What if you’ve done all the “right things” but still feel off? In this episode, Sierra shares how joining TIS gave her the space she didn’t know she needed — a place to slow down, feel deeply, and finally bring her head and heart together.

The thing is, Sierra thought investing in herself was selfish.

She was used to giving everything away—to her students, her church, her school. But underneath the serving was exhaustion, resentment, and deep loneliness.

TIS gave her the tools to say no with confidence. To stop performing. To rest. To trust herself. And to finally feel seen—in community, in coaching, and in her relationship with God.

“This work seeped into every part of my life,” she shares. “I’m not the same woman I was two years ago.”

Sierra walks us through the unseen ache so many high-achieving women carry — and what it meant for her to slow down, let go of control, and allow herself to feel again. 

In this episode:

• What made Sierra say “yes” to TIS after following for months
• Why emotional processing was a game-changer
• How shifting from performing to presence brought healing
• The power of group coaching and spiritual sisterhood
• A new way to approach growth: with curiosity, not shame
• The deep healing that happens when you're finally safe enough to feel

Straight fire from Sierra 

• “Saying no to good things allowed me to say yes to the right things.”
• “I didn’t even know how to rest. I was just stuck in go-mode.”
• “I was volunteering for everything because I was clinging to spiritual motherhood—and I was lonely.”
• “There was so much shame in not hitting milestones alongside my friends. Coaching helped me name it and move through it.”
• “I used to think, ‘I’m just invisible.’ But that was a lie I carried alone for too long.”
• “I thought I'd invest in this and get nothing out of it. Instead, it changed everything.”
• “For the first time, I didn’t just survive another wedding. I celebrated—and I felt free.”

When she joined TIS, she didn’t expect much.

“This is probably another course that won’t help me,” she thought. But something inside whispered: try anyway.

What happened next surprised her.

“I didn’t know how badly I needed to be seen until I was actually seen.”

“It wasn’t about becoming someone else. It was about coming home to who I already was.”

This is the kind of transformation we’ve seen over and over again inside TIS. We’d love to hold space for you, too.

📍TIS doors open June 2! Save $200 with an EA

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Stay connected to TIS 💛
Want to take this conversation deeper? Our 3 most-loved workshops are always available—practical, healing, and Christ-centered. Start with one or bundle all three.
[👉🏼 Explore the workshops]

🌸 Cycle Syncing with Flo Living
We’re big fans. Track your cycle + get recipes, workouts, and insights that support your body’s rhythms. 

[Use code TIS for your first month FREE.]

🌿 Wednesday Wellness & Wisdom (Free Newsletter)
Every other week: faith + nervous system support + book recs + movement + little “life-giving” things.
Subscribe if you want to actually look forward to Wednesdays.

👉🏼 Learn more about The Intentional Single

Contact Maria + Meghan: [email protected]

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We’ve got a special guest on the podcast this week— the lovely Gwen, a member of The Intentional Single who joined our 6-month journey after following us from afar.

When Gwen first heard about TIS, she was skeptical. Raised in a devout Catholic family and surrounded by 6 sisters, she already had access to wisdom and support. “I just thought, ‘I know this stuff. Is this really going to work for me?’” But something still felt stuck. So she listened to the podcast. Again. And again.

What she found in TIS wasn’t a formula. It wasn’t a five-step dating plan. It was integration. “I had all the head knowledge. But I didn’t know how to live it.”

Through coaching, Gwen learned how to process her emotions instead of moralizing or suppressing them. She stopped agonizing over every decision and began moving forward with hope. “I used to spend two years wondering about one guy. This year, I’ve gone on 20+ dates—without spiraling.”

For Gwen, the transformation didn’t come from more information. It came from slowing down, finding safety in community, and allowing coaching to help her reconnect with her God-given wisdom.

“I used to think coaching was about someone telling me what to think. Now I see it’s about being seen—and challenged—to think with God.”

Now, Gwen is not just thriving in her vocation as a teacher—but flourishing in her faith, friendships, and her relationship with herself.

“This isn’t just about dating. It’s about not moralizing every moment and choosing to live in freedom.”

Gwen’s story is a reminder that your healing doesn’t have to be heavy—and that saying yes to growth might be the bravest thing you do.

