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Echoes & Edges

Echoes & Edges

Written by: Patria Rector
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 Echoes and Edges: The Broken and Beautiful Podcast is a storytelling and healing podcast hosted by Patria Rector — coach, mentor, and founder of The Broken and Beautiful. Through trauma-informed storywork, the Enneagram, and real-life relationship insights, Patria explores what it means to grow, grieve, and live with authenticity.

Season 1 themes include: You Are Enough as You Are, You Are Not Too Much, Can I Trust My Voice?, How Do I Hold My Story?, When Healing Feels Lonely, Do I Belong Anywhere?, Learning to Rest Without Guilt, Becoming Who I Didn’t Have, Letting Joy In, and The Work Takes a Lifetime.

Listeners will hear personal narratives, practical tools for emotional health, and gentle practices for self-awareness. Each episode invites you to discover beauty in the middle of life’s messiness — and to embrace your story with kindness.

Perfect for anyone interested in emotional healing, self-discovery, relationships, or the Enneagram, Echoes and Edges is your companion for the journey toward hope and wholeness.

You are not too much. You are not too late. You’re right on time — and you’re welcome here.Patria Rector/Stephen R Sanders Hygiene & Healthy Living Psychology Psychology & Mental Health Relationships Self-Help Social Sciences Success
Episodes
  • When Faith Breaks Trust: A Sacred Story - Part One with Hannah May

    When Faith Breaks Trust: A Sacred Story - Part One with Hannah May
    Jan 8 2026
    Listener note: This episode includes discussion of grooming and spiritual abuse. Content is non-graphic but may be activating. Please listen with care.

    In this episode of Echoes and Edges, Patria Rector is joined by Hannah May, founder of Sacred Story Space. Hannah shares a personal story of spiritual harm and institutional betrayal within the church. Raised in systems that blurred obedience with holiness, she reflects on how suppressed intuition, unexamined authority, and silence shaped her sense of safety, identity, and God.

    Together, we explore ambiguous grief, nervous system impact, and the ways trauma lives on in relationships and self-trust. Through storywork, discernment, and reflection, this episode invites curiosity in place of compliance—and connection in place of isolation. In this episode, we explore:
    • Spiritual harm and institutional betrayal
    • Attachment, boundaries, and loss of self-trust
    • Ambiguous grief and emotional regulation
    • Reclaiming intuition and inner authority
    • The role of storywork, community, and personal rhythms in healing
    This is not a story told for spectacle.
    It is a story held with care,

    Part Two continues the conversation, focusing on repair, resilience, and post-traumatic growth.

    Connect with Hannah May

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    Connect With Patria
    Facebook
    Instagram
    The Broken & Beautiful Website

    Credits:
    Echoes and Edges is Produced and Edited by: Stephen R. Sanders
    Music Promoted by Envato
    Echoes and Edges is a part of VividLivid Podcast Network - Where bruises speak and healing finds its voice.
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    43 mins
  • Returning to Yourself After a Long Season of Disconnection with Janet Friesen, LMHP

    Returning to Yourself After a Long Season of Disconnection with Janet Friesen, LMHP
    Jan 1 2026
    In this episode of Echoes and Edges, host Patria Rector and therapist Janet Friesen discuss the theme for 2026, 'Rise with Us: Voices that Heal, Stories that Lead.'

    They explore the importance of rebuilding connection with ourselves and trusting our inner voice, which is often suppressed by societal expectations. The conversation delves into the meaning of peace, recognizing unhealthy patterns in relationships, and the role of friends in the healing process. They emphasize the significance of self-reflection, choosing well-being, and creating personal rhythms to foster emotional health.

    The episode concludes with a reminder of the importance of community and curiosity in the journey of self-discovery and healing.

    Janet Friesen Counseling

    If this episode resonates with you, follow or subscribe to Echoes and Edges on your favorite podcast platform, leave a five-star review, and share with a friend who might need a gentle invitation to self-understanding.

    Connect With Patria
    Facebook
    Instagram
    The Broken & Beautiful Website

    Credits:
    Echoes and Edges is Produced and Edited by: Stephen R. Sanders
    Music Promoted by Envato
    Echoes and Edges is a part of VividLivid Podcast Network - Where bruises speak and healing finds its voice.
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    48 mins
  • Holiday Support for Enneagram Type 9 w/ Ro Elliott

    Holiday Support for Enneagram Type 9 w/ Ro Elliott
    Dec 20 2025
    In this mini episode, Patria and Ro explore the inner world of Enneagram Type Nines—the Peacemaker, Mediator, and Adaptive Presence—especially as the holidays amplify noise, tension, and unspoken expectations. They unpack how Nines instinctively move toward harmony through numbing, merging, or quietly disappearing, often in ways that go unnoticed by others.

    Patria shares personal insight as a Nine, naming how being physically present while emotionally withdrawn can become a survival strategy in overwhelming environments. Together, they explore why holidays can intensify the pull to fade out, and how healing for Nines involves gently coming back online—reconnecting with the body, the voice, and the belief that their presence truly matters.

    This conversation invites Nines to notice when self-erasure masquerades as peace, and to trust that engagement—not silence—is what actually creates harmony. A steady, compassionate companion for Type Nines navigating family systems, overstimulation, and the quiet work of reclaiming presence.

    Connect with Ro Elliott:
    Facebook
    Instagram
    The Broken & Beautiful Website

    If this episode resonates with you, follow or subscribe to Echoes and Edges on your favorite podcast platform, leave a five-star review, and share with a friend who might need a gentle invitation to self-understanding.

    Connect With Patria
    Facebook
    Instagram
    The Broken & Beautiful Website

    Credits:
    Echoes and Edges is Produced and Edited by: Stephen R. Sanders
    Music Promoted by Envato
    Echoes and Edges is a part of VividLivid Podcast Network - Where bruises speak and healing finds its voice.
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    9 mins
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