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Belonging: Conversations about rites of passage, meaningful community, and seasonal living

Becca Piastrelli

147 episodes

2 days ago

In this solo episode, I reflect on this past year and look forward at what's ahead through the lens of the seasons. I muse on my experience of the second full year on our farm and how we have expanded, moved through challenges and triumphs throughout the growing season. I also talk about my upcoming winter plans and what I’m generally looking forward to during the darker months. Also…I’m pregnant! Surprise! Tune in to hear more from me on: Hyperlocal and bioregional involvement with the farm ...

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In this solo episode, I reflect on this past year and look forward at what's ahead through the lens of the seasons. I muse on my experience of the second full year on our farm and how we have expanded, moved through challenges and triumphs throughout the growing season. I also talk about my upcoming winter plans and what I’m generally looking forward to during the darker months. Also…I’m pregnant! Surprise! Tune in to hear more from me on: Hyperlocal and bioregional involvement with the farm ...

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Religion & Spirituality,

Society & Culture,

Health & Fitness,

Alternative Health

Episodes (20/147)

Belonging: Conversations about rites of passage, meaningful community, and seasonal living

Expansion, Rest, and the Seed of New Life (surprise!)

In this solo episode, I reflect on this past year and look forward at what's ahead through the lens of the seasons. I muse on my experience of the second full year on our farm and how we have expanded, moved through challenges and triumphs throughout the growing season. I also talk about my upcoming winter plans and what I’m generally looking forward to during the darker months. Also…I’m pregnant! Surprise! Tune in to hear more from me on: Hyperlocal and bioregional involvement with the farm ...

2 days ago

27 minutes

Belonging: Conversations about rites of passage, meaningful community, and seasonal living

End Emotional Outsourcing with Béa Victoria Albina

On this episode, I am joined by Béa Victoria Albina, a trained nurse practitioner, master certified life coach, somatic experiencing practitioner and author of “End Emotional Outsourcing: How to Overcome Your Codependent, Perfectionist, People-Pleasing Habits.” Béa coined the term ‘Emotional Outsourcing’, which describes our co-dependent, people pleasing and perfectionistic habits and how these behaviors cost us our joy, authenticity and true connection to self and others. In this episode, we...

1 week ago

56 minutes

Belonging: Conversations about rites of passage, meaningful community, and seasonal living

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...

2 months ago

1 hour 5 minutes

Belonging: Conversations about rites of passage, meaningful community, and seasonal living

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...

4 months ago

32 minutes

Belonging: Conversations about rites of passage, meaningful community, and seasonal living

“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...

6 months ago

1 hour 1 minute

Belonging: Conversations about rites of passage, meaningful community, and seasonal living

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...

6 months ago

58 minutes

Belonging: Conversations about rites of passage, meaningful community, and seasonal living

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...

8 months ago

43 minutes

Belonging: Conversations about rites of passage, meaningful community, and seasonal living

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...

9 months ago

54 minutes

Belonging: Conversations about rites of passage, meaningful community, and seasonal living

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...

11 months ago

57 minutes

Belonging: Conversations about rites of passage, meaningful community, and seasonal living

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...

12 months ago

56 minutes

Belonging: Conversations about rites of passage, meaningful community, and seasonal living

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 ...

1 year ago

49 minutes

Belonging: Conversations about rites of passage, meaningful community, and seasonal living

“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 ...

1 year ago

57 minutes

Belonging: Conversations about rites of passage, meaningful community, and seasonal living

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, ...

1 year ago

43 minutes

Belonging: Conversations about rites of passage, meaningful community, and seasonal living

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...

1 year ago

54 minutes

Belonging: Conversations about rites of passage, meaningful community, and seasonal living

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...

1 year ago

46 minutes

Belonging: Conversations about rites of passage, meaningful community, and seasonal living

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 ...

1 year ago

27 minutes

Belonging: Conversations about rites of passage, meaningful community, and seasonal living

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 ...

1 year ago

59 minutes

Belonging: Conversations about rites of passage, meaningful community, and seasonal living

Living In The Bottomless Pit Of Need

It takes a deep initiation of need for care to get you to shed the layers of hyper individualism and show up as the village. In today’s episode, I get fired up about why the ones who are showing up and arriving on the doorstep with the soup are often the caregivers with a limited capacity themselves. I talk about my own journey with asking for and receiving support, experiencing the power of circle and council and navigating anger and cynicism along the way. Tune in to hear more from me on: –...

1 year ago

24 minutes

Belonging: Conversations about rites of passage, meaningful community, and seasonal living

Turning Circle Conflict Into Deeper Intimacy With Ginny Muir

In today’s episode, I am joined by my dear friend Ginny Muir to talk about the longing for deep intimacy, the importance of healing in relationships, navigating rupture and repair in community and circle specifically. Ginny is an incredible spaceholder, medicine woman, witch, tantrika and so much more. Specifically, she has an incredible way of supporting relational conflict. Rupture and repair is an innate way of being in community, and yet to so many of us this is absolutely terrifying. In ...

1 year ago

1 hour

Belonging: Conversations about rites of passage, meaningful community, and seasonal living

What Kept Me From Completely Giving Up

A year ago, I almost completely gave up on my work. Emerging from the early years of motherhood and feeling my creative spark again, I felt motivated to get back into the deeper aspects of my sacred work. So, in a flash of creative impulse, I announced a new program to the world in the place we announce things these days: on Instagram. It was received mostly with a good deal of excitement and interest, and…it was also received with some intense criticism - primarily in the form of snarky comm...

1 year ago

19 minutes