“Even as someone who’s deeply emotional, I didn’t realize how much more there was to learn. TIS took me deeper than any therapy or book ever did.”

“Signing up for TIS was a big deal. I was prideful. I thought I already knew everything. But this? This changed how I live.”

If you’ve been thinking about joining us inside TIS, this episode is for you.

🗓 And don’t forget—our two live workshops are coming up:
June 5 + June 10 | 7 CT / 8 ET. Register here. 

📍TIS doors open June 2! Save $200 with an EARLY BIRD discount through June 7. Enrollment closes June 12. Stay in the know here!

See you there,
Meghan & Maria 

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Stay connected to TIS 💛
Want to take this conversation deeper? Our 3 most-loved workshops are always available—practical, healing, and Christ-centered. Start with one or bundle all three.
[👉🏼 Explore the workshops]

🌸 Cycle Syncing with Flo Living
We’re big fans. Track your cycle + get recipes, workouts, and insights that support your body’s rhythms. 

[Use code TIS for your first month FREE.]

🌿 Wednesday Wellness & Wisdom (Free Newsletter)
Every other week: faith + nervous system support + book recs + movement + little “life-giving” things.
Subscribe if you want to actually look forward to Wednesdays.

👉🏼 Learn more about The Intentional Single

Contact Maria + Meghan: [email protected]

Stay in the know on all things TIS!

In this powerful  episode of Thriving in the Space Between, Meghan sits down with four beautiful TIS gals—Abby, Annie, Danielle, and Courtney—who met inside TIS and have been journeying together for nearly two years.

They were placed in a small group… but what unfolded went far beyond a scheduled call.

Tears. Laughter. Cross-country trips. Hope trails (yes, literal ones). Hard conversations. And holy, holy friendship.

They talk candidly about:

• What it’s like to be truly seen and received
• How growth feels less scary when it’s shared
• The gift of spiritual sisterhood in singleness
• Why they never stopped meeting—long after the program ended

“You don't have to explain yourself to people who've forgotten the ache. This group just gets it.”  – Courtney

“These women are the sisters I always dreamed of.” – Danielle

“I don’t have to have my life together to be loved. These women have shown me that.” – Annie

"Before TIS, I had never had the honor of sitting with someone in all the crap. And it's more beautiful than fixing it—just being able to sit with them in it." -Abby

This conversation might be exactly what your heart has been waiting for.

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You're invited to 2 FREE Workshops coming up this June 5 & 10!!!

🌿 Thursday, June 5 @ 7pm CT / 8pm ET
✨ Identity: Remembering Who and Whose You Are

You don’t need more to do. You need space to be and become.
Come rest and reconnect with your truest identity—beyond pressure or performance. If you’ve felt stretched thin, unsure of your worth, or quietly wondering, “Am I enough?”—this is for you.

💗Tuesday, June 10 @ 7pm CT / 8pm ET
💫 The Dating Dilemma

The 2 challenges that are making dating (and life!) harder than it has to be (they aren’t what you think!) and WHAT to do about it!

You don’t need more advice—you need safety, support, and space to heal.
This isn’t about getting it “right.” It’s about understanding the real reasons dating feels so hard and what’s actually getting in the way—internally and externally.

These workshops were made for the Catholic gal whose:
💭 Tired of performing or striving to feel worthy
💭 Longing to feel known, held, and grounded again
💭 Feeling discouraged or unseen in their dating life
💭 Desiring more peace in their identity and relationships

You can register for free here → https://www.theintentionalsingle.com/workshops

I

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Stay connected to TIS 💛
Want to take this conversation deeper? Our 3 most-loved workshops are always available—practical, healing, and Christ-centered. Start with one or bundle all three.
[👉🏼 Explore the workshops]

🌸 Cycle Syncing with Flo Living
We’re big fans. Track your cycle + get recipes, workouts, and insights that support your body’s rhythms. 

[Use code TIS for your first month FREE.]

🌿 Wednesday Wellness & Wisdom (Free Newsletter)
Every other week: faith + nervous system support + book recs + movement + little “life-giving” things.
Subscribe if you want to actually look forward to Wednesdays.

👉🏼 Learn more about The Intentional Single

Contact Maria + Meghan: [email protected]

Stay in the know on all things TIS!

