EP46: Music and Mormonism with Angela Soffe

I met Angela through the longest hug I’ve ever shared with a
stranger (more on that on the show)… standing by a river, in
the mountains, under a tent, listening to Blaine Bartlett
speak about compassionate capitalism. If it sounds kind of
out there, it was. It was also amazing and I felt an
immediate connection to Angela and her work on the planet.


I later heard her briefly share her story before performing
her music, and I was hooked. Her voice was so deep and real.
 Her storytelling honest and vulnerable. And her story
itself – of the agonizing soul searching and leaving her
Mormon upbringing – was incredibly compelling.


I know you’ll find her wisdom, courage, and music as profound
and haunting as I do.






In this convo we get into:






How being raised in an observant Mormon family in the
Philippines impacted her life

The “moment of reckoning” when she began to consider that
all she believed maynot be true

The darkness and despair of leaving family and faith –
and how she moved through it

Music as an outlet for healing and self-discovery in her
life

Her marriage, and how it nearly collapsed with her belief
system

Exploring spirituality, faith, and friendship outside of
religion

Sobbing and Songwriting







More about Angela:






Angela Soffe is an Americana singer, songwriter, and
musician. She is the lead singer and songwriter of the
award-winning Angela Soffe Band based in the Pacific
Northwest. Her latest album, ‘Second Wind’ is the result of a
darkness-into-light narrative, and marks a brave return to
music. Raised by American parents in Southeast Asia, the
artist weaves a glowing musical tapestry inspired by the
flavors of her past. The weighty topics of her new album are
exquisitely offset by soothing musicality, an amalgam of
folk, pop, and bluegrass with touches of new age and
classical music. Throughout the album, Angela’s voice exudes
a sweet emotional grace at the intersection of defiance,
wonderment, longing, and vulnerability. Highlights on this
soulful journey of an album include “Rocks,” “Freedom,” and
“Second Wind.”


Website:


www.angelasoffe.com    (You can get a free
download of the song “ROCKS.” When you enter your email
address, you’ll be sent a free download code)
Facebook: www.facebook.com/angelasoffeband
Instagram: www.instagram.com/angelasoffeband






Resources and Music:






Brene Brown’s work on shame and vulnerability (her TED
talk and books are incredible)
Music video for Rocks (one of my FAVORITES from her
album — “So judge me, cast me your stones. I will lay them
back at your feet. We like to throw rocks at the people who
don’t see the world in the way we do. I don’t why we all
stand in a circle and point a finger or two…”)






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