007: Patterns with Sophie

Ren: Behind the Practice · Mar 5, 2026 · 12m

Every few conversations on Ren: Behind the Practice, I’m going to pause and zoom out to look at the patterns emerging across the interviews. Even though each practitioner has a different modality and path, certain themes keep surfacing once you start connecting the dots.This episode idea actually came from Heather Schirle in Episode 3, who suggested that it might be helpful to periodically reflect on what’s showing up across the conversations.What we explored:Pattern #1: Practitioners were trained to serve — not to build businessesDeeply skilled practitioners often aren’t taught how to build…