditation and Mindfulness teacher who helps people make sense of life through ceremony. Music by Terry Hughes. Learn more at https://shamepinata.com
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Disclaimers: https://ever-changing.net/disclaimer
16 min - S2 E1 Welcome to Womanhood (Susan Burgess-Lent/Nikole Lent)
Episode Summary:
Being a woman in this world brings challenges. Susan wanted to prepare her daughter Nikole for those challenges in the best way possible. So she invited several of her closest friends to a non-religious ceremony and asked them to present Nikole with some of the things that had supported them in their own lives.
Episode Resources:
→ Susan Burgess-Lent: http://www.susanburgesslent.com
→ Susan's Book- Trouble Ahead: Dangerous Missions with Desperate People: https://a.co/d/cGKYQod
Episode Transcript:
https://ever-changing.net/episodes/s2e1-welcome-to-womanhood
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Episodes by Topic:
→ Episodes on Rites of Passage: https://ever-changing.net/rites-of-passage
→ Episodes on Authentic Weddings: https://ever-changing.net/authentic-weddings
→ Episodes on Grief & Loss: https://ever-changing.net/grief-loss
→ Episodes on Challenging Times: https://ever-changing.net/challenging-times
_________________
Shame Piñata: Creating rites of passage for real-life transitions. Stories from people who have used ceremony to create authentic weddings, make it through hard times, honor deep loss, or reinvent themselves.
_________________
Follow Shame Piñata
→ Show Website: https://shamepinata.com
→ Subscribe in Your Favorite Player: https://kite.link/shamepinata
→ Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/shame-pi%C3%B1ata/id1493325872
→ Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2F8tCPhyIW5AEQFLKLhuoi
→ Google Podcasts: https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9zaGFtZXBpbmF0YS5saWJzeW4uY29tL3Jzcw==
→ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@shamepinata
→ RSS Feed: http://shamepinata.libsyn.com/rss
→ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/shamepinata
→ Rate/Review: https://ever-changing.net/rate-sp
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Listen If
→ You're feeling stuck
→ You're going through a tough time
→ Something significant has happened and no one gets it
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Shame Piñata is hosted by Ritual Artist Colleen Thomas, a Certified Meditation and Mindfulness teacher who helps people make sense of life through ceremony. Music by Terry Hughes. Learn more at https://shamepinata.com
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Disclaimers: https://ever-changing.net/disclaimer
21 min - Season 2 Trailer
Episode Summary:
On Season 2 of Shame Piñata, we'll dive into what it looks like to create rituals for the important moments in our lives.
Episode Transcript:
https://ever-changing.net/episodes/s2-mini-trailer
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Episodes by Topic:
→ Episodes on Rites of Passage: https://ever-changing.net/rites-of-passage
→ Episodes on Authentic Weddings: https://ever-changing.net/authentic-weddings
→ Episodes on Grief & Loss: https://ever-changing.net/grief-loss
→ Episodes on Challenging Times: https://ever-changing.net/challenging-times
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Shame Piñata: Creating rites of passage for real-life transitions. Stories from people who have used ceremony to create authentic weddings, make it through hard times, honor deep loss, or reinvent themselves.
_________________
Follow Shame Piñata
→ Show Website: https://shamepinata.com
→ Subscribe in Your Favorite Player: https://kite.link/shamepinata
→ Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/shame-pi%C3%B1ata/id1493325872
→ Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2F8tCPhyIW5AEQFLKLhuoi
→ Google Podcasts: https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9zaGFtZXBpbmF0YS5saWJzeW4uY29tL3Jzcw==
→ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@shamepinata
→ RSS Feed: http://shamepinata.libsyn.com/rss
→ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/shamepinata
→ Rate/Review: https://ever-changing.net/rate-sp
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Listen If
→ You're feeling stuck
→ You're going through a tough time
→ Something significant has happened and no one gets it
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Shame Piñata is hosted by Ritual Artist Colleen Thomas, a Certified Meditation and Mindfulness teacher who helps people make sense of life through ceremony. Music by Terry Hughes. Learn more at https://shamepinata.com
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Disclaimers: https://ever-changing.net/disclaimer
1 min - S2 Trailer
On the second season of Shame Piñata, we explore rites of passage for real-life transitions such as reaching a certain age, facing a significant loss, receiving a diagnosis, or choosing to reveal our true selves to the people we love.
