LATEST Episodes

BROWSE BY CATEGORY

“Give this show a try if you have a celebration or rite of passage coming up or if you just want to think about how you can honor a transition you are going through.”
— Apple Podcasts Review
“Each episode is so meaningful and, in some way, helpful.”
— Long-Time Listener
“Even the name ‘Shame Piñata’ sounds therapeutic to me.”
— Elizabeth B

Shame Piñata Season 5

Featured
S5 E8 Insights Into Authentic Weddings
S5 E8 Insights Into Authentic Weddings
S5 E7 Insights Into Rites of Passage
S5 E7 Insights Into Rites of Passage
S5 E6 The Emergence Ceremony (April Cantor)
S5 E6 The Emergence Ceremony (April Cantor)
S5 E5 Baptism as a Rite of Passage (Tina Torres)
S5 E5 Baptism as a Rite of Passage (Tina Torres)
S5 E4 Blooming Amidst the War - Pt 2 (Alina Zievakova)
S5 E4 Blooming Amidst the War - Pt 2 (Alina Zievakova)
S5 E3 Blooming Amidst the War - Pt 1 (Alina Zievakova)
S5 E3 Blooming Amidst the War - Pt 1 (Alina Zievakova)
S5 E2 Techno Cosmic Wedding (Pt 2 - The Event)
S5 E2 Techno Cosmic Wedding (Pt 2 - The Event)
S5 E1 Techno Cosmic Wedding (Pt 1 - The Plan)
S5 E1 Techno Cosmic Wedding (Pt 1 - The Plan)

Shame Piñata Season 4

Featured
S4 E9 Embracing Shame (Sheila Rubin)
S4 E9 Embracing Shame (Sheila Rubin)
S4 E8 How Long Does Grief Take? (Irisanya Moon)
S4 E8 How Long Does Grief Take? (Irisanya Moon)
S4 E7 Discomfort As Ally (Irisanya Moon)
S4 E7 Discomfort As Ally (Irisanya Moon)
S4 E6 Surviving the First Year
S4 E6 Surviving the First Year
S4 E5 Entrepreneurship as a Rite of Passage (Molly Mandelberg)
S4 E5 Entrepreneurship as a Rite of Passage (Molly Mandelberg)
S4 E4 The Power of Tears (Ryan Kluttz)
S4 E4 The Power of Tears (Ryan Kluttz)
S4 E3 There Must Be Something Wrong (Sheryl Paul) [Remastered]
S4 E3 There Must Be Something Wrong (Sheryl Paul) [Remastered]
S4 E2 From Pandemic to Endemic (Megan Sheldon)
S4 E2 From Pandemic to Endemic (Megan Sheldon)
S4 E1 The World's First Ceremony Creation Platform (Megan Sheldon)
S4 E1 The World's First Ceremony Creation Platform (Megan Sheldon)
Season 4 Trailer
Season 4 Trailer

Shame Piñata Season 3

Featured
S3 E5 Surviving a Recent Loss
S3 E5 Surviving a Recent Loss
Bonus - The Materials of Ritual (Material Feels Podcast)
Bonus - The Materials of Ritual (Material Feels Podcast)
S3 E4 Nothing Can Prepare You for Motherhood
S3 E4 Nothing Can Prepare You for Motherhood
S3 E3 Coming Out as a Rite of Passage (Nick Venegoni)
S3 E3 Coming Out as a Rite of Passage (Nick Venegoni)
S3 E2 Blood Magic (Erica Sodos)
S3 E2 Blood Magic (Erica Sodos)
S3 E1 The Mother Son Dance (Jeanne & Astro)
S3 E1 The Mother Son Dance (Jeanne & Astro)
Season 3 Trailer
Season 3 Trailer

Shame Piñata Season 2

Featured
S2 E11 The Last Drive (Alicia Connor)
S2 E11 The Last Drive (Alicia Connor)
S2 E10 Finding Your Own Magic (Erica Sodos)
S2 E10 Finding Your Own Magic (Erica Sodos)
S2 E9 Do You Need a Ceremony? (Pt 3, The Deep Dive)
S2 E9 Do You Need a Ceremony? (Pt 3, The Deep Dive)
S2 E8 Continuing to Make Sense of COVID Time
S2 E8 Continuing to Make Sense of COVID Time
S2 E7 A Brunch to Acknowledge Heartbreak (Catherine Monahon)
S2 E7 A Brunch to Acknowledge Heartbreak (Catherine Monahon)
S2 E6 Do You Need A Ceremony? (Pt 2, Reinventing Ourselves)
S2 E6 Do You Need A Ceremony? (Pt 2, Reinventing Ourselves)
Bonus - Ritual Initiation and Change (The Queer Spirit Podcast)
Bonus - Ritual Initiation and Change (The Queer Spirit Podcast)
S2 E5 The UnBaby Shower (Tristy Taylor)
S2 E5 The UnBaby Shower (Tristy Taylor)
S2 E4 Do You Need A Ceremony? (Pt 1, Significant Moments)
S2 E4 Do You Need A Ceremony? (Pt 1, Significant Moments)
S2 E3 A Queer Pagan Handfasting (Nick Venegoni)
S2 E3 A Queer Pagan Handfasting (Nick Venegoni)
S2 E2 Making Sense of COVID Time
S2 E2 Making Sense of COVID Time
S2 E1 Welcome to Womanhood (Susan Burgess-Lent/Nikole Lent)
S2 E1 Welcome to Womanhood (Susan Burgess-Lent/Nikole Lent)
Season 2 Trailer
Season 2 Trailer

Shame Piñata Season 1

Featured
S1 E17 Dancing in Liminality
S1 E17 Dancing in Liminality
S1 E16 Inviting Grief to the Wedding (Tria Wen)
S1 E16 Inviting Grief to the Wedding (Tria Wen)
S1 E15 Deep Rest
S1 E15 Deep Rest
S1 E14 The Programming Language of the Soul (Betty Ray)
S1 E14 The Programming Language of the Soul (Betty Ray)
S1 E13 Being in a Body
S1 E13 Being in a Body
S1 E12 Why Weddings Push Our Buttons (Jocelyn Charnas)
S1 E12 Why Weddings Push Our Buttons (Jocelyn Charnas)
S1 E11 How To Be Strong
S1 E11 How To Be Strong
S1 E10 My Self Marriage Story
S1 E10 My Self Marriage Story
S1 E9 A Ritual for Flow
S1 E9 A Ritual for Flow
S1 E8 A Whole Other Level of Self-Love (Jennie Taylor)
S1 E8 A Whole Other Level of Self-Love (Jennie Taylor)
S1 E7 Releasing Overwhelm
S1 E7 Releasing Overwhelm
S1 E6 There Must Be Something Wrong (Sheryl Paul)
S1 E6 There Must Be Something Wrong (Sheryl Paul)
S1 E5 A Ritual for Balance
S1 E5 A Ritual for Balance
S1 E4 I Want to Have a Ceremony with You (Betsy Weiss)
S1 E4 I Want to Have a Ceremony with You (Betsy Weiss)
S1 E3 Wedding Therapy, Is That a Thing? (Landis Bejar)
S1 E3 Wedding Therapy, Is That a Thing? (Landis Bejar)
S1 E2 San Francisco as My Witness (Betty Ray)
S1 E2 San Francisco as My Witness (Betty Ray)
S1 E1 We're Together (Tria Wen)
S1 E1 We're Together (Tria Wen)
S1 Trailer The Big Day
S1 Trailer The Big Day