Interbeing — Held in Belonging

About Interbeing — Held in Belonging

Interbeing — Held in Belonging is a short-form, story-driven podcast that listens for moments when the ordinary world gives way to something more profound and shared. Drawing from lived experience and science, each episode opens a quiet passage into a reality where separation begins to soften and connection can be felt rather than explained. These are not interviews, but carefully held stories that invite listening as a form of presence, allowing meaning to emerge gently through relationship.

Publisher

Held in Belonging Studios

Category

religion & spirituality

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

9 Feb 2026

Latest episode

4 Oct 2026

Latest episodes

11 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   4 Oct 2026

   What Happens When We Truly Listen to Nature? | Dr. Andreas Mues

   This is Dr. Andreas Mues’s story.After finishing university and uncertain about what should come next, Andreas returned to the woods he had known since childhood carrying a question:Should he dedicate his life to nature conservation?As he held that question, the forest became completely silent.In that moment, Andreas felt heard.That experience became part of a larger journey into nature, consciousness, spirituality, and the search for truth. Today, after more than fifteen years working in nature conservation, Andreas continues exploring what becomes possible when we quiet ourselves enough to listen.Together, we explore silence, meditation, intuition, interconnectedness, and what it means to stay with a question rather than force an answer.Perhaps beneath our differences, we have never truly been separate.Across cultures and throughout history, contemplative traditions have suggested that beneath the constant movement of thought lies a deeper awareness—one rooted not in separation, but in relationship.Every story shared here is offered just as it was lived. My hope is simply to create a space where people can share their experiences in their own words and be met with curiosity, openness, and care.As we listen deeply, the distance between us begins to soften. By honoring these stories, we remember our connection to one another and to the natural world. In doing so, perhaps we rediscover a deeper sense of belonging.Thank you for helping us honor Andreas’s story.I hope this conversation leaves you with a little more stillness, curiosity, and openness to what might arrive when we learn to listen.Listen & Follow:Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/73hDueDqGmKScaTaGG8pcj?si=b5fda19868f34c40Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/interbeing-held-in-belonging/id1882073248Amazon Music: https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/b2d986b0-e25c-4218-b1fe-80f17694d678/interbeing-%E2%80%94-held-in-belongingWith gratitude,The Grateful Guy

2. 

   2 Aug 2026

   Interbeing Transmission | One Touch... Then Everything Changed

   Interbeing Transmissions are short contemplative experiences inspired by the conversations shared on Interbeing — Held in Belonging. Created as companion pieces, each one begins with a story but becomes an experience of its own—a quiet space where wonder, presence, and belonging are free to arise. Some experiences continue unfolding long after they've ended. These transmissions are created in that spirit. Dr. Marjorie Woollacott spent years pursuing what many of us are taught will bring fulfillment: the right career, recognition, success, and achievement. Yet beneath it all, she carried a quiet anxiety that something essential was still missing. Then, during a meditation retreat, a single moment transformed the direction of her life. What remained was not simply the memory of an extraordinary experience, but the quiet recognition of something she describes in five unforgettable words: "I'm home. My heart is my home." Every story shared on Interbeing — Held in Belonging is offered just as it was lived. These transmissions are born from those conversations—not to summarize or interpret them, but to honor the quiet ways they continue to live within us. If this transmission resonates with you, I invite you to continue into Marjorie's full conversation, where we explore consciousness, meditation, neuroscience, and the possibility that what we are searching for may be far closer than we imagine. Interbeing Transmissions are also available on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and Amazon Music, making them easy to revisit whenever you need a few quiet minutes to reflect, reconnect, or simply be. Thank you for helping us honor Marjorie's story. Listen & Follow: Youtube: (https://open.spotify.com/show/73hDueDqGmKScaTaGG8pcj?si=b5fda19868f34c40)www.youtube.com/@InterbeingHeldinBelonging (http://www.youtube.com/@InterbeingHeldinBelonging) Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/interbeing-held-in-belonging/id1882073248 (https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/interbeing-held-in-belonging/id1882073248) Amazon Music: https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/b2d986b0-e25c-4218-b1fe-80f17694d678/interbeing-%E2%80%94-held-in-belonging (https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/b2d986b0-e25c-4218-b1fe-80f17694d678/interbeing-%E2%80%94-held-in-belonging) With gratitude, The Grateful Guy

3. 

