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Space & Purpose
by Sara Gonzalez
**Episodes are temporarily on pause while I focus all my extra energy on writing my book! Follow me on Instagram @spaceandpurpose to stay up to date.** Ever been sucked into a toxic tornado of a relationship that left you broken, wondering what the heck happened, and if anyone else would truly understand? Come on in and sit down for storytime. You've found your people, and they have snacks.
Episodes
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On Singleness, Dating, & Church. (It's funky out there)
Currently single and looking for some perspective, motivation to hold out for the best, OR wondering how to support a friend who is? Maybe you have a son/daughter who is navigating dating and relationships for the first time. I hope this conversation provides some helpful insight! When it comes…
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Just You & Me: Let's Catch Up
It's been a minute. Let's talk about launching this podcast, attempting to write a book and getting a diabolical reality check, pregnancy, my birth experience, and my not-so-secret vision for where this could all lead. Happy end of 2023! ...Whew. Sustain the podcast with a cup of coffee!...
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Alexis in Oklahoma
Alexis was very young, had a daughter, and met a dream man who stepped right in and was wonderful with her. It was as if he knew exactly how to be the father her daughter needed. The biggest thing that stands out in Alexis' story for me is her ability to forgive her ex for the hell he inflicted…
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Sawyer in Boston - Part 2
In order for Sawyer to see the truth for what it was and disentangle herself, something had to painfully fall apart. She also had to give the right people permission to speak the truth into her life and accept it. Another favorite quote: "I had this fear of being alone, and it kept me in this...
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Sawyer in Boston - Part 1
Sawyer had just moved away from home and immediately made two close friends who formed a tight little triangle of sorts. Sawyer's experience with both Madison and Ryan is important because it can be hard to recognize dysfunction or toxicity when it's all you know, you're lacking strong community...
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Lucy in New Jersey
Lucy and her daughter were fully integrated in Lou and his daughters' lives for quite a while. Family, vacations... and eventually this led to a custom engagement ring designed by Lucy herself. Unfortunately, Lucy found out later she wasn't the only woman to be offered that ring. HER ring. She...
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Steve in Minnesota
Steve was young and had just started a study abroad program in Argentina when he was approached by a gorgeous, bold Argentinian woman. She was funny, older, successful, and changed his life so quickly that he proposed in just 4 weeks. Not long after getting married, he found himself waiting for a...
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Sage in the UK: Part 2
Sage's ex-fiance continues to push all of our patience even further before she fully disentangles herself - and her cat - and we get to dive into her 5-year healing journey. Sustain the podcast with a cup of coffee! buymeacoffee.com/spaceandpurpose My Instagram: @spaceandpurpose Share your story:...
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Sage in the UK: Part 1
Imagine finding out your fiance has committed a heinous crime against his own mother over the last few years... yet you were told just 5 days before he was due to show up in court. (When he had known this day was coming for months.) Then you are expected (by both him and his community) to fully...
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Emma in Northern California
The abuse is threefold: Emma's mom, the man her mom chose to marry, and the pastor that was a mandated reporter yet failed to take action on her behalf. Emma is now going back and doing the work for "little Emma," filing the reports, confronting her abusers, and taking the stand that little Emma...
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Stephanie in Los Angeles
Stephanie's experience with her ex-boyfriend is long and frustrating, but when you've been conditioned to make yourself small to make room for someone else for so long, it can simply feel like second nature. She's come an incredibly long way when it comes to realizing she deserves to take up…
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Lena in Mexico City
Lena connected with Daniel in very personal ways and he treated her like she was rocking his world. When his behavior oddly shifted, she took note but didn't have enough evidence to prove herself right... until she had a dream that drove her to investigate further and uncover more than she ever...
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Just You & Me: Asia in Cancun
I had a one-in-a-million encounter while in Mexico this week that couldn't NOT be told. Instead of missing this week's episode due to a crazy schedule, we're sitting down for another session of "Storytime with Sara" - and if you notice anything funky with the music or audio, it's because I threw...
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Mia in Minneapolis
As we know, toxic people don't just show up in romantic relationships... family members can wreak havoc and cause deep stress in our lives, too. Mia recounts growing up with her stepsister, Hilary, and how years of patterns of behavior led to her making the scary decision to cut her out of her...
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Elle in Texas - Follow Up!
Six months later, Elle is still dating the guy she met the night before we recorded her episode... and the healthy dynamics are rocking her traumatized world. We talk about the upsides AND struggles of accepting something healthy and healing after multiple dysfunctional relationships, and where...
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Elle in Texas
Warner was everything Elle had been looking for: Admired as a Godly man, a position of leadership in church ministry, well-admired, athletic, and passionate. She developed a huge crush on him after working with him in ministry, and very soon she found herself with her dream wedding booked and…
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Kerri in Boston - Part 2
Kerri's boyfriend finally pushes her to her limits, and everything clicks. She's done, she gets out, and for a while, she's never felt so free. She sets out to make up for lost time until a few months later when the reality of her experience crashes in on her and she is diagnosed with CPTSD....
