243. When Life Changes You: The Blessing in Disguise

About this episode

This episode explores the challenges and blessings of unexpected life changes and the role of the ego in our resistance to them.

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

People in this episode

Hosts: Monica Berg, Michael Berg

Topics covered

• change
• ego
• personal growth
• life transitions
• authentic self

Keywords

• change
• ego
• suffering
• personal growth
• life transitions
• authentic self
• empty nest
• new chapters

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: If You Were God

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