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Hello, believers, non-believers, and everyone in between.

You're listening to Stories with Sapphire.

I am Sapphire Sandalo.

Now get cozy and open your mind because it's story time.

Thank you. because it's story time. So I've found myself in a bit of a conundrum.

This podcast began as a way to document my personal, spiritual journey and share it with all

of you so we could learn about this enigmatic phenomenon side by side.

This show was built on the promise that I was an open book, sharing intimate

stories about myself and my family and the listeners. But over the last year or so, I've been,

let's say, doing some work that in all seriousness has changed my life.

And instead of hopping on the mic to share all the mind-blowing things that have happened,

I found myself thinking,

...