Echoes & Edges

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. 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.

  1. 1d ago

    Rerelease: When Faith Breaks Trust: A Sacred Story - Part One with Hannah May

    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 betrayalAttachment, boundaries, and loss of self-trustAmbiguous grief and emotional regulationReclaiming intuition and inner authorityThe role of storywork, community, and personal rhythms in healingThis 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 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

  2. Sep 10

    The Front Door Was Never Locked

    The Enneagram and the Way Back to Ourselves   Enneagram Series, Part 1   What if the thing you’ve spent your life searching for was never actually missing?   Before we had language for personality, before we learned how to earn belonging or protect ourselves from pain, there was already a self there.   In Part One of this ten-part exploration of the Enneagram, Patria begins with lightning bugs, a little backyard stream, and a childhood experience of wonder—a time before she knew to question whether she was enough.   Somewhere along the way, something changed. The world began to feel as though something was missing. Then life felt as though something was missing. Eventually, she felt like the thing that was missing something.   And so began the search.   Years later, that search led Patria to the Enneagram.   After nearly nine years of study, professional typing, teachers, coaches, mistyping and retyping, she eventually discovered that she wasn’t really searching for the right number. She was searching for herself.   This series isn’t primarily about learning nine personality types. It’s about learning to recognize the patterns through which we organize our experience: what captures our attention, the meaning we make of what we see, and the strategies we developed to find love, safety, belonging and significance.   Patria introduces three ideas that will guide the journey: The Holy Idea — a glimpse of reality and ourselves before personality obscures our vision The Wound — what happened, and how we were affected by what happened The Strategy — the intelligent adaptations we developed in response   Those strategies aren’t evidence that something is wrong with us. Many of them helped us survive, belong, achieve, connect and create.   The trouble begins when a strategy becomes so familiar that we mistake it for who we are. Through her own long and winding journey toward recognizing herself as a Type Four, Patria explores what happens when a strategy becomes nearly invisible to the person using it.   What if envy doesn’t look like envy?   What if it becomes effort, achievement, searching and creating?   What if intuition—a genuine gift—slowly becomes an assignment to notice what is missing and do something about it?   And what happens when the very capacities that helped us navigate life begin narrowing what we’re able to see?   But the Enneagram isn’t here to put us in a box.   It’s here to help us see the pattern.   Because a pattern we cannot see feels like identity.   A pattern we can see becomes something we can relate to.   We can begin noticing:   What has my attention?   What meaning am I making of what I see?   And what am I compelled to do next because of that meaning?   That small space between attention, interpretation and action is where choice begins.   And choice makes freedom possible—not freedom from being ourselves, but greater freedom to be ourselves.   In this episode: Why the Enneagram is more than a personality testHow attention, interpretation and motivation create our patternsThe relationship between wound, strategy and identityWhy our greatest adaptations can become difficult to distinguish from who we areHow Patria’s own experience of Type Four changed her understanding of envy, intuition and what’s “missing”Why gratitude can widen attention without denying painHow awareness, discernment and choice can help us recover parts of ourselves we’ve learned to leave behindBefore we begin exploring the nine types, Patria offers one invitation:   Don’t fix your pattern. Notice it.   What are you noticing?   What meaning are you assigning to what you see?   What do you find yourself wanting to do next?   And perhaps, underneath all of that:   What part of you might be waiting to be welcomed home?   Because maybe healing isn’t finally becoming good enough to come home.   Maybe we don’t have to solve ourselves before we’re allowed to be here.   Maybe the front door was never locked. 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

  3. Sep 4

    Rerelease: Toxic Power w/ Kate Petersen & Stephanie Rose

    In this rerelease of Echoes and Edges, host Patria Rector continues the conversation with Kate Petersen and Stephanie Rose, exploring the dynamics of toxic power, exploitation, and manipulation within spiritual and religious systems. Together, they unpack the ways power can be misused, how manipulation can impact our sense of identity and safety, and what happens when we begin to recognize the harm we’ve experienced. The conversation creates space to name what happened, process the grief that follows, and begin the journey toward reclaiming our voices, boundaries, and sense of self. Originally released 11/13/2025 Connect with Kate Petersen @thebrokenandbeautiful.com @facebook.com @instagram Connect with Stephanie Rose @thebrokenandbeautiful.com @instagram.com 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

  4. Aug 28

    Rerelease: Spiritual Disillusionment w/ Kate Petersen & Stephanie Rose

    In this rerelease of Echoes and Edges, host Patria Rector joins Kate Petersen and Stephanie Rose to explore spiritual harm, heartache, and the ways religious systems can shape our identity. Together, they unpack self-abandonment, trauma responses, and the importance of naming harm so that grief can be acknowledged and processed. This conversation explores the difficult but necessary journey of recognizing what has been lost, making space for grief, and beginning to reclaim one’s true self. Originally released 11/6/2025 Connect with Kate Petersen @thebrokenandbeautiful.com @facebook.com @instagram Connect with Stephanie Rose @thebrokenandbeautiful.com @instagram.com 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

