{"podcast":{"title":"Gathering Gold","slug":"gathering-gold-6575848","podcast_index_feed_id":6575848,"rss_url":"https://feed.podbean.com/gatheringgold/feed.xml","website_url":"https://gatheringgold.podbean.com","image_url":"https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/image-logo/11733333/Gathering_Gold_logo8y7md.jpg","author":"Sheryl Paul and Victoria Russell","episode_count":124,"summary":"Join Sheryl Paul, a counselor informed by the Jungian depth psychological tradition, and her co-host Victoria Russell, as they dive into the realms of our inner worlds and explore actions we can take to grow more self-trust and self-love. These bi-weekly episodes will provide guidance for diminishing fear and shame, embracing sensitivity and creativity, and approaching life with curiosity and compassion.","last_synced_at":"2026-06-16T00:18:21.944217+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/gathering-gold-6575848"},"episode":{"title":"The Spirituality of Human Connection","slug":"the-spirituality-of-human-connection","published_at":"2026-04-13T16:50:59+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/gathering-gold-6575848/the-spirituality-of-human-connection","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/gathering-gold-6575848","url":"https://gatheringgold.podbean.com/e/the-spirituality-of-human-connection/","audio_url":"https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/ctswzjgy5eturz79/GG_120beeuf.mp3","summary":"When the topic of spiritual practice comes up, what comes to mind? Going to a religious service? Connecting with nature? Meditating? There are so many ways to connect of a sense of something bigger than ourselves. There is one vital pathways that is sometimes overlooked: Connecting with each other. In today's episode, we're exploring how connecting with other people -- both real and imaginal, in our memories and in the here-and-now -- can help us grow stronger and softer, safer and braver, more present and more expansive. References: Other Gathering Gold and Conscious Transitions work: Gathering Gold episode on \"Spiritual Longing\" Sheryl's course \"Open Your Heart: A 30-Day Course to Feel More Love and Attraction for Your Partner\" Comedy John Mulaney on \"Stranger Danger\" Tig Notaro's \"Hello, I have cancer\" Quotes Mr. Rogers: “When I was a boy and I would see scary things in the news, my mother would say to me, \"Look for the helpers. You will always find people who are helping.” Maya Angelou: “I’ve had a lot of clouds, but I have had so many rainbows…..and one of the things I do when I step up on a stage, when I stand up to translate, when I go to teach my classes, when I go to direct a movie, I bring everyone who has ever been kind to me with me.” “Black, White, Asian, Spanish-speaking, Native American, Gay, Straight, everybody. I say come with me — I’m going on this stage. Come with me. I need you now. Long dead….you see.. so I don’t ever feel, I have no help.” “I’ve had rainbows in my clouds.and the thing to do it seems to me… Is to prepare yourself so that you can be a rainbow in somebody else’s cloud.\" William Blake: “I sought my God and my God I couldn't find;I sought my soul and my soul eluded me;I sought to serve my brother in his need, and I found all three;My G…","meta_description":"When the topic of spiritual practice comes up, what comes to mind? Going to a religious service? Connecting with nature? Meditating? There are so many way…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":3152,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/gathering-gold-6575848/episodes/the-spirituality-of-human-connection/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/gathering-gold-6575848/the-spirituality-of-human-connection.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}