{"podcast":{"title":"Living Compass Spirituality & Wellness","slug":"living-compass-spirituality-wellness-6054987","podcast_index_feed_id":6054987,"rss_url":"https://feeds.libsyn.com/460689/rss","website_url":"https://livingcompass.org/podcast","image_url":"https://static.libsyn.com/p/assets/8/9/8/f/898f60fadb6827a427a2322813b393ee/Living_Compass_Podcast_Art_Work_Final_Feb_20_2023.jpg","author":"Scott Stoner","episode_count":176,"summary":"The Living Compass Spirituality and Wellness Initiative is a non-profit that creates low-cost, often free, wellness resources, including this podcast, currently used by tens of thousands of adults, teens, parents, faith communities, and organizations around the world. The Rev. Dr. Scott Stoner, the founder of this initiative, is a licensed marriage and family therapist and Episcopal minister. He has over forty years of experience equipping individuals, couples, parents, and families with the tools and inspiration they need to navigate their lives and relationships with awareness and intention.","last_synced_at":"2026-06-17T10:19:37.527762+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/living-compass-spirituality-wellness-6054987"},"episode":{"title":"\"The Grass is Greener Where We Water It,\" Episode #168, March 19, 2026","slug":"the-grass-is-greener-where-we-water-it-episode-168-march-19-2026","published_at":"2026-03-12T18:17:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/living-compass-spirituality-wellness-6054987/the-grass-is-greener-where-we-water-it-episode-168-march-19-2026","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/living-compass-spirituality-wellness-6054987","url":"https://06e04297-05c1-461f-9446-b2ef70070fa3.libsyn.com/the-grass-is-greener-where-we-water-it-episode-168-march-19-2026","audio_url":"https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/06e04297-05c1-461f-9446-b2ef70070fa3/Living_Compass_Podcast_for_March_19_Grass_is_greener.mp3?dest-id=3885363","summary":"The Grass is Greener Where We Water It Living Compass Spirituality and Wellness Podcast Lent 2026 Series: Cultivating Healing and Wholeness in Heart, Soul, Strength, and Mind Episode Summary We've all heard it: the grass is always greener on the other side of the fence. But what if we changed the saying — and changed our lives in the process? In this episode, Scott Stoner explores how envy and comparison quietly drain our relationships, and offers a simple but transformative reframe: the grass is greener where we water it. Drawing on 40 years as a minister and licensed marriage and family therapist, Scott unpacks what it actually looks like to tend the relationships we already have — with intention, honesty, and love. Key Themes How social media amplifies the comparison trap — showing us everyone's \"outsides\" while we live our own \"insides\" Why envy is a natural human emotion, and how to redirect its energy The Living Compass core principle: whatever we pay attention to is what will grow What good \"watering\" looks like — from simple expressions of gratitude to honest, loving conversations about conflict The gardening metaphor: tending soil, pulling weeds, and creating conditions for new growth in relationships Quote of the Episode \"The grass is greener where we water it.\" From the Counseling Room Scott shares a practice he uses when working with couples and families in conflict: before diving into the presenting problem, he asks them to remember what they love about each other. The shift in energy that follows is a living demonstration of the episode's central truth — what we pay attention to is what grows. Resources Mentioned 📖 Lent 2026 daily readings — livingcompass.org 📱 Living Compass App (guided meditations by Scott and Robbin Brent) — app.livingcompass.org Refle…","meta_description":"The Grass is Greener Where We Water It Living Compass Spirituality and Wellness Podcast Lent 2026 Series: Cultivating Healing and Wholeness in Heart, Soul…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":412,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/living-compass-spirituality-wellness-6054987/episodes/the-grass-is-greener-where-we-water-it-episode-168-march-19-2026/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/living-compass-spirituality-wellness-6054987/the-grass-is-greener-where-we-water-it-episode-168-march-19-2026.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}