  5. Aug 20

    You Can't Think Your Way Into Safety with Janet Friesen

    What if understanding why you feel unsafe isn't enough to actually feel safe? In Part 2 of this conversation, Patria and Janet Friesen explore what happens when we're not simply feeling stuck, but are dealing with circumstances or relationships that genuinely restrict our ability to change. They discuss controlling and toxic relationships, the importance of outside support, and how trusted friends, therapists, coaches, mentors, and others can help us recognize what is and isn't normal or safe. The conversation then turns toward co-regulation and the importance of connection. Janet explains how safe people, places, pets, hobbies, and activities can help us regulate and create small pockets of safety in our lives. Patria and Janet also explore why insight alone isn't enough. Healing involves the body as well as the mind, and practices like boundaries, routines, grounding, breathing, movement, sleep, social connection, meditation, prayer, and stillness can all play a role. Janet also discusses therapeutic approaches including talk therapy, EMDR, and body-based approaches, while emphasizing the importance of learning to listen to what we need. In this episode:When circumstances genuinely restrict changeControlling and toxic relationshipsThe importance of outside supportCo-regulation and connectionCreating pockets of safetyBoundaries and personal agencyEmbodiment and nervous-system regulationGrounding and breathingEMDR and body-based approachesLearning to listen to what we needMore info on Janet Friesen: 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

  6. Aug 13

    Why Does Safety Feel So Unfamiliar? with Janet Friesen

    What happens when chaos becomes so familiar that peace no longer feels safe? In Part 1 of this two-part conversation, Patria sits down with Janet Friesen to explore what happens when we become accustomed to emotionally, psychologically, physically, or spiritually unsafe environments. Janet explains how our nervous systems can adapt to chronic stress, making calm and even joy feel unfamiliar. They discuss fight, flight, and freeze, along with the ways survival can show up through people-pleasing, appeasing, withdrawal, and isolation. The conversation then turns toward reconnecting with ourselves. What happens when we've spent so much time managing other people's needs that we've lost touch with our own wants, interests, and values? Patria and Janet explore rediscovering hobbies and desires, recognizing the inner critic, and understanding that our values can change throughout different seasons of life. They also discuss why knowing what needs to change isn't always enough—and how taking tiny steps and keeping small promises to ourselves can begin rebuilding self-trust. In this episode: When unsafe environments become “normal”Why peace and joy can feel unfamiliarFight, flight, and freezePeople-pleasing and appeasingReconnecting with your wants and valuesThe inner criticTaking tiny steps toward changeRebuilding self-trustCreating pockets of safety and regulationPart 2: What happens when you're not just feeling stuck—but your circumstances or relationships are actually restricting your ability to change? More info on Janet Friesen: 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

  7. Aug 6

    Receiving Grace: Rituals, Trauma & Becoming Whole with Lindsey Morris

    Many trauma survivors become experts at giving—but struggle deeply to receive. In the final installment of this conversation, Patria and Lindsay explore how healing begins to deepen when we allow ourselves to receive kindness, trust ourselves again, and embrace rituals that help embody internal transformation. From symbolic ceremonies to simple daily practices, this episode offers practical ways to reconnect with yourself, your body, and God's grace without striving or performance. In this episode: Why receiving can feel more vulnerable than givingRebuilding trust with yourself after traumaThe healing power of rituals and symbolic practicesLindsay's rope ceremony and what it representedAnxiety, grace, and learning to pausePerformance versus participationGentle first steps for anyone feeling stuck in survivalHealing isn't about becoming someone else. It's about becoming more fully yourself. Connect with today's guest:  Lindsay is a story guide who helps people move beyond survival into lives marked by greater freedom, connection, and abundance. Learn more about her work at HowMuchMore.co, or visit her page at The Broken & Beautiful Collective to explore additional resources and coaching opportunities. If this conversation encouraged you, we'd love for you to subscribe, leave a review, and share this series with someone who could use a little more hope today.   When you give to Courageous Pathways, you’re not just making a donation - you’re creating space for clarity, courage, and sustainable change. Your contribution helps us continue offering a set number of sessions to individuals navigating some of the most vulnerable and important decisions of their lives. With your help, these individuals won't have to face these moments alone. Click Here to Visit Courageous Pathways 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

  8. Jul 30

    Sourdough, Plants & the Mystery of Becoming with Lindsey Morris

    What if healing isn't something we accomplish—but something we participate in? Lindsay Morris shares how ordinary practices like baking sourdough, tending plants, and watching the sunrise became unexpected teachers of transformation. As the conversation unfolds, these everyday experiences become powerful metaphors for trauma recovery, desire, beauty, and learning to trust God in ways that move beyond certainty. This episode explores how creation itself can become a language for healing when words are no longer enough. In this episode: The surprising lessons hidden inside sourdough breadWhy plants became symbols of personal transformationMoving from certainty into wonderRediscovering desire after traumaA powerful sunrise experience that reshaped Lindsay's understanding of GodWhy healing often looks more like invitation than performanceLearning to participate in beauty instead of controlling outcomesSometimes the deepest healing doesn't come through having all the answers—it comes through learning to sit with mystery. Connect with today's guest: Lindsay is a story guide who helps people move beyond survival into lives marked by greater freedom, connection, and abundance. Learn more about her work at HowMuchMore.co, or visit her page at The Broken & Beautiful Collective to explore additional resources and coaching opportunities.If this conversation encouraged you, we'd love for you to subscribe, leave a review, and share this series with someone who could use a little more hope today. When you give to Courageous Pathways, you’re not just making a donation - you’re creating space for clarity, courage, and sustainable change. Your contribution helps us continue offering a set number of sessions to individuals navigating some of the most vulnerable and important decisions of their lives. With your help, these individuals won't have to face these moments alone. Click Here to Visit Courageous Pathways 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

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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. 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.

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  • Creator
    Patria Rector
  • Years Active
    2025 - 2026
  • Episodes
    59
  • Rating
    Explicit
  • Copyright
    © Patria Rector
  • Show Website
    Echoes & Edges

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