Shame Piñata

About Shame Piñata

As featured in Bruce Feiler's new book: "A Time to Gather" The podcast is on hiatus but the work continues. 🙏 Shame Piñata 💛 An interview podcast 💛 Stories of creating ritual 💛 Stories of creating meaning 💛 Stories of being human Charting on Apple Podcasts 🇺🇸 US 🇮🇳 India 🇨🇦 Canada 🇮🇳 India 🇦🇺 Australia Hear From People Who Have 💜 Honored a deep loss 💜 Used ritual to reinvent themselves 💜 Created a unique wedding ceremony 💜 Are experts in the field of ritual Listen If 💚 You're feeling stuck 💚 You're going through a tough time 💚 Something significant has happened and no one gets it Shame Piñata is hosted by Ritual Artist Colleen Thomas, a Certified Meditation and Mindfulness teacher who helps people make sense of life through ceremony. Music by Terry Hughes.

Publisher

Shame Piñata

Category

religion & spirituality · religion & spirituality

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

1 Jan 2020

Latest episode

7 Feb 2025

Latest episodes

63 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   7 Feb 2025

   S6 E1 Insights Into Grief & Loss

   Imagine standing at the crossroads of change, holding the weight of grief in one hand and the hope for healing in the other. Life is full of transitions—some we celebrate, others we endure. How do we mark the moments that shape us? How do we find meaning in the spaces where loss and growth meet? Episode Resources: → Grief & Loss Episode Archive: https://ever-changing.net/grief-loss → Share Your Story: https://ever-changing.net/contact Episode Transcript: https://ever-changing.net/episodes/s5-e9-insights-into-grief-and-loss _________________ Libsyn Promo Code: Get up to 2 months of free podcasting service with Libsyn! https://signup.libsyn.com/?promo_code=PINATA (https://signup.libsyn.com/?promo_code=PINATA) Get your show on Apple Podcasts and Spotify, get helpful stats, and get podcasting! _________________ Episodes by Topic: → Episodes on Rites of Passage: https://ever-changing.net/rites-of-passage → Episodes on Authentic Weddings: https://ever-changing.net/authentic-weddings → Episodes on Grief & Loss: https://ever-changing.net/grief-loss → Episodes on Challenging Times: https://ever-changing.net/challenging-times _________________ Shame Piñata: Creating rites of passage for real-life transitions. Stories from people who have used ceremony to create authentic weddings, make it through hard times, honor deep loss, or reinvent themselves. _________________ Follow Shame Piñata → Show Website: https://shamepinata.com (https://shamepinata.com) → Subscribe in Your Favorite Player: https://kite.link/shamepinata → Apple Podcasts:  https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/shame-pi%C3%B1ata/id1493325872 → Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2F8tCPhyIW5AEQFLKLhuoi → YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@shamepinata (https://www.youtube.com/@shamepinata) → RSS Feed: http://shamepinata.libsyn.com/rss (http://shamepinata.libsyn.com/rss) → Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/shamepinata (https://www.instagram.com/shamepinata) → Rate/Review: https://ever-changing.net/rate-sp (https://ever-changing.net/rate-sp) _________________ Listen If → You’re feeling stuck → You’re going through a tough time → Something significant has happened and no one gets it _________________ Shame Piñata is hosted by Ritual Artist Colleen Thomas, a Certified Meditation and Mindfulness teacher who helps people make sense of life through ceremony. Music by Terry Hughes. Learn more at https://shamepinata.com (https://shamepinata.com) _________________ Disclaimers: https://ever-changing.net/disclaimer (https://ever-changing.net/disclaimer)

2. 

   5 Nov 2024

   Welcome to Shame Piñata

   Shame Piñata: Creating Rites of Passage for Real-Life Transitions. Stories from people who have used ceremony to create authentic weddings, make it through hard times, honor deep loss, or reinvent themselves. _________________ Browse Previous Episodes by Topic: → Episodes on Rites of Passage: https://ever-changing.net/rites-of-passage → Episodes on Authentic Weddings: https://ever-changing.net/authentic-weddings → Episodes on Grief & Loss: https://ever-changing.net/grief-loss → Episodes on Challenging Times: https://ever-changing.net/challenging-times _________________ Follow Shame Piñata → Show Website: https://shamepinata.com (https://shamepinata.com) → Subscribe in Your Favorite Player: https://kite.link/shamepinata → Apple Podcasts:  https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/shame-pi%C3%B1ata/id1493325872 → Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2F8tCPhyIW5AEQFLKLhuoi → YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@shamepinata (https://www.youtube.com/@shamepinata) → RSS Feed: http://shamepinata.libsyn.com/rss (http://shamepinata.libsyn.com/rss) → Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/shamepinata (https://www.instagram.com/shamepinata) → Rate/Review: https://ever-changing.net/rate-sp (https://ever-changing.net/rate-sp) _________________ Listen If → You’re feeling stuck → You’re going through a tough time → Something significant has happened and no one gets it _________________ Shame Piñata is hosted by Ritual Artist Colleen Thomas, a Certified Meditation and Mindfulness teacher who helps people make sense of life through ceremony. Opening & closing music by Terry Hughes. Learn more at https://shamepinata.com (https://shamepinata.com) _________________ Disclaimers: https://ever-changing.net/disclaimer (https://ever-changing.net/disclaimer)

3. 

   10 Oct 2024

   Additional Offerings

   You're invited to check out an additional offering from the Shame Piñata team for our Ukrainian friends: 10 Minutes for Your Heart, a 10-part limited meditation series for Ukrainians - available in both English and Ukrainian Join us! _________________ Follow 10 Minutes for Your Heart → Show Website: https://10minutesforyourheart.com → Listen on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL16dvREXasBenBRzctOlGT1WLLHUhXQci → Media Kit: https://ever-changing.net/media-kit-10-minutes-for-your-heart → Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/meditations.for.ukrainians/ _________________ Disclaimers: https://ever-changing.net/disclaimer (https://ever-changing.net/disclaimer)

Reach and audience

Public platform figures. Ratings count people who left a rating, not total listeners.

YouTube views

53,430

Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025

Apple Podcasts (US)

5.0 / 5

10 ratings

Spotify

5.0 / 5

1 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 80 / 100

A composite of feed quality, social presence, YouTube performance and engagement. Read the methodology.

Quality

77

Social presence

91

YouTube

85

Engagement

77

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