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Beyond Barbie-Style Self-Care: Transforming Your Nervous System's Response to Calling with Janice McWilliams

May 06, 2025 • Season 23 • Episode 16

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In this episode of the Graced Health Podcast, Janice McWilliams joins us, a psychotherapist, spiritual director, and author of "Restore My Soul: Reimagining Self-Care for a Sustainable Life." We discuss how to practice meaningful self-care that goes beyond "Barbie-style" pampering to create sustainable rhythms that prevent burnout while living out your calling.

Janice McWilliams (MDiv, LCPC) is a psychotherapist in private practice, a certified spiritual director, speaker and author of Restore My Soul: Reimagining Self-Care for a Sustainable Life. Janice completed her Master of Divinity at Howard University and her counseling degree at Loyola University in Maryland. Janice’s love of the depths and intrigue of the human experience is matched by her desire to find her place in God’s work of restoring and revitalizing souls everywhere. Her blog promotes spiritual, relational, and psychological transformation

You'll hear today:

1. The Problem with "Barbie-Style" Self-Care

2. What the "Hormone Soup Metaphor" is

3. How to Take a Better Break

4. Learning from Jesus's Rhythms

5. Discerning What Is "Ours to Do"

6. Balancing Fast and Slow Seasons

7. Phone Usage and Self-Care

8. The Four Realms of Self-Care

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Book: Available on Amazon and NavPress

Website: hormonesoupresource.com

Janice’s Resources:

Restore My Soul: Reimagining Self-Care for a Sustainable Life

Online course for ministry leaders

Connect with Janice:

https://janicemcwilliams.com

Instagram: @janicemcwilliams

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Instagram: @GracedHealth
YouTube: @AmyConnell

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