The Inner Room of Bridging Hearts
A space for nuance, love, and the questions that don’t fit into boxes
Welcome.
This space is part of Bridging Hearts, a world devoted to staying in connection without erasing ourselves, even when love, faith, identity, or belonging feel complex.
If you’re new here, you don’t need to know where you’re headed yet.
You can begin wherever feels lightest.
Start here
🎧 Listen
The podcast is the front door.
It’s free and open, a place to listen, reflect, and feel into whether this work resonates.
📖 Read
Some reflections here on Substack are shared freely.
They offer a sense of my voice, my lived experience, and the nuance that guides this work.
🤍 Step inside
The Inner Room is the paid community space, a quieter, more intimate room for conversation, questions, and connection.
There’s no right pace.
Some people listen for a long time before stepping inside.
Others arrive here first.
All paths are welcome.
If you’d like to be part of this space, you’re welcome to step inside.
What is Bridging Hearts?
Bridging Hearts is the philosophy that guides all of my work.
It’s about learning how to stay in relationship, with yourself, with others, and with life, without collapsing, hardening, or erasing parts of who you are.
Bridging Hearts is for those who want to:
hold love and difference at the same time
choose curiosity over fear
stay human in complex conversations
move beyond black-and-white thinking
practice connection without needing certainty
We’re not here to agree on everything.
We’re here to stay present.
What is The Inner Room?
The Inner Room is where Bridging Hearts becomes lived and relational.
This is not a course, not a curriculum and not something to “keep up with.”
It’s a community space, slow, intimate, and grounded, where reflection, nuance, and honest questions are welcome.
Inside The Inner Room, you’ll find:
long-form reflections I don’t share publicly
occasional audio posts (voice-note style, unfiltered)
open threads where you can ask questions or share what’s alive
thoughtful presence in the comments, this is not a broadcast space
Some weeks are quieter and some weeks go deeper, that’s intentional.
If this feels like a space you’d want to sit in, you’re welcome here.
Free vs Paid - how this space works
This Substack has two layers.
Free subscribers
You’re welcome to:
read selected posts and previews
follow along with reflections shared publicly
receive updates when new pieces are published
This is a gentle way to get to know my work and my voice.
Paid members — The Inner Room
Paid members are part of the Inner Room.
Inside the paid space, you receive:
full access to all posts
audio reflections
the ability to comment and join conversations
open threads where you can ask questions or share what you’re holding
a slower, more intimate rhythm of connection
The paid layer exists to protect depth, safety, and intimacy, not to lock away information.
7€ / month
Cancel anytime.
You’re welcome to stay free for as long as you need.
And if you feel the pull to step inside, the door is always open.
A gentle invitation
If something in you softened while reading this…
If you’re tired of holding these questions alone…
If you’re longing for nuance instead of noise…
You’re welcome here.
With love,
Ida
P.S. There’s no rush, join when it feels right.
