Spiritual Warrior: When You're Built Tough But Quietly Searching | Soul Toll S1E8

Spiritual Warrior: When You're Built Tough But Quietly Searching | Soul Toll S1E8 You can be a jiu-jitsu black belt and read philosophy. You can play D1 football and walk into a crystal shop just to feel grounded. Tough and searching at the same time. Eric Gendron has a name for it. If you've ever gone quiet about a part of yourself because it didn't match the room you were standing in - this one's for you. ABOUT THE EPISODE Anusia walked into Eric's crystal shop looking for a Christmas present and walked into a whole vibe. Eric Gendron is a state champion wrestler, a former D1 football player at Holy Cross, a jiu-jitsu black belt, and the owner of Ravenstone, a crystal and mineral shop people drive across New England just to sit inside. In this conversation, Eric makes the case for the curious skeptic. The history. The science - yes, the same quartz you trust in your watch. And the plain experience of picking up a stone and feeling something you weren't expecting. He walks Anusia through how to choose a stone for how you actually feel that day, not for what you think you're supposed to want. Underneath the crystals is the idea he keeps circling back to: the spiritual warrior. The fighter who is also soft. The competitor who reads philosophy and isn't afraid to say he's afraid. It's the thread that runs from the movies he wore out as a kid to the way he runs his store now. And his parting note - give yourself some slack, try the thing, one step at a time. ABOUT THE GUEST Eric Gendron is a state champion wrestler, a former D1 football player at Holy Cross, and a jiu-jitsu black belt. He owns Ravenstone, a crystal and mineral shop people travel across New England to visit. He sources every stone in person - at gem shows from Tucson to a folding table outside a Motel 6 - and picks each one by hand. Visit Ravenstone: https://www.ravenstonegifts.com/ CHAPTERS 0:00 Welcome + the case for the curious skeptic 1:38 Why "woo-woo" is a recent idea 2:39 Inside Ravenstone: the whole vibe 6:44 A walking contradiction: warrior meets crystal shop 7:23 Where "spiritual warrior" comes from 10:08 Sumo, masculinity, and the spiritual side 12:42 Inside a gemstone trade show 18:22 What makes a stone worth it: beauty, history, energy 21:46 Why we trust quartz in a watch but not on a shelf 25:54 When you can't feel grounded 28:52 What makes a shop authentically yours 31:58 Permission to be both - and to try the thing 35:46 Naming the bonsai: Athena SUBSCRIBE for new episodes of Soul Toll, dropping weekly. CONNECT Website: https://soul-toll.com Instagram:   / anusiagillespie   LinkedIn:   / anusiagillespie   Facebook:   / anusia.gillespie.5   Business inquiries: hello@soul-toll.com READ THE BOOK Soul Toll by Anusia Gillespie: https://www.amazon.com/Soul-Toll-Anus... PRODUCTION Director: Michael Dynice Writers and Producers: Anusia Gillespie, Lady Unicorn Executive Producers: Johnny Ray, Richard Messinger Lighting and Scenic Design: We Roadie and Grip Inc. Post Production and Editing: Streamography Produced for Warwick TV at Johnny Ray's Music Emporium WITH SPECIAL THANKS Eat Well Kitchen of Marblehead Johnny Ray's Music Emporium We Roadie and Grip Inc. Chic Streets Mabel of Marblehead The Yoga Loft Marblehead Ghislain Viau of Creative Publishing Book Design #SoulToll #EricGendron #SpiritualWarrior #CrystalHealing #Crystals #Gemstones #EnergyHealing #Spirituality #Grounding #AnusiaGillespie