In this episode, M&M sit down with the lovely Ally, a cherished part of the TIS community, whose story of dating, waiting, and engagement is filled with grace, perseverance, and faith.

Having walked alongside Ally through TIS programs and membership, it’s been a true joy to witness her journey unfold. Our prayer is that her story reminds you not to give up—keep hoping, keep praying. God is still writing your story, and the best chapters may be just ahead.

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You're invited to 2 FREE Workshops coming up this June 5 & 10!!!

🌿 Thursday, June 5 at 7pm CT / 8pm ET
✨ Identity: Remembering Who and Whose You Are

You don’t need more to do. You need space to be and become.
Come rest and reconnect with your truest identity—beyond pressure or performance. If you’ve felt stretched thin, unsure of your worth, or quietly wondering, “Am I enough?”—this is for you.

💗Tuesday, June 10 at 7pm CT / 8pm ET
💫 The Dating Dilemma

The 2 challenges that are making dating (and life!) harder than it has to be (they aren’t what you think!) and WHAT to do about it!

You don’t need more advice—you need safety, support, and space to heal.
This isn’t about getting it “right.” It’s about understanding the real reasons dating feels so hard and what’s actually getting in the way—internally and externally.

These workshops were made for the Catholic gal whose:
💭 Tired of performing or striving to feel worthy
💭 Longing to feel known, held, and grounded again
💭 Feeling discouraged or unseen in their dating life
💭 Desiring more peace in their identity and relationships

You can register for free here → https://www.theintentionalsingle.com/workshops

I don’t know where you are in your story—but if you’ve been aching to feel seen, known, and less alone in it… we hope you’ll say yes to these. 💖

📍TIS doors open June 2! Save $200 with an EARLY BIRD discount through June 7. Enrollment closes June 12. Stay in the know here!

🌸🌸🌸

Try our FAV cycle syncing app from FloLiving! Their incredible app helps you track not just your period, but log your daily symptoms, along with recipes and workouts based on the phase of your cycle. (we literally use it every day) 

Wanna try cycle syncing for a month? Use code TIS for that first month of FREE

✨✨✨

Stay connected to TIS 💛
Want to take this conversation deeper? Our 3 most-loved workshops are always available—practical, healing, and Christ-centered. Start with one or bundle all three.
[👉🏼 Explore the workshops]

🌸 Cycle Syncing with Flo Living
We’re big fans. Track your cycle + get recipes, workouts, and insights that support your body’s rhythms. 

[Use code TIS for your first month FREE.]

🌿 Wednesday Wellness & Wisdom (Free Newsletter)
Every other week: faith + nervous system support + book recs + movement + little “life-giving” things.
Subscribe if you want to actually look forward to Wednesdays.

👉🏼 Learn more about The Intentional Single

Contact Maria + Meghan: [email protected]

Stay in the know on all things TIS!

In this heartfelt episode, M&M sit down with one of their very own TIS sisters, Nicole, whose story is a powerful testament to the beauty of healing, growth, faith, and hope. After walking through seasons of transformation and journeying through the TIS programs and then membership, Nicole is now joyfully preparing to step into the vocation of marriage this summer!

Her journey is a reminder that you're not alone—and that God is always at work in the details, even when you can't see it. Let Nicole’s testimony encourage you to trust the process, lean into community, and believe that your story is unfolding with purpose.

God is in the details!

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You're invited to 2 FREE Workshops coming up this June 5 & 10!!!

🌿 Thursday, June 5 at 7pm CT / 8pm ET
✨ Identity: Remembering Who and Whose You Are

You don’t need more to do. You need space to be and become.
Come rest and reconnect with your truest identity—beyond pressure or performance. If you’ve felt stretched thin, unsure of your worth, or quietly wondering, “Am I enough?”—this is for you.

💗Tuesday, June 10 at 7pm CT / 8pm ET
💫 The Dating Dilemma

The 2 challenges that are making dating (and life!) harder than it has to be (they aren’t what you think!) and WHAT to do about it!

You don’t need more advice—you need safety, support, and space to heal.
This isn’t about getting it “right.” It’s about understanding the real reasons dating feels so hard and what’s actually getting in the way—internally and externally.