   18 Jul 2026

   Interbeing Transmission | "I'm Not Ready Yet."

   Interbeing Transmissions are short contemplative experiences inspired by the conversations shared on Interbeing — Held in Belonging. Created as companion pieces, each one begins with a story but becomes an experience of its own—a quiet space where wonder, presence, and belonging are free to arise. Some experiences continue unfolding long after they've ended. These transmissions are created in that spirit. At eighteen years old, Dr. Natasha Tassell-Matamua became seriously ill and lost consciousness. She remembers moving through what felt like a tunnel toward a radiant being. Just before reaching it, she communicated one simple message: "I'm not ready yet." She returned to her body moments later. What remained was not simply the memory of an extraordinary experience, but a profound sense of encountering something deeply familiar. Every story shared on Interbeing — Held in Belonging is offered just as it was lived. These transmissions are born from those conversations—not to summarize or interpret them, but to honor the quiet ways they continue to live within us. If this transmission resonates with you, I invite you to continue into Natasha's full conversation, where we explore consciousness, Māori wisdom, compassion, and the possibility that we are more deeply connected than we often realize. Interbeing Transmissions are also available on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and Amazon Music, making them easy to revisit whenever you need a few quiet minutes to reflect, reconnect, or simply be. Thank you for helping us honor Natasha's story. Listen & Follow: Youtube: www.youtube.com/@InterbeingHeldinBelonging (http://www.youtube.com/@InterbeingHeldinBelonging) Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/interbeing-held-in-belonging/id1882073248 Amazon Music: https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/b2d986b0-e25c-4218-b1fe-80f17694d678/interbeing-%E2%80%94-held-in-belonging With gratitude, The Grateful Guy

4. 

   10 Jul 2026

   Interbeing Transmission | A Bookshelf Opened... Then Everything Changed

   Interbeing Transmissions are brief invitations into the stories that shape what it means to be human. They honor both the extraordinary and the deeply ordinary moments that awaken wonder, deepen compassion, and quietly transform the way we see ourselves, one another, and life itself. In this transmission, Peyton shares an experience that has remained with him for years. One night, a bookshelf slowly opened, revealing a winding staircase bathed in brilliant light. As a mysterious figure descended and approached the edge of his bed, only five words were spoken: "I'm with you, my child." However you receive Peyton's story, may it be met with the same openness and care with which it has been shared. Stories have a quiet way of transforming us. By receiving them with openness and care, we help create a culture of wonder, curiosity, compassion, and connection. Perhaps, in learning to listen more deeply—to one another and to life's mysteries—we begin to remember that our lives are more deeply interconnected than we often realize. Peyton, thank you for entrusting us with your story. I'm deeply grateful for your willingness to share it. Listen & Follow: Youtube: www.youtube.com/@InterbeingHeldinBelonging (http://www.youtube.com/@InterbeingHeldinBelonging) Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/interbeing-held-in-belonging/id1882073248 Amazon Music: https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/b2d986b0-e25c-4218-b1fe-80f17694d678/interbeing-%E2%80%94-held-in-belonging With gratitude, The Grateful Guy

5. 

