Beyond The Spacious Building

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Welcome to Beyond the Spacious Building, a space for truth-seeking through exploration and reflection. This blog invites you to look beyond the ordinary and question your perceptions while searching for meaning. Each post aims to reveal deeper aspects of our experiences and shows how curiosity and self-reflection can lead to personal insights. Join me in discovering ideas that promote growth, authenticity, and a deeper connection with the world around us.

  • The Quiet Shame of Starting Over — And the Rules We Were Never Meant to Carry

    I wasn’t expecting this feeling. I thought applying to finish my bachelor’s degree would feel exciting, empowering, maybe even victorious. Instead, after I submitted my ASU application, something completely different rose up inside me. I felt ashamed. It stunned me. I’ve done hard things. I’ve rebuilt myself repeatedly over the last few years. But this?…

  • Because Connection Has Always Been the Point

    When I look back on my life, one thread stands out clearly: connection. It has been the thread stitching every season together, sometimes fragile, sometimes unbreakable. I haven’t just sought it; I’ve fought for it. Protected it. Refused to let it unravel, even when the world around me pulled at the seams. That thread started…

  • Spiritual Abuse, Healing, and Hope in “Shattered Trust”

    Back in March, I had the pleasure of meeting Lila Tueller when we were guests on the same podcast. During our conversation, she mentioned she was collecting personal stories about spiritual abuse for a book she was working on. Her request resonated with me deeply, and I knew I had something to share. A few…

  • The Space Between: Waiting Without Answers

    There are seasons in life when action is everything. When you make the calls, gather the information, consult those who are smarter than you, and pour your energy into doing everything you possibly can. And then, there’s the moment that follows—the shift from doing to waiting. That’s where I am now. It’s not that everything…

  • When the Pause Finds You

    I didn’t plan to take a break from writing or talking about my faith transition—it just kind of happened. It was right around the time I decided to start the podcast, actually. You’d think that starting a project like that would mean I had a fire in me to say all the things—and I did.…

  • Reclaiming Friendship: Letting Go of the Fear Around Opposite-Sex Connection

    There are moments in this healing journey that catch me off guard—small, seemingly ordinary interactions that stir something deeper. One of those moments came recently, and it reminded me just how much old conditioning can still linger beneath the surface. For most of my life, I was taught that friendships with men who weren’t my…

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