360. The Quiet Work of Loving Well!

House of Joy- Christian Life Coaching

Dr. Edie Wadsworth

Education, Religion & Spirituality, Self-improvement, Health & Fitness, Christianity, Mental Health

4.9 • 1.5K Ratings

🗓️ 10 February 2026

⏱️ 18 minutes

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Summary

In today’s episode, I’m inviting you into a quieter, more tender conversation about what it really means to love well. This has been a season full of anticipation and preparation in my life — birthdays, babies, travel, knitting projects, extra food on the stove, and lots of behind-the-scenes tending. And on the very same day I recorded this, I was also having a deeply tender day myself — the kind of day that requires real care, emotional honesty, and support. In this episode, I share how the quiet work of loving well often starts with tending to ourselves — especially when life feels full, emotional, or demanding. I talk about how caring for your inner life doesn’t shrink your joy, but actually expands your capacity for it. We’ll explore: What the quiet work of loving well actually looks like in everyday life How anticipation and preparation shape the way we love Why making extra, planning ahead, and living with intention matter more than we think The importance of receiving care just as much as giving it How ordinary acts, done with love, shape a meaningful and joyful life This episode is a gentle reminder that love doesn’t always look loud or dramatic. Often, it looks like knitting a scarf, making an extra batch of soup, tending to your own heart, and showing up with intention — again and again. I hope this conversation encourages you to slow down, soften, and notice how love is already expanding your life in quiet, beautiful ways. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:30.5	Hello and welcome back to the podcast where you are invited for lighthearted conversations
0:35.6	about things that matter as you seek to live your
0:38.2	most meaningful, beautiful, and joyful life. I'm your host, Dr. Edie Wadsworth, and I hope you
0:43.6	enjoy your stay here at the House of Joy. Well, hi, dear ones. Welcome back to the House of Joy.
0:50.1	I'm so honored to have you here today. And listen, if you're not watching on YouTube, you need to come over because I have on
0:58.3	the most adorable scarf.
1:01.0	It's called the Sophie scarf.
1:02.9	I knit this myself, this weekend.
1:05.9	You're going to want to make one as soon as you see it.
1:09.1	And I'm completely obsessed. I'm knitting on my second you see it. And I'm completely obsessed.
1:11.7	I'm knitting on my second one right now, and I got yarn in today to make a third one.
1:17.8	So they whip up pretty quick.
1:21.3	They're so cute.
1:22.8	You can make them in cotton yarn if you want, you know, just to wear it as like a little
1:27.4	neck bandana. but i knit this one
1:30.4	in some leftover yarn literally from 2015 homeschool days hashtag hobby lobby and i absolutely adore it um
1:39.8	so i'll put the um link to the pattern below if you're not a knitter, would this be a good first time pattern?
1:47.3	I don't know.
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