   1 Jul 2026

   Interbeing Transmission | Something Pushed Me Back to the Rock

   Interbeing Transmissions are brief invitations into the mystery of being alive. They honor the stories that awaken wonder, deepen compassion, and remind us that our lives are more deeply intertwined than we often realize.In this transmission, Jarod shares the moment he believed he was about to fall to his death—and the mysterious experience that followed. Whether you hear it as a story of survival, grace, or something beyond words, may it invite you into a deeper sense of wonder.Every story shared is an act of belonging. We never fully know whose life our story may touch or how far its ripples may travel. Perhaps the change we long to see begins not through grand gestures, but through the quiet courage to be fully human with one another.May this deepen your sense of connection—to yourself, to one another, and to the unfolding mystery we all share. None of us knows how far a single act of authenticity, compassion, or courage can travel. A gentle note: This story is not an invitation to romanticize death or take unnecessary risks. Its purpose is to explore what one person experienced and the meaning they found—not to diminish the preciousness of life. If anything, may it deepen our gratitude for being here. Remain held in belonging.Gratefully,The Grateful Guy

6. 

   25 Jun 2026

   Interbeing Transmission: The Library

   Some stories continue unfolding long after the conversation ends. Interbeing Transmissions are contemplative experiences that emerge from stories, places, and moments that continue echoing long after the words have faded. They are an invitation to slow down, to listen deeply, and to explore what becomes possible when the feeling of separation begins to soften. Sometimes, in stillness, in nature, or in an ordinary moment of wonder, we catch a glimpse that we may be more deeply connected—to ourselves, to one another, to the living world, and to the mystery of life—than we often remember. This transmission emerged from my conversation with Karalee Kothe on terminal lucidity. Rather than offering conclusions, it offers a place to linger with one story and discover what it awakens within you. If it resonates, I invite you to continue the journey by listening to the full conversation on Interbeing: Held in Belonging. Wherever you are, perhaps remain there for a few moments after listening. Step outside if you can. Feel the air on your skin. Listen to the sounds around you. Notice what is quietly present without trying to arrive anywhere. Until next time, Remain held in belonging.

7. 

   23 May 2026

   I’m Home: Awakening Beyond Material Reality

   What happens when the reality you were taught to believe in suddenly no longer feels large enough to contain what you’ve experienced? In this deeply contemplative conversation, neuroscientist and consciousness researcher Marjorie Woollacott reflects on the awakening experience that transformed the course of her life — a moment that dissolved the boundaries of her purely materialist worldview and opened her into an overwhelming sense of love, interconnectedness, and living presence that never left her. Together we explore meditation, consciousness, awe, near-death experiences, telepathy, nature, stillness, and the possibility that beneath the noise of ordinary perception there exists a deeper field of connection quietly linking all life. Marjorie shares why the quieting of the mind changes the way we experience reality, how the feeling of separation may shape so much of human suffering, and why moments of stillness, reverence, and awe can sometimes feel less like escaping the world and more like finally returning to it. This is not a conversation about adopting beliefs or arriving at certainty. It is an invitation into direct experience. Into presence. Into the subtle recognition that beneath the constant striving and fragmentation of modern life, there may already exist a deeper belonging waiting patiently underneath it all. So wherever you are listening from, I invite you to slow down with this one. Let the spaces breathe. Let the silence speak too. Because sometimes the deepest transformations do not begin when we force ourselves to become something new, but in the quiet moments where the illusion of separateness softens just enough for us to remember that beneath all the identities, noise, and striving, we have always belonged to something infinitely larger than ourselves.

8. 

   23 Apr 2026

   Remembering What We Are: Near-Death Experiences and the Nature of Consciousness

   In this episode, Dr. Natasha Tassell-Matamua shares a near-death experience that opened into a deeper understanding of consciousness, connection, and what continues beyond the physical body. But this is more than a conversation. It is an invitation into direct experience. Together, we move beneath the surface of thought and into a quieter space of knowing — where the boundaries between self and world begin to soften. Through her work, and through Indigenous perspectives on interconnectedness, Natasha gently points toward a deeper layer of reality that is always here, but often unnoticed. Along the way, she offers simple, grounded ways of reconnecting — including a practice of relating to a single living plant — not as an idea, but as a felt experience of connection. This episode is not about understanding something new. It is about remembering what has always been here. If you allow it, this conversation may take you somewhere deeper — into a space where separation begins to dissolve, and something quietly familiar begins to return. This episode touches on near-death experiences with care. It is not an invitation to move toward death, but a reflection on what these moments can reveal about being fully alive, connected, and present here.

