Episode 103 · May 9, 2023
Amy Seiffert: Encouraging Women to Nourish their Soul
with Amy Seiffert, Author & Speaker
34 min
Amy Seiffert: Encouraging Women to Nourish their Soul
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In this episode I sit down with Amy Seiffert — author, speaker, wife, and mom of three — to talk about her book "Starved" and the idea that so many of us are feeding ourselves things that never actually nourish our souls. Amy shares the story that started it all: her son's Crohn's diagnosis, the complete diet change it required, and the moment in her kitchen when she felt God say, "Amy, I want to shepherd you through this, but you have to come to me and let me shepherd you."
Out of that season came a question she couldn't shake — what would it look like for our culture to have a spiritual diet change? We talk about swapping out the spiritual junk food (the late-night Googling, the scrolling, the rehearsing of our fears) for simple practices like silence, Sabbath, and walking outside with God. Amy is so raw and honest here, sharing about shame, anxiety, and God rewriting a nourishing new narrative over her story.
I love that this conversation is so practical. We get into how she keeps Sundays as a Sabbath with kids and sports pulling in every direction, the "Father's Five" verbs she prays every morning, moving from a scarcity mindset to abundance, and how she's living purposefully this year through play and her writing. If you've been feeling tired, anxious, and overwhelmed, this one is for you. Keep going — there's freedom here.
Key takeaways
- Notice what you're feasting on. If you're running to Google, scrolling your phone, or rehearsing your fears at night, those things aren't nourishing your soul — and a spiritual diet change can help.
- Try silence with God for five minutes with an open-palm, receiving posture. There may be no big epiphany, and that's okay — the point is the mind-body-soul connection and remembering God is still in control.
- Practice Sabbath purposefully, not perfectly. Amy's three loose rhythms: worship together, take a nap, and get outside to delight in God's creation — flexed to each season.
- Pray the 'Father's Five' from Luke 15:20 — God sees you, is filled with compassion, and runs, embraces, and kisses you. Put a hand on your chest and name each verb on a fingertip.
- Trade a scarcity mindset for abundance. When your to-do list feels bigger than your energy, ask the God whose cup overflows (Psalm 23) to overflow yours in the very place you feel you don't have enough.
- Small, two-word prayers count. 'God, help.' 'God, shepherd me here.' He hears the cry — especially in the physically demanding season of mothering little ones.
- When you feel stuck, look back at a time you got unstuck before and draw on it — or try something new, like a walk outside, worship music, or a silent retreat, to shift your perspective.
“It was crazy because he had been eating, but he was starving. The food that had served him well was not serving him anymore.”
“Google wasn't shepherding my soul. I needed to put my phone down and practice silence and let God speak to me.”
“We are doing Sabbath purposefully, not perfectly.”
“God, you say my cup will overflow today. When I'm looking at this list, I don't know if I can do it — would you overflow my cup in a space where it doesn't look like I have enough?”
About Amy
Author & Speaker
Amy Seiffert is an author and speaker, and a wife and mother of three. She served on staff with the campus organization Crew for fifteen years before joining her church's teaching team, and now travels to write and speak. She also appears on the YouVersion Bible app and coaches writers. Her books include the self-published 'Chin Up' (on mothering littles), 'Starved,' and its companion Bible study.
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