RECLAIM YOUR WONDER: 👀 Why You Can't Just Be Here Now

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? 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: why is it so HARD for us to experience wonder in the first place? 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.WHAT WE COVER IN TODAY'S EPISODE:✻ 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 ✻ The fascinating awe + wonder study where people drew themselves smaller after experiencing awe — and why that smallness is a gift, not a threat ✻ Becoming small in EGO without becoming small in WORTH ✻ Why distraction feels easier than wonder ✻ The question worth sitting with all summer: what if the goal was never to carry more — but to notice more?THE HEART OF THIS EPISODE:"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."RESOURCES + LINKS MENTIONED:🌿 RECLAIM YOUR SUMMER Workbook + Companion Guide | 55 pages | this week's section is all about wonder, noticing + paying attention📖 The Unplugged Hours by Hannah Brencher + Hannah's episode on the podcast 🍑 Currently reading for fun this summer: Demon Copperhead 🔬 The awe + wonder study referenced: "Awe, the Small Self, and Prosocial Behavior" (Piff et al., 2015) → https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/25984788/🎧 Subscribe to The Self Care Sisterhood Podcast | new episodes every Monday all summer long → Spotify, Apple Podcasts, + wherever you listen⭐ Loved this one? Share it with a friend + leave a 5-star review on Apple Podcasts. 🤍NEXT WEEK ON THE PODCAST: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.CONNECT WITH BRITTANY:📱 Instagram: @inspirebeautybritt | 🌐 inspirebeautybritt.com | ☕ Crave Coffee + Market: @cravecoffeeandmarket