{"podcast":{"title":"Spain To Go","slug":"spain-to-go-1855923","podcast_index_feed_id":1855923,"rss_url":"https://anchor.fm/s/30a40468/podcast/rss","website_url":"https://expatmadrid.com","image_url":"https://d3t3ozftmdmh3i.cloudfront.net/staging/podcast_uploaded_nologo/8060554/8060554-1729525389813-492bbd60a38fb.jpg","author":"Daniel Welsch","episode_count":149,"summary":"All about life in Spain, from a longtime expat and travel writer living in Barcelona. This podcast talks about Spanish culture, travel, language, history, politics, food and much more.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-10T18:20:31.208001+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/spain-to-go-1855923"},"episode":{"title":"141 - Spain, Suffering, and Self-Compassion (w / Melissa Parks)","slug":"141-spain-suffering-and-self-compassion-w-melissa-parks","published_at":"2026-05-21T17:49:13+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/spain-to-go-1855923/141-spain-suffering-and-self-compassion-w-melissa-parks","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/spain-to-go-1855923","url":"https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/spain/episodes/141---Spain--Suffering--and-Self-Compassion-w--Melissa-Parks-e3jn6hr","audio_url":"https://anchor.fm/s/30a40468/podcast/play/120346619/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2026-4-21%2F424631199-44100-2-c31d6da447693.mp3","summary":"An interview with expat therapist (and therapist for expats) Melissa Parks. Melissa is the author of "A Compassionate Mess: a Therapist, Her Monsters, and a Journey to Self-Acceptance" which comes out in June 2026. She lived in Madrid, Spain, for several years – that's where we met. In this episode we talk about navigating life abroad: moving for love, rebuilding after breakups, finding a sense of home, identity changes when you move abroad, and much more. Get a copy of Melissa's book on Amazon starting June 23, or sign up for her notifications for more information at https://melissaparks.com/memoir/ Hungry? In Spain? Get yourself a food tour in Madrid, Barcelona, Sevilla or San Sebastian with my friends at Devour Tours, check out the options at https://expatmadrid.com/devour/ Follow Melissa on Instagram here: https://instagram.com/melissaparksphd/ Or just check out her website for much more. Also, listen to my episode "Finding Happiness Abroad" for further thoughts on feeling at home and life abroad generally. Thanks for listening!","meta_description":"An interview with expat therapist (and therapist for expats) Melissa Parks. Melissa is the author of \"A Compassionate Mess: a Therapist, Her Monsters…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2593,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/spain-to-go-1855923/episodes/141-spain-suffering-and-self-compassion-w-melissa-parks/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/spain-to-go-1855923/141-spain-suffering-and-self-compassion-w-melissa-parks.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}