Sip 7 | being a soft human, abandonment issues, and grieving lost friends w/ just Kia

Sip 8 | trauma bonding in D.C., the apocalyptic hard drive, and practicing the sweetness of doing nothing ft. Leonor Medrano

On this episode of A Place Called Beloved, Leo breaks down how we became friends, trauma bonding over almost being kidnapped in D.C., sharing graphic design origins, what's on Leo's apocalyptic hard drive, and her digital footprint, as well as unpacking some of her recent projects including Dol, a magazine about the sweetness of doing nothing and Soulful Sips, a nonalcoholic recipe book.

Sip 7 | being a soft human, abandonment issues, and grieving lost friends w/ just Kia

In this episode I spill about being an emotional, soft human and how there is power in vulnerability, the psychology of how abandonment issues can affect how one deals with losing friends, and how Kintsugi relates to our own brokenness. References include "Surrender Theory" by Caitlyn Conlon, "Love Me at My Worse" by Michaela Angemeer, and Sonder's "To Whom it May Concern" by Kia Harlan. Short quotes include "Not a single scar on my heart came from an enemy" | anon, "I'm sorry you're surrounded by people who don't know how to hold your softness" | Khanyisa Mnyaka, "You can never be too much for the person who can’t get enough of you" | anon.

Sip 6 | heaven is for hanging out, honor & a task, and reaching for sublimity ft. Grace Crandall

On this episode, as I sip tea with Grace Crandall, we discuss the concept of honor & a task, reaching for life's sublimity within mundane & majestic moments, and writing poetry without giving into cynicism. References include Grace's poems "Jericho", "Not All", and "Gargoyle", Denise Levertov: "Variation on a Theme by Rilke," and discussing C.S. Lewis' quote “If we find ourselves with a desire that nothing in this world can satisfy, the most probable explanation is that we were made for another world.”

Sip 5 | life is too long, loneliness, and finding pockets of happiness w/ just Kia

On this episode sit down with me as we sip on a hot bev and have an honest conversation about losing motivation and feeling like life is too darn long! Figuring out I can't do it alone, dealing with loneliness, and leaning on community. References include Rowen Zamora's writing in the magazine Sonder

Sip 4 | liturgies, finite attention, and vocation v.s. purpose ft. Rowen Zamora

Sitting down with Rowen Zamora to talk about overrated water bottles, liturgies, limited spendable attention, vocation vs God-given purpose, and includes references of Dietrich von Hildebrand, a quote in the Biscuit Bite from "The Great Divorce" by C.S. Lewis, "On Sonder" from Sonder Magazine, and "Every Good Endeavor," by Timothy Keller