Music by Terry Hughes.
Links:
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Join us for a Ceremony3 min - S1 E17 Dancing in Liminality
Episode Summary:
What if I told you that it's possible to find grace and flow in the middle of chaos? What if I said you could learn how to dance in liminal space and be a rock star, a liminal kind of rockstar. It's all about releasing expectation and connecting to the things that matter the most.
Episode Resources:
→ OK Go - Upside Down & Inside Out: https://youtu.be/LWGJA9i18Co
→ OK Go - Upside Down & Inside Out BTS - How We Did It: https://youtu.be/pnTqZ68fI7Q
Episode Transcript:
https://ever-changing.net/episodes/s1e17-dancing-in-liminality
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Episodes by Topic:
→ Episodes on Rites of Passage: https://ever-changing.net/rites-of-passage
→ Episodes on Authentic Weddings: https://ever-changing.net/authentic-weddings
→ Episodes on Grief & Loss: https://ever-changing.net/grief-loss
→ Episodes on Challenging Times: https://ever-changing.net/challenging-times
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Shame Piñata: Creating rites of passage for real-life transitions. Stories from people who have used ceremony to create authentic weddings, make it through hard times, honor deep loss, or reinvent themselves.
_________________
Follow Shame Piñata
→ Show Website: https://shamepinata.com
→ Subscribe in Your Favorite Player: https://kite.link/shamepinata
→ Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/shame-pi%C3%B1ata/id1493325872
→ Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2F8tCPhyIW5AEQFLKLhuoi
→ Google Podcasts: https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9zaGFtZXBpbmF0YS5saWJzeW4uY29tL3Jzcw==
→ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@shamepinata
→ RSS Feed: http://shamepinata.libsyn.com/rss
→ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/shamepinata
→ Rate/Review: https://ever-changing.net/rate-sp
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Listen If
→ You're feeling stuck
→ You're going through a tough time
→ Something significant has happened and no one gets it
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Shame Piñata is hosted by Ritual Artist Colleen Thomas, a Certified Meditation and Mindfulness teacher who helps people make sense of life through ceremony. Music by Terry Hughes. Learn more at https://shamepinata.com
_________________
Disclaimers: https://ever-changing.net/disclaimer
15 min - S1 E16 Inviting Grief to the Wedding (Tria Wen)
Episode Summary:
It's the big day and there's a lot going on. Relationships are being redefined. Power dynamics are actively shifting and yet, in the words of wedding planner Tria Wen, "It's taboo to acknowledge or to express anything but joy." What would it look like to make room for some of the more complex emotions? To let everyone acknowledge the effect a wedding has on their unique relationship to the couple?
Episode Resources:
→ A Joyful Wedding Can Still Make Room for Grief: https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/2019/07/31/joyful-wedding-can-still-make-room-grief/
→ The Cosmic Mass: https://www.thecosmicmass.com/
Episode Transcript:
https://ever-changing.net/episodes/s1e16-inviting-grief-to-the-wedding
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Episodes by Topic:
→ Episodes on Rites of Passage: https://ever-changing.net/rites-of-passage
→ Episodes on Authentic Weddings: https://ever-changing.net/authentic-weddings
→ Episodes on Grief & Loss: https://ever-changing.net/grief-loss
→ Episodes on Challenging Times: https://ever-changing.net/challenging-times
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Shame Piñata: Creating rites of passage for real-life transitions. Stories from people who have used ceremony to create authentic weddings, make it through hard times, honor deep loss, or reinvent themselves.
