Thriving in the Space Between

“I’ve Tried Everything”—How Paulina Stopped Controlling and Started Hoping | Episode 95

The Intentional Single Season 3 Episode 95

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What happens when you’ve done all the right things—the books, the prayers, the programs—and you’re still waiting?

In this special bonus conversation, Paulina shares her honest journey through singleness, disappointment, and the slow surrender of control. As a high-capacity, driven woman, she realized that hoping again didn’t mean trying harder—it meant learning how to release timelines, loosen her grip, and trust God without needing certainty first.

“I realized I wasn’t afraid of hoping—I was afraid of losing control.”


Paulina reflects on what it looks like to live out gritty, Christian hope—the kind that stays rooted in God even when circumstances don’t change right away. This episode is for the gal who’s tired, faithful, and quietly wondering if she can risk opening her heart again.

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