
← The Self Care Sisterhood6 jul · 23 min
RECLAIM YOUR WONDER: 👀 Why You Can't Just Be Here Now
<p>When's the last time something genuinely stopped you in your tracks, friend? Not the post-it-to-stories kind of moment — the real kind where you simply soak it all in? </p><p>This week in our RECLAIM YOUR SUMMER series we're reclaiming wonder, but not in the way you'd think. Bc here's the question Brittany kept wrestling with: <strong>why is it so HARD for us to experience wonder in the first place?</strong> </p><p>Turns out we don't lose our sense of wonder because life stops being beautiful — we lose it because wonder requires surrender. And surrender feels scary, especially when your whole identity is wrapped up in doing, building, carrying, and proving.</p><p><br></p><p><strong>WHAT WE COVER IN TODAY'S EPISODE:</strong><br>✻ Why we rush past the very lives we worked so hard to build — and the patio moment that cracked this whole thing open for Brittany </p><p>✻ The fascinating awe + wonder study where people drew themselves smaller after experiencing awe — and why that smallness is a gift, not a threat </p><p>✻ Becoming small in EGO without becoming small in WORTH </p><p>✻ Why distraction feels easier than wonder </p><p>✻ The question worth sitting with all summer: what if the goal was never to carry more — but to notice more?</p><p><br></p><p><strong>THE HEART OF THIS EPISODE:</strong><br>"Wonder helps us get honest about how much of a load we're carrying — and whether it was ever meant to be ours to carry in the first place."</p><p><br></p><p><strong>RESOURCES + LINKS MENTIONED:</strong><br>🌿 <a href="www.inspirebeautybritt.com/reclaim" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">RECLAIM YOUR SUMMER Workbook + Companion Guide </a>| 55 pages | this week's section is all about wonder, noticing + paying attention<br>📖 The Unplugged Hours by Hannah Brencher + <a href="https://open.spotify.com/episode/243pMeur2uw9gzOITRZBTQ?si=0fc8a7e6708b4cac" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">Hannah's episode on the podcast </a><br>🍑 Currently reading for fun this summer: <a href="https://amzn.to/3SHHRLv" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">Demon Copperhead </a><br>🔬 The awe + wonder study referenced: "Awe, the Small Self, and Prosocial Behavior" (Piff et al., 2015) → <a href="https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/25984788/">https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/25984788/</a><br>🎧 Subscribe to The Self Care Sisterhood Podcast | new episodes every Monday all summer long → Spotify, Apple Podcasts, + wherever you listen<br>⭐ Loved this one? Share it with a friend + leave a 5-star review on Apple Podcasts. 🤍</p><p><br></p><p><strong>NEXT WEEK ON THE PODCAST:</strong><br>We continue the series with Reclaim Your Light — because once wonder reminds us we're beautifully small, the next step is remembering we still matter, deeply. Small in ego, infinite in worth.</p><p><br></p><p><strong>CONNECT WITH BRITTANY:</strong><br>📱 Instagram: @inspirebeautybritt | 🌐 inspirebeautybritt.com | ☕ Crave Coffee + Market: @cravecoffeeandmarket</p>