{"podcast":{"title":"Spiritually Hungry","slug":"spiritually-hungry-295273","podcast_index_feed_id":295273,"rss_url":"https://feeds.cohostpodcasting.com/NH2ItZ6R","website_url":"https://www.spirituallyhungrypodcast.com","image_url":"https://files.cohostpodcasting.com/quill-file-prod/23f8ae30-88ce-49b5-b374-823084fc62b6/shows/850936bf-2a6e-4aa1-ad8e-5812aeca14e9/cover-art/original_ecb12b317f7997b1e914f7f16ba772ff.jpg","author":"Monica Berg and Michael Berg","episode_count":243,"summary":"Don’t miss this thought-provoking podcast series with authors Monica and Michael Berg. Together, they’ll answer your most pressing questions, offering sage advice for the modern world. Self-proclaimed Change Junkie, Monica Berg is an author and teacher who lectures internationally. Michael Berg is a rabbi and Aramaic scholar who has published almost 20 books on the teachings of Kabbalah. This husband and wife team has been sharing kabbalistic wisdom and relationship expertise with students for decades. Join them for a down-to-earth conversation about the big life questions that spark your curiosity the most.","last_synced_at":"2026-06-09T12:17:47.440209+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/spiritually-hungry-295273"},"episode":{"title":"221. Letting Go: The Peace in Releasing What is Not Ours","slug":"221-letting-go-the-peace-in-releasing-what-is-not-ours","published_at":"2025-08-12T19:19:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/spiritually-hungry-295273/221-letting-go-the-peace-in-releasing-what-is-not-ours","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/spiritually-hungry-295273","url":"https://spiritually-hungry.cohostpodcasting.com/episodes/221-letting-go-the-peace-in-releasing-what-is-not-ours","audio_url":"https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/audio-delivery.cohostpodcasting.com/audio/23f8ae30-88ce-49b5-b374-823084fc62b6/episodes/931fbff6-0ea1-4634-be6f-f1f7c4eb412f/episode.mp3","summary":"The key to managing expectations lies in knowing which are reasonable and which were never promised to us in the first place. In this episode, we explore the kabbalistic wisdom that peace comes from walking through life with fewer expectations, trusting that everything—every twist, every challenge—comes from the Creator and is meant to prompt spiritual growth. We’ll talk about how life’s constant changes mean our expectations are meant to be ever evolving. What if the universe is already giving you exactly what you need? And what if the only thing standing in the way of receiving it… is what you thought should happen instead?","meta_description":"The key to managing expectations lies in knowing which are reasonable and which were never promised to us in the first place. In this episode, we explore…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1624,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/spiritually-hungry-295273/episodes/221-letting-go-the-peace-in-releasing-what-is-not-ours/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/spiritually-hungry-295273/221-letting-go-the-peace-in-releasing-what-is-not-ours.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}