9. 

   19 Mar 2026

   A Message from God

   In this episode of Interbeing — Held in Belonging, we enter a story that unfolds at the threshold between worlds, where love reveals itself as something that does not end, but transforms. Peyton shares an experience that arrived in a moment of deep stillness, one that carried a quiet clarity whose meaning only deepened in the months that followed after the passing of someone central to his life. What was once an experience became a living thread, an invitation to reconsider how love moves, how it remains, and how it continues to guide. Rather than offering conclusions, this conversation opens a space for reflection. What if love is not bound by time or form? What if those who have shaped us are not gone, but present in ways the mind cannot fully grasp? And what becomes possible when we allow that love to bring us more fully into presence, into relationship, and into the way we meet others? Across many wisdom traditions, love is not something we generate, but something we participate in, a living field that connects, guides, and holds. This episode gently explores that possibility, not as a belief to adopt, but as a way of listening more deeply to the fabric of our own lives. For listeners who are navigating grief, loss, or questions about what lies beyond the visible, this conversation may feel tender. You are encouraged to move at your own pace and to seek support where needed. Interbeing — Held in Belonging seeks to hold stories like this with care, honoring both the mystery of what we cannot explain and the grounded truth that love does not disappear. It changes form, and in doing so, continues to draw us into a deeper awareness of our shared belonging.

10. 

    28 Feb 2026

    When My Guardian Angel Intervened

    In this episode of Interbeing — Held in Belonging, we enter a story that unfolds at the edge of control. What happens when striving falls away and acceptance becomes the only ground beneath us? Jarod Serna shares a lived experience from a moment of physical danger that became, unexpectedly, a moment of surrender. Rather than offering conclusions, this conversation invites reflection on what presence makes possible when resistance softens and humility opens the heart. Across many spiritual traditions, surrender is not collapse but alignment. It is a release into trust that allows guidance, protection, and unseen companionship to draw near. This episode explores the relational dimension of that trust. What does it mean to live as though we are accompanied? How might openness, prayerful attention, and love deepen our awareness of what walks beside us? This episode is not intended to romanticize risk or diminish the seriousness of physical danger. Life is precious and calls for care, responsibility, and discernment. For listeners who may be navigating fear, anxiety, or spiritual uncertainty, this material may feel sensitive. Support from trusted mentors, mental health professionals, or spiritual guides is encouraged. Interbeing — Held in Belonging seeks to hold stories like this with reverence, honoring both mystery and grounded wisdom, and affirming that surrender rooted in love deepens our participation in life rather than escaping it.

11. 

    9 Feb 2026

    Terminal Lucidity: Moments of Clarity at the End of Life

    In this episode of Interbeing — Held in Belonging, we explore moments of unexpected clarity that sometimes arise near the end of life, often described as terminal lucidity. Through lived experience and careful reflection, the episode invites listeners to consider what these moments might reveal about consciousness, relationship, and the human journey, without offering conclusions or explanations. This conversation features Karalee Kothe, a PhD student researching terminal lucidity and a student member of the Academy for the Advancement of Post-Materialist Sciences. Her work approaches these phenomena with scientific rigor, humility, and deep respect for the complexity of end-of-life experience. This episode is not intended to romanticize death or diminish the value of life. Life is precious, and human experience unfolds within relationships, responsibilities, and care for one another. For listeners who may be experiencing depression, distress, or thoughts of self-harm, this material may feel sensitive. Support from mental health professionals, trusted people, or local resources is strongly encouraged. Interbeing — Held in Belonging aims to hold stories like this with care, honoring both mystery and responsibility, and affirming that these moments are part of a larger human journey that is meant to be lived, not escaped.

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