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

    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

  2. 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

  3. 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

  4. Jul 23

    From Survival to Abundance: The Courage to Want More with Lindsey Morris

    Healing often begins with understanding our stories—but eventually it asks something more of us. It invites us to live differently. In this conversation, Patria Rector welcomes story guide Lindsay to explore what it means to move from a life shaped by survival into one marked by creativity, freedom, and abundance. Together they discuss why creativity can feel threatening after trauma, how scarcity shapes the way we see ourselves, and why healing often starts with the smallest acts of courage. If you've ever felt trapped by the need to stay in control, this episode offers hope that another way of living is possible. In this episode: Why creativity feels unsafe after traumaScarcity vs. abundance as ways of livingThe hidden cost of survival modeLearning to tolerate uncertaintyHow mindfulness became a doorway to freedomThe importance of kindness toward your survival strategiesWhy healing is never meant to be walked aloneHealing doesn't begin by forcing yourself to become someone new—it begins by gently discovering there may be more available than survival alone. 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

  5. Jul 16

    Survival Adaptations Are Not Your Identity with Aundi Kolber

    How do we tell the difference between who we truly are and who we had to become to survive? In Part 2 of this conversation, Patria and trauma therapist Aundi Kolber explore one of the most important—and often most confusing—aspects of healing: learning to recognize survival adaptations without mistaking them for identity. Together, they unpack attachment theory, nervous system regulation, the window of tolerance, and why gentleness and compassion are not signs of weakness but essential ingredients for lasting transformation.They also discuss a common phrase in trauma recovery—"the body tells the truth"—and offer important nuances for understanding how trauma can shape our perceptions while still honoring the wisdom of our nervous systems.If you've ever wondered why healing feels so slow, why old patterns feel so familiar, or how to begin trusting yourself again, this conversation is for you. In This Episode: The difference between survival adaptations and identityHow attachment shapes our view of ourselves, others, and GodWhy trauma responses can feel like personality traitsUnderstanding secure and insecure attachmentWhat the "window of tolerance" is and why it mattersFight, flight, fawn, freeze, and dissociation through a nervous system lensWhy safe relationships are essential to healingThe role of co-regulation in recoveryWhat people mean when they say "the body tells the truth"How to honor your body's signals without losing contextWhy gentleness helps expand our capacity for healingMemorable Quote: "You are not failing because your body learned how to survive and adapt." Resources Mentioned: Try Softer by Aundi KolberStrong Like Water by Aundi KolberConnect with Aundi: Website: AundiKolber.comInstagram: @AundiKolberConnect with The Broken & Beautiful: If this conversation resonated with you, please subscribe, leave a review, and share this episode with someone navigating healing, trauma recovery, faith questions, or the journey of learning to live beyond survival mode. Key Takeaway: Healing is not about becoming someone else.It's about creating enough safety, connection, and compassion to rediscover who you've been underneath the survival strategies all along. As your window of tolerance expands, so does your capacity for presence, curiosity, connection, and awe. You are not too much. You are not behind. And you are not your survival adaptations. 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

  6. Jul 9

    Experiencing God as Safe After Trauma with Aundi Kolber

    In this conversation, Patria sits down with trauma therapist and author Aundi Kolber to explore how trauma fragments our experience, why healing is less about striving and more about integration, and how faith can become a source of safety rather than performance.Together, they discuss the neurobiology of trauma, attachment wounds, embodiment, incarnation, and the profound connection between nervous system healing and experiencing God as safe. Whether you're navigating trauma recovery, faith deconstruction, spiritual formation, or simply longing for more gentleness in your life, this conversation offers practical wisdom and deep hope. In This Episode:Why trauma often leaves us without language for our experiencesHow healing creates integration in the brain and bodyThe difference between information and transformationWhy survivors often struggle to experience God as safeThe connection between attachment wounds and spiritualityEmbodiment, incarnation, and healingHow nervous system regulation impacts our ability to connect with GodCreating the conditions for healing, curiosity, and listeningMemorable Quote: "Healing is the return. It's the integration where once there was separation, there is connection again." Resources Mentioned:Try Softer by Aundi KolberStrong Like Water by Aundi KolberConnect with Aundi:Website: AundiKolber.comInstagram: @AundiKolberConnect with The Broken & Beautiful: If this episode encouraged you, please subscribe, leave a review, and share it with someone who may need a gentler way forward in their healing journey. Coming Next Week: Survival Adaptations Are Not Your Identity with Aundi Kolber — a powerful conversation about attachment, nervous system healing, the window of tolerance, and learning to distinguish who you are from who you had to become to survive. 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

  7. Jul 2

    You Were Never Disqualified with Sher Nyquist

    What if the very things you believe disqualify you are actually the places where your deepest wisdom is being formed? In this final conversation, Sher and Patria explore belonging, mothering, connection, creativity, self-compassion, and the lifelong nature of healing. Sher shares tender stories about the people who offered moments of nurturing when she needed them most and reflects on how those experiences helped reshape her understanding of worth and love. Together they challenge the belief that our failures, wounds, or struggles make us less valuable. Instead, they discuss how healing invites us to slow down, become present, and reclaim parts of ourselves that have been hidden by fear, shame, or survival. This episode is a beautiful reminder that healing is not about becoming someone else. It's about returning to the person you've always been beneath the wounds. In This Episode:Why no one is truly disqualified by their storyThe many ways nurturing and mothering appear in our livesHealing through connection and belongingHow trauma impacts creativity and imaginationSlowing down enough to experience love and beautyWhy relationships continue to reveal opportunities for growthMoving from fear toward curiosity and aweThe lifelong process of coming home to yourselfMemorable Quote: "Healing is not a project of becoming someone else. It's a process of coming home to who we've been all along." Connect with Sher: 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

  8. Jun 25

    When Love Interrupts Shame with Sher Nyquist

    Most of us already know we are supposed to be loved, valued, and worthy. The challenge is that knowing something intellectually and experiencing it emotionally are often two very different things. In this powerful continuation of the conversation, Sher shares how receiving compassion in the middle of a story she deeply feared would expose her became a turning point in her healing. Rather than finding rejection, she encountered love—and that experience began creating entirely new possibilities inside her nervous system. Sher and Patria explore the inner critic, self-compassion, attachment wounds, and the neuroscience behind healing. Together they unpack why information alone rarely changes us and why genuine transformation often requires experiencing something different than we've known before. This episode offers hope for anyone who feels trapped by old beliefs, reminding us that healing often begins when love reaches places shame once controlled.  In This Episode: Why information alone doesn't create transformationThe role of compassion in healing traumaUnderstanding the inner critic as a survival strategyHow shame shapes relationships and self-perceptionThe neuroscience of Story Work and healingCreating new neural pathways through safe experiencesThe difference between knowing you're worthy and feeling worthyLearning to receive care where you once expected rejectionMemorable Quote: "Healing happens when we experience something different, not simply when we understand something different." Connect with Sher: 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

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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
    54
  • Rating
    Explicit
  • Copyright
    © Patria Rector
  • Show Website
    Echoes & Edges

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