Help, I’m Spiritually Curious But Existentially Exhausted 🙏🫠

Episode 19

Spirituality, religion, and being “woo-woo” are all hot topics these days – especially here in Nashville!

In this episode, Val and Emerson tackle WTF spirituality actually means, how it differs from religion, how it intertwines with existentialism, and low-stakes ways to engage with it while also avoiding spiritual bypassing.

And, as always, we get into other good stuff, including a spooky airBNB story from Val’s cousin (and The Gaia Center’s Director of Operations) Rebecca 👻

This episode covers:

06:04 - Tea & Crumpets: Val’s new cooking routine + Emerson’s obsession with Swig
10:32 - Step Into My Office: Impermanence and Existentialism
14:32 - The Lore: Rebecca’s Spooky AirBNB experience
19:54 - The DSM: The Spirituality, Religion + Woo Woo Conundrum
50:26 - Now That's What I Call...OKAAAAY!
52:48 - Val Pick: "Goose Snow Cone" by Aimee Mann
53:50 - "Older" by Lizzy McAlpine
54:58 - Fire Dumpster Phoenix: How a music conductor is navigating Parkinson’s Disease + South Africa’s ‘soccer grannies’ take the field for kicks and camaraderie

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Published on 3 months, 2 weeks ago

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Help, I’m Spiritually Curious But Existentially Exhausted 🙏🫠