The Mystic and the Saint Sun, 29 Mar 2026 16:07:17 -0400 https://www.buzzsprout.com/2592591 en-us © 2026 The Mystic and the Saint yes 94671882-2967-5f14-a02d-3c3bdf707f96 elowen.seraphina11@gmail.com Sierra episodic false  This is The Mystic and the Saint. I question everything, he is devout, and somehow we’re still married. We don’t see the world the same way. But we do choose each other everyday.  Welcome to the conversation. 

]]> Buzzsprout (https://www.buzzsprout.com) Sierra elowen.seraphina11@gmail.com https://storage.buzzsprout.com/e0xxp9eg1xt6tl80tsbpgsisljsf?.jpg The Mystic and the Saint How to Find Your Identity After Leaving Religion, Work, or Old Roles How to Find Your Identity After Leaving Religion, Work, or Old Roles How do you find your identity when the thing that defined you is gone?

Leaving religion. Losing a job. Becoming a parent. Shifting roles in a marriage.
All of it can leave you feeling like… who even am I now?

In this episode of The Mystic and the Saint, we talk about identity loss and what it actually looks like to rebuild your sense of self after everything changes.

We get into:

  • how to find your identity after leaving religion

  • identity crisis after job loss or career change

  • losing yourself in motherhood or becoming a stay-at-home parent

  • mixed faith marriage and identity conflict

  • feeling lost in life and trying to figure yourself out again

  • separating your identity from roles (mom, provider, religion, career)

  • how to start reconnecting with who you actually are
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Leaving religion. Losing a job. Becoming a parent. Shifting roles in a marriage.
All of it can leave you feeling like… who even am I now?

In this episode of The Mystic and the Saint, we talk about identity loss and what it actually looks like to rebuild your sense of self after everything changes.

We get into:

  • how to find your identity after leaving religion

  • identity crisis after job loss or career change

  • losing yourself in motherhood or becoming a stay-at-home parent

  • mixed faith marriage and identity conflict

  • feeling lost in life and trying to figure yourself out again

  • separating your identity from roles (mom, provider, religion, career)

  • how to start reconnecting with who you actually are
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What happens when your partner can’t see the pain you’re living in? In this episode of The Mystic and The Saint, we talk about resentment. Where it comes from, how it builds, and what it actually feels like when you're in a marriage where your beliefs, experiences, and reality don’t match.

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What happens when your partner can’t see the pain you’re living in? In this episode of The Mystic and The Saint, we talk about resentment. Where it comes from, how it builds, and what it actually feels like when you're in a marriage where your beliefs, experiences, and reality don’t match.

]]> Sierra Buzzsprout-18888869 Sun, 22 Mar 2026 18:00:00 -0400 1544 1 5 full false How Do You Raise Kids in a Mixed Faith Marriage? How Do You Raise Kids in a Mixed Faith Marriage? In episode 4 of The Mystic and the Saint, we talk about one of the hardest parts of a mixed faith marriage: raising kids together. When one parent believes in organized religion and the other doesn’t, how do you decide what to teach your children? How do you respect each other’s beliefs while still guiding your kids spiritually?

]]> In episode 4 of The Mystic and the Saint, we talk about one of the hardest parts of a mixed faith marriage: raising kids together. When one parent believes in organized religion and the other doesn’t, how do you decide what to teach your children? How do you respect each other’s beliefs while still guiding your kids spiritually?

]]> Sierra Buzzsprout-18851558 Sun, 15 Mar 2026 21:00:00 -0400 1301 1 4 full false Can Love Survive a Faith Transition? Can Love Survive a Faith Transition? What happens in a mixed-faith marriage when one spouse leaves the LDS Church and the other stays? In this episode, we talk honestly about faith transition, Mormon marriage, fear, control, divorce conversations, counseling, and how we learned to stay connected despite major belief differences.

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]]> Sierra Buzzsprout-18815146 Mon, 09 Mar 2026 09:00:00 -0400 1417 1 3 full false Stereotypes That Nearly Broke Us Stereotypes That Nearly Broke Us Today we discuss how stereotyping each other's religious beliefs stopped us from understanding them.

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]]> Sierra Buzzsprout-18778945 Mon, 02 Mar 2026 20:00:00 -0500 1396 1 2 full false Is it okay to ask your partner to change? Is it okay to ask your partner to change? When is it a boundary, and when is it too far?

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