The Seventh Paradigm Sun, 05 Jul 2026 23:13:45 -0400 https://www.buzzsprout.com/2609644 en-us © 2026 The Seventh Paradigm yes 24b9e346-4905-5093-891e-a57b232c7d7a seventhparadigm26@gmail.com Chris Hernandez episodic true The Seventh Paradigm is about rebuilding after life changes you.

Real conversations about grief, identity, discipline, and starting over — without clichés, hype, or pretending.

Just honest talk about becoming someone new… without losing who you were.





]]> Buzzsprout (https://www.buzzsprout.com) Chris Hernandez seventhparadigm26@gmail.com https://storage.buzzsprout.com/eks7votqfyrj2z1rvlpw8enh1ptg?.jpg The Seventh Paradigm https://www.buzzsprout.com/2609644 The Freedom I Never Wanted The Freedom I Never Wanted In this episode, Chris explores how life changed after losing his wife, what true independence looks like, and why trusting yourself is an important part of moving forward.

If you’ve ever caught yourself explaining your life to people who weren’t asking for an explanation, this conversation is for you.


]]> In this episode, Chris explores how life changed after losing his wife, what true independence looks like, and why trusting yourself is an important part of moving forward.

If you’ve ever caught yourself explaining your life to people who weren’t asking for an explanation, this conversation is for you.


]]> Chris Hernandez Buzzsprout-19450202 Sun, 05 Jul 2026 23:00:00 -0400 514 1 11 full true Circling Back Circling Back The people in your life have more influence than you may realize. In this episode, I explore the circles we build around ourselves, the people who push us forward, the ones who quietly hold us back, and the rare few who genuinely want to see us succeed.

We’ll talk about protecting your energy, recognizing who belongs in your corner, understanding that not every relationship is meant to last forever, and asking an important question we often overlook:

How do people feel after spending time with you?

Because your circle shapes your future, and the impact you have on others is part of the legacy you leave every day.


]]> The people in your life have more influence than you may realize. In this episode, I explore the circles we build around ourselves, the people who push us forward, the ones who quietly hold us back, and the rare few who genuinely want to see us succeed.

We’ll talk about protecting your energy, recognizing who belongs in your corner, understanding that not every relationship is meant to last forever, and asking an important question we often overlook:

How do people feel after spending time with you?

Because your circle shapes your future, and the impact you have on others is part of the legacy you leave every day.


]]> Chris Hernandez Buzzsprout-19388257 Mon, 22 Jun 2026 23:00:00 -0400 549 1 10 full true The Women Weren’t the Answer The Women Weren’t the Answer Chris Hernandez Buzzsprout-19343796 Sun, 14 Jun 2026 12:00:00 -0400 697 1 9 full true What We Carry Forward What We Carry Forward A sleeve of flowers. A handwritten phrase. A lesson from St. Michael.


In this episode, I share the story behind my first tattoo and how it became a reminder that grief isn’t about leaving everything behind—it’s about deciding what comes with us. A personal reflection on loss, healing, faith, and the moments that quietly change the direction of our lives.


]]> A sleeve of flowers. A handwritten phrase. A lesson from St. Michael.


In this episode, I share the story behind my first tattoo and how it became a reminder that grief isn’t about leaving everything behind—it’s about deciding what comes with us. A personal reflection on loss, healing, faith, and the moments that quietly change the direction of our lives.


]]> Chris Hernandez Buzzsprout-19269127 Sun, 31 May 2026 16:00:00 -0400 826 1 8 full true A Life Worth Coming Home To A Life Worth Coming Home To Chris reflects on rebuilding identity through ritual, craftsmanship, hospitality, and intentional living — and how creating peaceful spaces became part of rebuilding his life.


]]> Chris reflects on rebuilding identity through ritual, craftsmanship, hospitality, and intentional living — and how creating peaceful spaces became part of rebuilding his life.


]]> Chris Hernandez Buzzsprout-19232531 Sun, 24 May 2026 23:00:00 -0400 404 1 7 full true The Life You Thought You’d Have The Life You Thought You’d Have In this episode, Chris reflects on the losses that shaped his 40s — losing his mother, father, brother in many ways, and eventually his wife to Covid — and how grief has a way of changing not only who we love, but who we become.

