{"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":"243. When Life Changes You: The Blessing in Disguise","slug":"243-when-life-changes-you-the-blessing-in-disguise","published_at":"2026-06-09T00:04:12+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/spiritually-hungry-295273/243-when-life-changes-you-the-blessing-in-disguise","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/spiritually-hungry-295273","url":"https://spiritually-hungry.cohostpodcasting.com/episodes/243-when-life-changes-you-the-blessing-in-disguise","audio_url":"https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/audio-delivery.cohostpodcasting.com/audio/23f8ae30-88ce-49b5-b374-823084fc62b6/episodes/33af52ca-a7ba-45ac-84cc-9a55ad96ccfc/episode.mp3","summary":"In this episode of Spiritually Hungry Podcast, we explore one of life's most universal yet misunderstood experiences: change. Not the changes we choose, but the ones that choose us. Even when change is positive, it can bring unexpected pain—and we unpack why. At the root of that resistance is the ego, and how our attachment to it creates suffering when life inevitably shifts beneath our feet. From empty nests to new chapters, we reflect on the discomfort that comes with leaving one phase of life behind, even when something beautiful lies ahead. This episode invites you to stop fearing change, and instead recognize it as the very path toward your most authentic, fulfilled self. Further Readings: \"Immortality and the Soul\" in If You Were God by Aryeh Kaplan","meta_description":"In this episode of Spiritually Hungry Podcast, we explore one of life's most universal yet misunderstood experiences: change. Not the changes we choose, b…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2007,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/spiritually-hungry-295273/episodes/243-when-life-changes-you-the-blessing-in-disguise/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/spiritually-hungry-295273/243-when-life-changes-you-the-blessing-in-disguise.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}