{"podcast":{"title":"KnotWork Myth & Storytelling","slug":"knotwork-myth-storytelling-4838097","podcast_index_feed_id":4838097,"rss_url":"https://feeds.captivate.fm/knotworkstorytelling/","website_url":"https://www.knotworkstorytelling.com/","image_url":"https://artwork.captivate.fm/7dc2054f-faa8-4586-9f67-375d2e1ee645/pswm055DgvTaYncB2_6_7oSa.jpg","author":"Marisa Goudy","episode_count":131,"summary":"On KnotWork, we explore the mythology and folklore of Ireland, and beyond. Episodes begin with a story, followed by a deep dive conversation about how this age-old tale still resonates today. Our guests include oral storytellers, writers, artists, musicians, and spiritual leaders. Occasionally, in our Myth Workers and Culture Makers series, our guest offers a song, a meditation, or another bit of creative magic. We talk about what it means to live a myth-inspired life. These conversations explore our relationship to land and to identity, particularly related to what it means to be Irish and a member of the Irish diaspora. Whether you’re drawn to Celtic culture or the mysteries that linger at ancient sacred sites, or whether you just like a good story and expansive conversation, you’re in the right place. Welcome. Fáilte. Your host is Marisa Goudy, author of The Sovereignty Knot: A Woman’s Way to Freedom, Power, Love, and Magic. She is a myth worker, a story healer, a writing coach who lives on the lands of the Lenape people (New York’s Hudson Valley). She holds an MA in Irish literature from University College Dublin.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-02T18:17:50.085935+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/knotwork-myth-storytelling-4838097"},"episode":{"title":"Keeping Hold of the Sacred Branch | S6 Ep36","slug":"keeping-hold-of-the-sacred-branch-s6-ep36","published_at":"2025-12-04T11:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/knotwork-myth-storytelling-4838097/keeping-hold-of-the-sacred-branch-s6-ep36","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/knotwork-myth-storytelling-4838097","url":"https://knotworkstorytelling.com/episode/keeping-hold-of-the-sacred-branch-s6-ep36","audio_url":"https://episodes.captivate.fm/episode/89bec6ab-958e-4a38-86d2-c8b2ea727c38.mp3","summary":"Write Your Book With Us In 2026 The Authors’ Knot Program, February - November 2026 Registration is open now for our intimate 10-month online writing program for thought leaders, memoirists, novelists. and heart-led visionaries working on a book or another “big project.” OUR STORY King Bran discovers the mystical silver branch. He loses it the very next day and sets sail to the otherworld to recover it. As with any otherworldly journey, this is so much more than just a boat trip! OUR GUEST Jenny Finn has designed structures that foster vitality in people, communities, and organizations for nearly 30 years. Her research, mentoring, and teaching invites people to deepen the relationship they have with themselves in order to serve the world with greater clarity and compassion. Jenny's work has taken many forms including non-profit leadership, trauma and hospice care, chaplaincy, clinical private practice, community building through the expressive arts, community and cultural design, and transformative education. Jenny holds a Ph.D. in Sustainability Education and is the co-founder of Springhouse–an intergenerational vitality-centered learning community in Southwest Virginia. Join the Springhouse Online community at https://community.springhouse.org/ Find Springhouse on Instagram @SpringhouseCommunity and on Facebook IN THIS EPISODE The meaning of \"waking up\" and following a call–even when it leads to irreversible change The influence of John Moriarty and his concept of “Silver Branch Perception” Jenny’s stories of transformation, recovery, and the importance of community support The founding and mission of Springhouse as a place to nurture the source of life in everyone The challenge of living in a culture focused on achievement rather than human development Reflections o…","meta_description":"Write Your Book With Us In 2026 The Authors’ Knot Program, February - November 2026 Registration is open now for our intimate 10-month online writing prog…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2464,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/knotwork-myth-storytelling-4838097/episodes/keeping-hold-of-the-sacred-branch-s6-ep36/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/knotwork-myth-storytelling-4838097/keeping-hold-of-the-sacred-branch-s6-ep36.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}