What begins as a conversation about loss slowly becomes something deeper:
a reflection on identity, survival, rebuilding, and learning how to live honestly after the future you imagined disappears.

This episode is about grieving timelines, carrying responsibility through heartbreak, and realizing that rebuilding your life doesn’t always look dramatic or glamorous.

Sometimes…
it just looks intentional.

]]> In this episode, Chris reflects on the losses that shaped his 40s — losing his mother, father, brother in many ways, and eventually his wife to Covid — and how grief has a way of changing not only who we love, but who we become.

What begins as a conversation about loss slowly becomes something deeper:
a reflection on identity, survival, rebuilding, and learning how to live honestly after the future you imagined disappears.

This episode is about grieving timelines, carrying responsibility through heartbreak, and realizing that rebuilding your life doesn’t always look dramatic or glamorous.

Sometimes…
it just looks intentional.

]]> Chris Hernandez Buzzsprout-19189140 Sat, 16 May 2026 23:00:00 -0400 713 1 6 full false Why Men Need Purpose Why Men Need Purpose In Episode 5, Chris reflects on why men need purpose and how easily people can drift when they lose the roles that once gave their lives direction


Through grief, faith, discipline, and rebuilding, he talks about the difference between distraction and purpose — and why healing often starts with small, meaningful routines repeated daily.


Sometimes purpose isn’t about becoming someone new. It’s about finding your way back to yourself.

]]> In Episode 5, Chris reflects on why men need purpose and how easily people can drift when they lose the roles that once gave their lives direction


Through grief, faith, discipline, and rebuilding, he talks about the difference between distraction and purpose — and why healing often starts with small, meaningful routines repeated daily.


Sometimes purpose isn’t about becoming someone new. It’s about finding your way back to yourself.

]]> Chris Hernandez Buzzsprout-19152266 Sun, 10 May 2026 10:00:00 -0400 477 1 5 full true The Loneliness of Growing The Loneliness of Growing Growth is often sold as exciting, motivating, and rewarding. But sometimes growth feels quiet. Sometimes it feels like distance, endings, changed relationships, and outgrowing what once fit.


In this episode, Chris talks about the loneliness that can come with healing, changing, and becoming someone new.

]]> Growth is often sold as exciting, motivating, and rewarding. But sometimes growth feels quiet. Sometimes it feels like distance, endings, changed relationships, and outgrowing what once fit.


In this episode, Chris talks about the loneliness that can come with healing, changing, and becoming someone new.

]]> Chris Hernandez Buzzsprout-19118185 Sun, 03 May 2026 20:00:00 -0400 734 1 4 full false The Guilt of Healing The Guilt of Healing Healing doesn’t always feel peaceful. Sometimes it feels like guilt.


Chris reflects on the emotions that come with moving forward after loss, becoming someone new, and learning that growth is not betrayal.

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]]> Healing doesn’t always feel peaceful. Sometimes it feels like guilt.


Chris reflects on the emotions that come with moving forward after loss, becoming someone new, and learning that growth is not betrayal.

New Episodes Weekly!!

]]> Chris Hernandez Buzzsprout-19079557 Sun, 26 Apr 2026 17:00:00 -0400 417 1 3 full false When Nothing Goes Back to Normal When Nothing Goes Back to Normal Sometimes the hardest part of loss isn’t what happened—it’s realizing life isn’t going back to the way it was.


Chris reflects on grief, identity, rebuilding, and what it means to stop surviving and start living again.

New episodes of The Seventh Paradigm weekly


]]> Sometimes the hardest part of loss isn’t what happened—it’s realizing life isn’t going back to the way it was.


Chris reflects on grief, identity, rebuilding, and what it means to stop surviving and start living again.

New episodes of The Seventh Paradigm weekly


]]> Chris Hernandez Buzzsprout-19040397 Sun, 19 Apr 2026 14:00:00 -0400 471 1 2 full false The Beginning The Beginning This isn’t advice — it’s documentation.

In Episode 1, I introduce The Seventh Paradigm and talk about grief, identity, and rebuilding after loss. This is for those quietly starting over and learning to exist again.


]]> This isn’t advice — it’s documentation.

In Episode 1, I introduce The Seventh Paradigm and talk about grief, identity, and rebuilding after loss. This is for those quietly starting over and learning to exist again.


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