Episode 1: Making Space for Meaningful Connections with Daniel and Marissa Zheng

Hey guys! I’m Theresa and I love doing life with people. I believe community helps to bring meaning, belonging and purpose to our daily lives, but sadly, more and more we are disconnected from the authentic forms of community we deeply long for. My goal with this podcast is to give hope that finding, building, rebuilding or re imagining community is not only possible, it’s within your reach, to release vision on how you can move toward it and to provide resources and tools to help make it happen. I’m here learning right along with you. I literally started this podcast out of my own place of longing to build community in this odd post pandemic, divided world we all find ourselves in. 

We recorded this episode with Daniel and Marissa Zheng at the beginning of the year about a week before they made a big move with their family of 4. We talk about what it’s like making friends in a new city and how powerful consistency is when it comes to building community. We also talk about how following the practice of the sabbath with others can form us in ways that we didn’t expect. I hope you enjoy this conversation with my dear friends. 

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