Exploring How Stories and Rituals Shape Patterns with Matteo Rios

The stories we tell—and the rituals we repeat—quietly shape how we live.

In this episode, we’re joined by Matteo Rios for a conversation about the unseen patterns that guide behavior, identity, and belonging. Together, we explore how stories—personal, cultural, and organizational—become embedded over time, and how rituals reinforce those narratives in ways we rarely question.

Rather than treating storytelling and ritual as symbolic or abstract, this episode looks at them as practical forces that influence decision-making, relationships, and change. Matteo shares insights into how patterns are formed, why they persist, and what it takes to gently interrupt them without creating rupture or resistance.

We discuss the difference between intentional rituals and inherited ones, how meaning is transmitted through repetition, and why change efforts often fail when they ignore the stories people are already living inside. This conversation invites listeners to become more aware of the subtle structures shaping their lives—and to approach transformation with curiosity rather than force.

This episode is for anyone interested in how change actually happens over time, especially within systems, communities, and the self. It’s a thoughtful exploration of how awareness, storytelling, and ritual can open new possibilities without discarding what already holds meaning.