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Kerri in Boston
When Kerri met Scott, it felt like the pieces were falling together. They were the ideal Instagram couple, and within a month Kerri was ready to marry him. No one had ever made her feel the way he did. Within months, Kerri's life looked nothing like it used to. She was isolated from important...
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Just You & Me: Green Flags That Led To My Marriage
Solo episode time! After a nightmare circus of a broken engagement, what were the green flags that told me marrying my now husband was the right choice? What gave me peace and reassured me that this would be different and I could trust myself again? I make myself laugh, I make myself cry... it's…
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Anna in Colorado - Part 2
Anna makes the discoveries that would finally give her the strength to move on, then we dive into building her new life and navigating the dating world from a very new set of eyes. Need some hope for a future relationship? We both share about how much we enjoy our current marriages, and Anna…
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Anna in Colorado - Part 1
Anna was young, given a full academic scholarship for college, had wonderful relationships with her friends, teachers, and family, and rocked the 2000's-era Christian purity ring with full commitment. It wasn't until she was exploring life on her own in a different state with a new job that a...
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Nicole in Florida
Nicole locked eyes with a stranger, and everyone else in the room disappeared. It felt like she'd always imagined it would. At first, his charm and charisma were enough to hide the warning signs that this man was hiding a past... one that she would dig up 3 years later. CW: Sexual assault, abuse,...
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Mandi Pratt
Mandi had been married for over 10 years, and her son was 3 years old before she realized she was in an abusive situation and it was time to make her move. After leaving, things got ugly, and one day, she came home to find a business card in her front door. It said "Robbery Unit", and the phone...
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Kate in Toronto
Imagine knowing before your wedding that something isn't right, so you try to call it off... but find yourself cornered and feeling stuck into going through with it. This was Kate's situation, and if you've ever experienced anything similar, you will relate to the immense pressure that comes with...
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JoAnna Knopf, LCSW
JoAnna Knopf is not only a survivor of domestic abuse and on her own healing journey, but she pushed through much resistance in order to follow her calling and do what she is doing today- helping others. She shares her professional wisdom with us but weaves her own story throughout for examples,...
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Ana's Mom, Elizabeth
It's time to hear from Ana's mom and gain a deeper understanding of what it's like to decide when it's time to trust your gut and act... then have to figure out on the fly how to save your daughter and protect your family. CW: Suicidal ideation and self harm. Sustain the podcast with a cup of...
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Ana in North Carolina - Part 2
Let's get closure on Ana's story, hear the aftermath, and what continues to deepen her healing to this day. CW: murder, self-harm, sexual violence, and suicidal ideation. Sustain the podcast with a cup of coffee! buymeacoffee.com/spaceandpurpose My Instagram: @spaceandpurpose Share your story:...
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Ana In North Carolina
Ana and her family's lives changed for the better when a new youth pastor - also a therapist - entered their lives. He and his wife became family, even moving in across the street from them. After years are spent in close proximity and wonderful memories are made, it's not so easy to see that...
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Elizabeth in Dallas
Elizabeth had never felt as loved and cared for as her boyfriend could make her feel. 15 years and three children later, she found herself willing to do whatever she had to do to free herself and her kids- even if it meant starting over with absolutely nothing. Elizabeth's experience is hard to...
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Dr. Chelsea Azarcon
Ready to learn how your negative experiences might be affecting your body in ways you might not be aware of, and what to do about it? You might wanna listen to this one twice, or get a pen out to take some notes because Dr. Chelsea is a firehose of information while still being extremely…
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Marissa in Nashville
Marissa found herself pursued by the kind of person she'd always imagined to be unattainable. She quit her job and moved to a new state to be with her, then Marissa found herself quarantined in 2020 with a completely different person who messed with her head so much, she began to wonder if she…
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Chelsea in Chicago
Chelsea had what she felt was a picture-perfect marriage for two years. She was incredibly happy, wondering how she'd gotten so lucky... when suddenly everything changed, and she found herself using a survival story she'd heard just the day before in order to save her own life. She lost her home,...
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The Trailer
Hoooo boy it's happening! Episode 1 *hopefully* dropping at the end of January! Sustain the podcast with a cup of coffee! buymeacoffee.com/spaceandpurpose My Instagram: @spaceandpurpose Share your story: [email protected] Want me to read your story for you? Write "Minisode Story" in the...
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
**Episodes are temporarily on pause while I focus all my extra energy on writing my book! Follow me on Instagram @spaceandpurpose to stay up to date.**
Ever been sucked into a toxic tornado of a relationship that left you broken, wondering what the heck happened, and if anyone else would truly understand? Come on in and sit down for storytime. You've found your people, and they have snacks.
HOSTED BY
Sara Gonzalez
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**Episodes are temporarily on pause while I focus all my extra energy on writing my book! Follow me on Instagram @spaceandpurpose to stay up to date.** Ever been sucked into a toxic tornado of a relationship that left you broken, wondering what the heck happened, and if anyone else would truly...
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