Uploaded July 2025 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago

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Stephen Jenkinson is a writer, public speaker, farmer and grief literacy advocate. He is the creator and principal instructor of the Orphan Wisdom School which serves as a teaching and learning house for the skills of deep living and making of human culture.

WEBSITE: orphanwisdom.com
FB: facebook.com/orphanwisdom
YOUTUBE: @orphanwisdommedia
SOUNDCLOUD: soundcloud.com/orphan-wisdom

Link to the book:
amazon.com/Matrimony-Ritual-Culture-Hearts-Work/dp/1649634080

00:00 Matrimony
5:13 Stephen's "better" flavor to weddings
7:28 A promise vs. a vow
15:33 Bringing the realness
22:28 An antidote to ceremonial poverty
35:00 The dark side
44:17 What then..?

Our previous chat:
youtu.be/JpnTQNoX4HQ?si=0tAoKG-7nNeCdcUn

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