{"podcast":{"title":"Mindful You","slug":"mindful-you-6315550","podcast_index_feed_id":6315550,"rss_url":"https://feeds.captivate.fm/mindful-you/","website_url":"https://mindful-you.captivate.fm","image_url":"https://artwork.captivate.fm/c25d0e3e-ebe5-4f59-b6d1-4b247c30e9c3/ruGvUOXtfC-nBOT368C2vpFs.jpg","author":"Alan Carroll","episode_count":178,"summary":"Explore the multitude of healing benefits and various applications that mindfulness/space can bring to transform your entire experience of living including the way you speak, listen, think, create and even how you perceive your world. Join me as I engage with a diverse range of leading experts in the fields of psychology, meditation, religion, the arts, science, mindfulness, yoga, communication and healing. Let's journey together and learn how to build your own bridge to this magical transcendent dimension of consciousness called mindfulness where the power of presence, love, and compassion reign supreme.","last_synced_at":"2026-09-15T16:23:32.219724+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/mindful-you-6315550"},"episode":{"title":"Choosing Love and Gratitude Amid Deep Loss with Steven Ferrara","slug":"choosing-love-and-gratitude-amid-deep-loss-with-steven-ferrara","published_at":"2026-08-04T08:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/mindful-you-6315550/choosing-love-and-gratitude-amid-deep-loss-with-steven-ferrara","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/mindful-you-6315550","url":"https://mindful-you.captivate.fm/episode/choosing-love-and-gratitude-amid-deep-loss-with-steven-ferrara","audio_url":"https://episodes.captivate.fm/episode/67c16150-49cf-4b27-82af-b970c95d1769.mp3","summary":"Welcome to another inspiring episode of the Mindful You Podcast, hosted by Alan Carroll. In this conversation, Alan sits down with special guest Steven Ferrara, author of \"Grief to Gratitude: Embracing the Inner Pathway to Healing and Peace.\" Together, they explore the transformative journey from ego-based identity to uncovering a deeper, higher self, drawing from Steven's personal experiences of loss, spiritual discovery, and the choice to live from love rather than fear. Listeners will gain insights into navigating grief and adversity, the profound impact of meditation and silence, and how embracing gratitude—even in the face of life's most challenging moments—can open the door to healing, peace, and a greater sense of presence. Whether you're encountering resistance, wrestling with judgment, or simply seeking a more peaceful perspective, this episode promises thoughtful conversation and practical wisdom for anyone on their own journey of self-discovery and mindfulness. Connect with Steven: Website About Alan: Alan Carroll is an Educational Psychologist who specializes in Transpersonal Psychology. He founded Alan Carroll & Associates 30 years ago and before that, he was a Senior Sales Training Consultant for 10 years at Digital Equipment Corporation. He has dedicated his life in search of mindfulness tools that can be used by everyone (young and old) to transform their ability to speak at a professional level, as well as, to reduce the psychological suffering caused by the misidentification with our ego and reconnect to the vast transcendent dimension of consciousness that lies just on the other side of the thoughts we think and in between the words we speak. Personal: https://www.facebook.com/alan.carroll.7359 Business: https://www.facebook.com/AlanCarrolltrains…","meta_description":"Welcome to another inspiring episode of the Mindful You Podcast, hosted by Alan Carroll. In this conversation, Alan sits down with special guest Steven Fe…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":3750,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/mindful-you-6315550/episodes/choosing-love-and-gratitude-amid-deep-loss-with-steven-ferrara/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/mindful-you-6315550/choosing-love-and-gratitude-amid-deep-loss-with-steven-ferrara.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}