These workshops were made for the Catholic gal whose:
💭 Tired of performing or striving to feel worthy
💭 Longing to feel known, held, and grounded again
💭 Feeling discouraged or unseen in their dating life
💭 Desiring more peace in their identity and relationships

You can register for free here → https://www.theintentionalsingle.com/workshops

I don’t know where you are in your story—but if you’ve been aching to feel seen, known, and less alone in it… we hope you’ll say yes to these. 💖

📍TIS doors open June 2! Save $200 with an EARLY BIRD discount through June 7. Enrollment closes June 12. Stay in the know here!

🌸🌸🌸

Try our FAV cycle syncing app from FloLiving! Their incredible app helps you track not just your period, but log your daily symptoms, along with recipes and workouts based on the phase of your cycle. (we literally use it every day) 

Wanna try cycle syncing for a m

✨✨✨

Stay connected to TIS 💛
Want to take this conversation deeper? Our 3 most-loved workshops are always available—practical, healing, and Christ-centered. Start with one or bundle all three.
[👉🏼 Explore the workshops]

🌸 Cycle Syncing with Flo Living
We’re big fans. Track your cycle + get recipes, workouts, and insights that support your body’s rhythms. 

[Use code TIS for your first month FREE.]

🌿 Wednesday Wellness & Wisdom (Free Newsletter)
Every other week: faith + nervous system support + book recs + movement + little “life-giving” things.
Subscribe if you want to actually look forward to Wednesdays.

👉🏼 Learn more about The Intentional Single

Contact Maria + Meghan: [email protected]

Stay in the know on all things TIS!

M&M are back again with an awesome guest, Dr. Sarah Bartel who is a writer, speaker, moral theologian and Catholic sex and marriage coach. 

Today, the topic is one that M&M believe needs to be talked about more openly and honestly within the context of a safe, sacred and TOB foundation space...removing the blanket of shame: that topic is SEX! What do single and dating women need to know about it?

This was a beautiful conversation that we believe you will be so blessed by!

You can check out more from Dr. Sarah below!

Cana Feast

My Delight

Instagram

Facebook

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Try our FAV cycle syncing app! We've partnered with Flo-Living - their incredible app helps you track not just your period, but log your daily symptoms, along with recipes and workouts based on the phase of your cycle. 

Wanna try cycle syncing for a month? Use code TIS for that first month of FREE! (It can be used for annual, quarterly, or monthly membership options.)

Try cycle syncing for free today! https://floliving.com/product/the-cycle-syncing-membership 

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Stay connected to TIS 💛
Want to take this conversation deeper? Our 3 most-loved workshops are always available—practical, healing, and Christ-centered. Start with one or bundle all three.
[👉🏼 Explore the workshops]

🌸 Cycle Syncing with Flo Living
We’re big fans. Track your cycle + get recipes, workouts, and insights that support your body’s rhythms. 

[Use code TIS for your first month FREE.]

🌿 Wednesday Wellness & Wisdom (Free Newsletter)
Every other week: faith + nervous system support + book recs + movement + little “life-giving” things.
Subscribe if you want to actually look forward to Wednesdays.

👉🏼 Learn more about The Intentional Single

Contact Maria + Meghan: [email protected]

Stay in the know on all things TIS!

Beauty!

We are so excited to be back with you for new interviews and fun conversations on allll the topics that matter to YOU as a single and dating gal!

We've also partnered with Flo-Living and are super excited to be able to offer you a discount code TIS where you get your first month of the Cycle Syncing Membership App for FREE!!

It can be used for annual, quarterly, or monthly membership options. 

Use code TIS for that first month FREE!

https://floliving.com/product/the-cycle-syncing-membership 

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Stay connected to TIS 💛
Want to take this conversation deeper? Our 3 most-loved workshops are always available—practical, healing, and Christ-centered. Start with one or bundle all three.
[👉🏼 Explore the workshops]

🌸 Cycle Syncing with Flo Living
We’re big fans. Track your cycle + get recipes, workouts, and insights that support your body’s rhythms. 

[Use code TIS for your first month FREE.]

🌿 Wednesday Wellness & Wisdom (Free Newsletter)
Every other week: faith + nervous system support + book recs + movement + little “life-giving” things.
Subscribe if you want to actually look forward to Wednesdays.

👉🏼 Learn more about The Intentional Single

Contact Maria + Meghan: [email protected]

Stay in the know on all things TIS!

