Belonging: Conversations about rites of passage, meaningful community, and seasonal living
by Becca Piastrelli
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We Were Not Unlucky. We Were Being Prepared with Sarah Davidson
Mar 30, 2026
55m 57s
From Lonely in a Crowd to Truly Met: the Relational Work Nobody Talks About with Ginny Muir
Mar 18, 2026
1h 10m 49s
Softening into the Pleasure of Midlife with Catherine Zack
Mar 1, 2026
58m 49s
Mini Episode: Practicing Repair in a Post-Village World
Dec 30, 2025
9m 47s
Mini Episode: Was the Village Really Better?
Dec 23, 2025
9m 26s
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| Date | Episode | Topics | Guests | Brands | Places | Keywords | Sponsor | Length | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3/30/26 | millennialsgenerational identity+3 | Sarah Davidson | — | — | preparationcollective upheaval+1 | — | 55m 57s | ||
| 3/18/26 | lonelinessrelationships+2 | Ginny Muir | the Belonging Podcast | Costa Rica | relationship coachCosta Rica+1 | — | 1h 10m 49s | ||
| 3/1/26 | midlifewomen's wisdom+2 | Catherine Zack | Village YogaSoftening into the Pleasure of Midlife+1 | KinderhookNY | 40 PortalVillage Yoga+2 | — | 58m 49s | ||
| 12/30/25 | repaircommunity+2 | — | Root and RitualCircle Craft+2 | — | essaysnewsletter+2 | — | 9m 47s | ||
| 12/23/25 | communityrites of passage+1 | — | Root and RitualCircle Craft+1 | — | villagecommunity+2 | — | 9m 26s | ||
| 12/16/25 | gossipcommunity+2 | — | Root and RitualCircle Craft+2 | — | gossipsacred+2 | — | 10m 02s | ||
| 12/9/25 | patriarchyrelationships+1 | — | Root and RitualCircle Craft+3 | — | patriarchal worldwomen's circle+3 | — | 10m 01s | ||
| 12/2/25 | readinessself-reflection+1 | — | Root and RitualCircle Craft+1 | — | newsletterCircle Craft+3 | — | 15m 38s | ||
| 11/6/25 | seasonal livingexpansion+4 | — | — | — | hyperlocalbioregional+3 | — | 27m 05s | ||
| 10/28/25 | emotional outsourcingcodependency+3 | Béa Victoria Albina | End Emotional OutsourcingEnd Emotional Outsourcing: How to Overcome Your Codependent, Perfectionist, People-Pleasing Habits | — | life coachsomatic experiencing+2 | — | 56m 35s | ||
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| 8/14/25 | How I Marked My 40th as a Rite of Passage with Mara Glatzel | How can we add meaning and ritual to growing older? For my 40th birthday, I hosted and experienced a Threshold Crossing: an embodied and community-led ritual that initiated me into my next decade. In today’s episode, I sit down with my dear friend Mara Glatzel, who designed and led part of the ritual with and for me. With her, I share about how my desire to claim this threshold saw me move past feelings of cringe and embarrassment and embrace the process of creating something meaningful, inco... | 1h 05m 29s | ||||||
| 6/17/25 | The Sweet Satisfiability of Operating a Farm Stand | In this episode, I reflect on the significance of my roadside honor system farm stand on a personal, communal and environmental level. This small physical, and seasonal, structure is a prayer for community, an altar to trust, and a quiet form of resistance to disconnection and urgency. Join me in this musing on how meaning isn’t created from scale, but from depth. Tune in to hear more from me on: The embodiment of rightsizing and experiencing more tactile, IRL livingWhere my love for farmstan... | 32m 01s | ||||||
| 5/13/25 | “How do you choose?” Human Design Deep Dive with Erin Claire Jones | Today I am joined by my dear friend Erin Claire Jones, one of the world’s leading experts on Human Design and founder of Human Design Blueprint. Through her coaching content and digital products, Erin has empowered hundreds of thousands of people to overcome their biggest obstacles and find their flow in life, love and work. And she now has a gorgeous book out: How Do You choose? A Human Design Guide to What’s Best for You at Work, in Love and in Life. Personally, I love Human Design as a too... | 1h 01m 24s | ||||||
| 4/23/25 | Bioregioning & Belonging to Place with Julia Plevin Oliansky | In today’s episode, I am joined by Julia Plevan Olianksy. Julia is the author of The Healing Magic of Forest Bathing and founder of The Forest Bathing Club. She guides nature-based healing experiences and runs Organism Thinking, a consultancy bringing ecological intelligence to brands. She recently launched placebased.org to support bioregional initiatives. Our paths first crossed in a women’s circle in 2019 and recently intertwined again through the algorithm of Substack. Julia writes the Su... | 58m 34s | ||||||
| 3/13/25 | Seasons of Joy & Challenge: Listener Q&A on Homesteading, Motherhood & Community Dynamics | In today’s solo episode, I answer listener questions. We dive into themes of joy and challenges in seasonal living, the intricacies of rural homesteading and navigating community dynamics. I share my personal experiences of farming, motherhood, navigating eco-anxiety, land stewardship and the impact of climate change. Tune in to hear more from me on: Making a joy list and how this can help during tough seasonsWhat’s been challenging on the farm this WinterHow community dynamics play a crucial... | 43m 02s | ||||||
| 2/6/25 | Practical Magic for Turbulent Times With Carmen Spagnola | In today’s episode, I am joined by Carmen Spagnola - a Le Cordon Bleu-trained chef turned trauma recovery practitioner, clinical hypnotherapist, and kitchen witch. She first appeared on the Belonging podcast two years ago for the release of her first book. Now, she’s back to celebrate her second book coming out: ‘Spells for the Apocalypse: Practical Magic for Turbulent Times’, which offers practical tools for navigating turbulent times and emphasizes the importance of community and resilience... | 54m 23s | ||||||
