From Soul Starved to Soul Fed: Building a Spiritual Practice That Actually Sticks
About this episode
This episode discusses the concept of soul starvation in midlife motherhood and introduces a daily spiritual practice to reconnect with one's inner self.
You've been tending to everyone and everything. Your kids, your work, your relationships, the hundred things that need you every single day. And you're good at it. But somewhere in all of that outward focus, a quieter part of you has been going hungry for something deeper. In this episode, I'm naming what soul starvation actually feels like, why the caregiving role in midlife creates a particular kind of disconnection from your inner world, and introducing the Soul Nourishment Daily Practice: a simple container and a menu of practices that gives your soul a reliable place to land. Key Takeaways: Why soul starvation is different from burnout and why it tends to surface at threshold moments in midlife motherhood How the outward demands of caregiving across family and work create a specific kind of disconnection from your deeper self The two things that get in the way when you finally carve out time for something more meaningful and how to keep them from getting in your way The Soul Nourishment Morning Practice: how to build a container that actually sticks and a menu of seven practices to choose from based on your preferences This episode is for the mom who has been facing outward…
People in this episode
Host: Cara Maiolo
Topics covered
- spiritual practice
- soul nourishment
- midlife motherhood
- self-care
- emotional wellbeing
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