Alright ladies... here are a few invitations before M&M take a break for 8 weeks:

We'd love to invite you to go back to some episodes that maybe you haven't listened to yet. Or go back and relisten to a few. Then decide what your 'next tiny step is' and lean into that shift!

Get ready for season 2 when M&M return in April! There are some great guests lined up...we can't wait!

If you'd like to share how this podcast has served you, or what guests you'd like us to have on, or really anything, send us an email! (we reply to every email we receive!) We love hearing from y'all! Pop up in our inbox over at [email protected].

Desiring community of like-minded, faith & growth oriented women from all four corners of the world? Join our free TIS Open Community here!

Interested in hearing more about our workshops, our fabulous newsletter focused on holiness and wholeness, or wanna hear when the doors reopen for membership? Stay in the know here.

We are so grateful for each of you and can't wait to continue this journey. 
Ciao,
M&M

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Stay connected to TIS 💛
Want to take this conversation deeper? Our 3 most-loved workshops are always available—practical, healing, and Christ-centered. Start with one or bundle all three.
[👉🏼 Explore the workshops]

🌸 Cycle Syncing with Flo Living
We’re big fans. Track your cycle + get recipes, workouts, and insights that support your body’s rhythms. 

[Use code TIS for your first month FREE.]

🌿 Wednesday Wellness & Wisdom (Free Newsletter)
Every other week: faith + nervous system support + book recs + movement + little “life-giving” things.
Subscribe if you want to actually look forward to Wednesdays.

👉🏼 Learn more about The Intentional Single

Contact Maria + Meghan: [email protected]

Stay in the know on all things TIS!

Dive into another fun episode where Meghan interviews Maria... the other half of TIS! 

Ever wonder what drives Maria’s ‘why’ when it comes to serving thousands of women from across the world in wholeness and holiness? Or what hills she would die on when it comes to single women and the Catholic dating space? Or what Maria’s main lessons were that she learned from being single for over 20 years? 

Maria is such a light, I’m sure this conversation will impact you on a deep level. Dive into this beautiful insight into who the beautiful Maria Spears Mumaugh is! 

And stick around for an announcement at the end of this episode! 
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If you would like to learn more about her book, The Mirror: 7 Steps to REFLECT the Life You Want.

Connect with Maria:
Send her an email: [email protected]
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mariaspears/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/maria.spears.9

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Stay connected to TIS 💛
Want to take this conversation deeper? Our 3 most-loved workshops are always available—practical, healing, and Christ-centered. Start with one or bundle all three.
[👉🏼 Explore the workshops]

🌸 Cycle Syncing with Flo Living
We’re big fans. Track your cycle + get recipes, workouts, and insights that support your body’s rhythms. 

[Use code TIS for your first month FREE.]

🌿 Wednesday Wellness & Wisdom (Free Newsletter)
Every other week: faith + nervous system support + book recs + movement + little “life-giving” things.
Subscribe if you want to actually look forward to Wednesdays.

👉🏼 Learn more about The Intentional Single

Contact Maria + Meghan: [email protected]

Stay in the know on all things TIS!

You are in for a treat beauties!

Today Maria interviews Meghan! Ever wonder why Meghan is so passionate about the work she does for single and dating women?

Tune in for a fun conversation and get to know the beautiful, deep, fierce and tender heart of the other half of The Intentional Single!

If you'd like to connect with Meghan, you can send her an email at [email protected]! Or reach out to her on Instagram.

If you would like to come to the Dreaming Workshop (or receive the replay!) Register here before January 20!

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Stay connected to TIS 💛
Want to take this conversation deeper? Our 3 most-loved workshops are always available—practical, healing, and Christ-centered. Start with one or bundle all three.
[👉🏼 Explore the workshops]

🌸 Cycle Syncing with Flo Living
We’re big fans. Track your cycle + get recipes, workouts, and insights that support your body’s rhythms. 

[Use code TIS for your first month FREE.]

🌿 Wednesday Wellness & Wisdom (Free Newsletter)
Every other week: faith + nervous system support + book recs + movement + little “life-giving” things.
Subscribe if you want to actually look forward to Wednesdays.

👉🏼 Learn more about The Intentional Single

Contact Maria + Meghan: [email protected]

Stay in the know on all things TIS!