| 12/4/24 | Re-Release: The Meaning of Time With Becca Rich | Today’s episode is a rerelease of the beautiful conversation I had earlier this year with Becca Rich, in celebration of her hosting the 2025 ‘Living in Sync Roundtable’, during which I will be a guest speaker. You can find more details below. Becca Rich is a trauma-sensitive, certified holistic coach with a background in engineering and mindfulness, who teaches Holistic Time Management. In this episode, she shares with us her wisdom on the meaning of time, the role of control, how we can hono... | 57m 10s | ||||||
| 11/12/24 | Reclaiming Motherhood As A Rite Of Passage With Jessie Harrold | In today’s episode, I am joined by Jessie Harrold, a coach, doula and author of ‘Mothershift: Reclaiming Motherhood as a Rite of Passage’. A couple of years ago, I followed Jessie’s course by the same name and it held me deeply in the depths of my postpartum identity shift. This conversation dives deep in the process of matrescence, the part community plays in this and how, as mothers, we can learn to become recipients of care in ways we don’t always see portrayed online. Tune in to hear more... | 56m 53s | ||||||
| 10/21/24 | The Sharing Table with Stevie Storck | In today’s episode, I am joined by Stevie Storck, founder of the Cross Quarter Club, a creative seasonal living community focused on gardening and nature connection. When Stevie and I first connected through my circle facilitation training Circle Craft, she introduced me to the concept of the Sharing Table, a tradition that encourages community members to share resources and foster connections. We both share our experiences with this meaningful way of community building and also explore what ... | 49m 34s | ||||||
| 8/15/24 | “I Became Allergic To My Computer”- A Conversation On Land & Community With Sarah Wildeman | Immersing myself deeply in the season of Summer here on the East coast has meant that I went on a little hiatus when it comes to sharing about my journey with moving my whole family across the country, purchasing land, learning farming, building community, and everything else. So, for this episode, I asked my friend Sarah Wildeman, who’s been a beloved guest on the podcast before, to interview me about what has been present in my life in this season. I’m on the cusp of the anniversary of our ... | 57m 01s | ||||||
| 6/12/24 | Ritualizing Challenging Life Transitions With Lara Vesta | In today’s episode, I am joined by Lara Vesta, author of ‘The Year of the Dark Goddess’ and ‘The Moon Divas Guidebook’ (among other titles). In this conversation, we explore navigating difficult rites of passage, learning its culture through myths, fairytales and other symbolism and calling in our webs of support - whether they be human, spiritual, animal, plant or otherwise. Lara offers us tools and insights how we can empower and transform ourselves through the processes of grief and fear, ... | 43m 28s | ||||||
| 5/8/24 | Redefining The Aesthetic Of Circle With Gemma Brady | In today’s episode, I am joined by my friend Gemma Brady of ‘Sister Stories’ to explore our mutual passion of sharing circle work. One of Gemma’s mission is to make going to circle as common as going to yoga class and in this conversation, she shares how she approaches circle as a living, breathing art form. She shares vulnerably about how she experienced her second pregnancy and how circle, both as a participant and a facilitator, sustained her most through that time. Above all, this convers... | 54m 35s | ||||||
| 4/24/24 | The Call For The Village Aunties & Supporting Girls In Rites Of Passage With Johannah Reimer | In today’s episode, I am joined by Johannah Reimer to talk about holding circle for our girls and the female-bodied youth that are in our lives. Johannah is a soulcentric educator, ceremonialist, teen mentor, and an artist of many trades. Trained as a Waldorf teacher, Johannah has been working with children of all ages for over 20 years and holds a particular passion for tweens/teens striving to meet their developmental needs for mentorship and initiation in a culture that has forgotten how t... | 46m 49s | ||||||
| 4/11/24 | Ending friendships, circle is a weird word, and monetizing your hobbies (listener Q&A!) | In today’s episode, I am answering listener questions. Topics range from sharing my personal viewpoint on religion and spirituality, navigating different roles and jobs during my day and in my life and dive deep into circle-related questions too. Tune in to hear more from me on: The role religion and spirituality played during my upbringing and todayThe journey from my old-school DIY blogging days to my online work now, and how working with my hands was the pathway to exploring community and ... | 27m 44s | ||||||
| 3/27/24 | Social Media for the Anxiously Attached With Amelia Hruby | In today’s episode, I am joined by my friend Amelia Hruby. Amelia is a feminist author, educator, podcaster and founder of Softer Sounds podcast studio (who used to edit this podcast too!). I brought her onto the podcast today specifically because of her amazing podcast ‘Off the Grid’, which is a podcast for small business owners who want to leave social media without losing their clients. Even if you don’t identify as a small business owner - there’s something about what Amelia shares about ... | 59m 17s | ||||||
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Chart history for Belonging: Conversations about rites of passage, meaningful community, and seasonal living
Peaked at #29 in Italy, currently #29 in Italy.
| Market | Genre | Peak | Current | Trend |
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| Italy | — | #29 | #29 | — |
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1 placement across 1 market.
Chart Positions
1 placement across 1 market.