{"podcast":{"title":"Spirit Sisters - the podcast","slug":"spirit-sisters-the-podcast-832151","podcast_index_feed_id":832151,"rss_url":"https://SpiritSistersthepodcast.podbean.com/feed.xml","website_url":"https://SpiritSistersthepodcast.podbean.com","image_url":"https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/image-logo/3127391/With_Karina_Machado_copy_2bdpcj.jpg","author":"Karina Machado","episode_count":97,"summary":"Conversations with everyday people sharing their spiritually transformative experiences.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-05T04:18:20.538567+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/spirit-sisters-the-podcast-832151"},"episode":{"title":"Miracle at Sea – A Story to Change Your Life","slug":"miracle-at-sea-a-story-to-change-your-life","published_at":"2026-06-02T12:23:19+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/spirit-sisters-the-podcast-832151/miracle-at-sea-a-story-to-change-your-life","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/spirit-sisters-the-podcast-832151","url":"https://SpiritSistersthepodcast.podbean.com/e/miracle-at-sea-%e2%80%93-a-story-to-change-your-life/","audio_url":"https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/pwu8iguhajrs4he4/Carlos_Vivas_full_audio_episode78yem.mp3","summary":"This month on the Spirit Sisters podcast, Carlos Vivas joins us to share the compelling story of his near-death experience and the life changes that followed. Swimming at Panama City Beach in 2015, Carlos was caught in a rip current, before eventually praying for help.What happened next was nothing short of a miracle … We also hear about the spiritually transformative experience that followed the rescue, and how Carlos connects this with his earlier healing from cancer as a teenager. Carlos also reflects on prayer, gratitude, and asking for help in daily life, and he shares other moments where he believes prayer helped him. He emphasises that love, gratitude, and service are central to living well on earth. This is a story to lose yourself in – make sure you grab a tea or coffee and settle in! Resources mentioned in the episode: Elian Gonzalez rescued by dolphins: https://iol.co.za/news/world/2000-03-27-elian-says-dolphins-saved-his-life/ Carlos’s interview with Anthony Chene: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eWgh8bRLCRk Watch Every Soul Knows: https://www.everysoulknows.com/watch Connect with Carlos Vivas: www.carlosvivas.org Buy Carlos’s book, Help From Heaven: www.helpfromheaven.org Connect with me: Discover Karina's app, Reconnect & Create: https://studio.com/karina Join Karina on Substack: https://kmachado.substack.com/ Email Karina at karina.machado.author@gmail.com Learn more about Karina at https://karinamachado.com/ Connect with Karina on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/KarinaMachadoauthor Connect with Karina on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/karinamachadoauthor/ Find the audio versions of my three books — Spirit Sisters, Where Spirits Dwell and Love Never Dies – (all narrated by me) at Audible: https://www.audible.com.au/author/Karina-Machado/B004…","meta_description":"This month on the Spirit Sisters podcast, Carlos Vivas joins us to share the compelling story of his near-death experience and the life changes that follo…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":3982,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/spirit-sisters-the-podcast-832151/episodes/miracle-at-sea-a-story-to-change-your-life/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/spirit-sisters-the-podcast-832151/miracle-at-sea-a-story-to-change-your-life.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}