🎙 Episode 8: Spiritual Self-Care — Tuning Into Awe, Stillness & Meaning

Welcome back to Supporting Physician Spouses! In this final installment of our three-part self-care series, we turn our attention inward—to the soul. In this episode, Kendra and Katie explore what it really means to care for your spiritual self, especially when life feels hectic, loud, or overwhelming.

Spiritual self-care isn’t just about religion. It’s about awe. Wonder. Stillness. Meaning. Nature. Creativity. Silence. It’s about reconnecting with the core of who you are—even if just for a moment.

From slug-spotting with children to rediscovering the color green after a long winter, Katie and Kendra share personal stories and reflections that invite you to notice the sacred in your everyday life.

📚 Featured Resource:

• The Power of Stillness: Mindful Living for Latter-day Saints — a favorite book for both hosts, helping reframe spiritual care in the chaos of parenting and life.

• Awe: The New Science of Everyday Wonder and How It Can Transform Your Life by Dacher Keltner

• Have a moment of awe with music. Bastille x Freya Ridings - Pompeii MMXXIII | Live at The Earthshot Prize Awards

• Have a moment of awe with stunning visuals Cosmic Eye Video

🧠 Key Themes & Takeaways:

• Nature as a portal to presence and awe

• Parenting as an opportunity for spiritual practice

• Why spiritual needs are not indulgent—but sacred

• How mirror neurons help children reflect our energy

• Redefining meditation as presence, not perfection

• Moments of beauty can ground us if we let them

• Asking for what you need starts with knowing what you need

🌱 Try This Practice:
This week, ask yourself: “What might I be missing?” Is it stillness? Awe? Connection? A deep breath? Choose one small act of spiritual care—and let it be enough.