Dear Soulmate
What happens when you're walking that razor's edge, deep in your own thoughts, maybe feeling alone, and you start writing letters... not just to anyone, but to someone you feel out there, deep in your soul? Your soulmate.
Most people might call it a fantasy, just a dream we all kind of wish was real. I wrestled with that thought – long and hard. Searched myself, questioned everything. And I landed on belief. Why? Because everywhere I look, I see duality. Positive and negative. Yin and yang. A push and a pull. It felt true that for every energy, there’s another meant to harmonize with it – a soulmate.
My own spiritual path is a blend, seeing how energy cycles through everything, maybe like souls connecting across time, drawn together. So, during a time I was walking solo, this idea hit me: Write the letters. Put it all down – the hopes, the struggles, the search for that connection.
The plan became this: one day, send these letters out into the world. Use the internet like an ocean, these recordings like my message in a bottle, hoping the currents carry them to her.
This podcast, Dear Soulmate, is me unsealing those bottles. It's raw, it's my truth, shared publicly for the first time. Maybe you'll hear an echo of your own search in these words.
Let's cast the first letter out now.
Episodes
20 episodes
Season 2 - Ep 7: The Vow
The final letter. The vow. This is where I lay it all down: complete devotion, relentless commitment, unapologetic love. No halfway. No holding back. If you take one step toward me, you'll find I've already crossed the distance. This is t...
Season 2 - Ep 6: The Union
I don't write about "I" anymore. Every word now bends toward "we." This letter is about building together, imagining a life side by side, and stepping into a shared future. It's about partnership, not just romance. If you've been waiting ...
Season 2 - Ep 5: The Mystery
This is the letter where I tell her something I've never said out loud. A vulnerability I've kept hidden, waiting for someone who deserved to hold it. Fear. Doubt. The truth beneath the strength. If you've ever wondered what it sounds lik...
Season 2 - Ep 4: The Dream
Every scar was a map. Every fall was a redirect. This letter is about destiny, about two people being shaped separately for the same collision. If you've ever felt like your pain had a purpose, like you were being prepared for someone you...
Season 2 - Ep 3: The Invitation
Prison could have broken me. It didn't. This letter is about what I became in the fire, and why I stand before her now as a man rebuilt, not for survival, but for her. This isn't desperation. This is choice. I'm not asking to be seen. I'm...
Season 2 -Ep 2: The Reflection
In this letter, I stop talking about myself and start talking about her. The woman who carries weight no one sees. The one who's tired of performing strength. This is about being seen, truly seen, without having to explain yourself. If yo...
Season 2 - Ep 1: The Summons
This is the beginning. The first letter in my new Dear Soulmate series, written not from behind bars, but as a free man actively searching for the woman these words are meant for. This isn't entertainment. This is intention. Six letters. ...
Dear Soulmate Episode 13
Here's a podcast description for your Episode 13:Dear Soulmate: Episode 13 - Unleashing the Wild HeartHello, captivating spirit! Jonathan Cruz here, and we're continuing our journey through 'Dear Soulmate' as we delve into the fin...
Dear Soulmate Episode 12
The Seductive SparkHey, radiant one! Jonathan Cruz here, inviting you into Part Two of our three-week 'Dear Soulmate' series. These raw, intimate letters, penned during my time in isolation, were my lifeline—a way to dream of a co...
Dear Soulmate Episode 11
In this episode of 'Dear Soulmate,' Jonathan Cruz kicks off a captivating three-part series with a heartfelt letter written during his time in prison. Penned on a single intense day, this opening piece celebrates the fierce, independent woman h...
Dear Soulmate Episode 10
In this heartfelt episode of *Dear Soul Mate*, Jonathan Cruz shares a poetic love letter written from the depths of prison isolation—a raw confession infused with timeless myths from Homer, Sappho, and Ovid. It's a call across the void to his u...
Dear Soulmate Episode 9
Some letters are messages. This one is a calling.In this deeply moving episode, we share a mystical letter that came not through ordinary writing, but through divine revelation—a dream that bridged the spiritual and the tangible. This is...
Dear Soulmate Episode 8
In this intensely passionate episode of "Dear Soul Mate," Jonathan Cruz shares one of his most vulnerable and consuming love letters—written from a place where love transcended feeling and became worship. This isn't just about romantic longing;...
Dear Soulmate Episode 7
In this deeply moving episode of "Dear Soul Mate," Jonathan Cruz shares one of his most vulnerable letters—written from the depths of solitary confinement where hope seemed impossible. Before reading the letter, he poses powerful questions that...
Dear Soulmate Episode 6
In this deeply intimate episode of Dear Soulmate, we explore the profound depths of devotion and longing that transcend physical presence. This heartfelt letter reveals how love becomes a sanctuary in the quiet hours, where memories transform i...
Dear Soulmate Episode 5
In this raw and unforgettable episode of "Dear Soul Mate," Jonathan Cruz shares the harrowing context behind one of his most profound letters about love and mortality. Just thirty minutes after witnessing another inmate's violent death, Jonatha...
Dear Soulmate Episode 4
In Episode 4 of "Dear Soul Mate," Jonathan Cruz confronts his own words after years of distance from the letters that once sustained him. Before reading a profound letter about the fluidity of love, he pauses to reflect on what it means t...
Dear Soulmate Episode 3
In this episode of "Dear Soul Mate," Jonathan Cruz reads a deeply romantic letter written during his incarceration, where he explores the mysteries of perfect love and eternal connection. But before diving into the letter, Jonathan offers...