_________________
Follow Shame Piñata
→ Show Website: https://shamepinata.com
→ Subscribe in Your Favorite Player: https://kite.link/shamepinata
→ Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/shame-pi%C3%B1ata/id1493325872
→ Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2F8tCPhyIW5AEQFLKLhuoi
→ Google Podcasts: https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9zaGFtZXBpbmF0YS5saWJzeW4uY29tL3Jzcw==
→ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@shamepinata
→ RSS Feed: http://shamepinata.libsyn.com/rss
→ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/shamepinata
→ Rate/Review: https://ever-changing.net/rate-sp
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Listen If
→ You're feeling stuck
→ You're going through a tough time
→ Something significant has happened and no one gets it
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Shame Piñata is hosted by Ritual Artist Colleen Thomas, a Certified Meditation and Mindfulness teacher who helps people make sense of life through ceremony. Music by Terry Hughes. Learn more at https://shamepinata.com
_________________
Disclaimers: https://ever-changing.net/disclaimer
25 min - S1 E15 Deep Rest
Episode Summary:
What does your body need in order to rest fully? What does your heart need to soften a bit? What would it feel like to rest - not with one ear out for the next crisis - but actually fully rest?
Basic Steps of a Ritual for Deep Rest 1. Set aside concerns 2. Nest building 3. Set an intention 4. Invite guides/guardians/Ancestors 5. Rest in the space 6. Listen in the space 7. Return slowly 8. Have some water
Episode Resources:
→ Reparations for Black People Should Include Rest: https://www.vice.com/en/article/d3bbay/sleep-gap-black-slavery-reparations-black-power-naps
→Black Power Naps: https://blackpowernaps.black/
Episode Transcript:
https://ever-changing.net/episodes/s1e15-deep-rest
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Episodes by Topic:
→ Episodes on Rites of Passage: https://ever-changing.net/rites-of-passage
→ Episodes on Authentic Weddings: https://ever-changing.net/authentic-weddings
→ Episodes on Grief & Loss: https://ever-changing.net/grief-loss
→ Episodes on Challenging Times: https://ever-changing.net/challenging-times
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Shame Piñata: Creating rites of passage for real-life transitions. Stories from people who have used ceremony to create authentic weddings, make it through hard times, honor deep loss, or reinvent themselves.
_________________
Follow Shame Piñata
→ Show Website: https://shamepinata.com
→ Subscribe in Your Favorite Player: https://kite.link/shamepinata
→ Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/shame-pi%C3%B1ata/id1493325872
→ Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2F8tCPhyIW5AEQFLKLhuoi
→ Google Podcasts: https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9zaGFtZXBpbmF0YS5saWJzeW4uY29tL3Jzcw==
→ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@shamepinata
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→ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/shamepinata
→ Rate/Review: https://ever-changing.net/rate-sp
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Listen If
→ You're feeling stuck
→ You're going through a tough time
→ Something significant has happened and no one gets it
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Shame Piñata is hosted by Ritual Artist Colleen Thomas, a Certified Meditation and Mindfulness teacher who helps people make sense of life through ceremony. Music by Terry Hughes. Learn more at https://shamepinata.com
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Disclaimers: https://ever-changing.net/disclaimer
14 min
About Shame Piñata
From the publisher's feed
As featured in Bruce Feiler's new book: "A Time to Gather"
The podcast is on hiatus but the work continues. 🙏
Shame Piñata
💛 An interview podcast
💛 Stories of creating ritual
💛 Stories of creating meaning
💛 Stories of being human
Charting on Apple Podcasts
🇺🇸 US
🇮🇳 India
🇨🇦 Canada
🇮🇳 India
🇦🇺 Australia
Hear From People Who Have
💜 Honored a deep loss
💜 Used ritual to reinvent themselves
💜 Created a unique wedding ceremony
💜 Are experts in the field of ritual
Listen If
💚 You're feeling stuck
💚 You're going through a tough time
💚 Something significant has happened and no one gets it
Shame Piñata is hosted by Ritual Artist Colleen Thomas, a Certified Meditation and Mindfulness teacher who helps people make sense of life through ceremony. Music by Terry Hughes.