Hi, I’m Amy!
I’m so delighted YOU are here! Offering spiritual direction to those seeking or hurting is truly my vocational calling. My passion is for The Divine to be known, not only in the imagination, but also profoundly experienced in everyday realities.
I bring a rare and powerful perspective, shaped by my experience as a former surgeon who stepped away from clinical practice after the loss of my 7-year-old son. At the age of 32, I found myself utterly devastated, battling depression and loneliness, along with a faith and identity crisis. I cried out to my Higher Power, angry and bewildered.
Over the next 7 years, I was tenderly and graciously welcomed, embraced, and healed through participation in several different communities. These incredible mentors and individuals manifested the presence of pure love to me in a space where I could be fully known and fully loved.
My painful (yet joyful) journey led me to seek credentialing as a spiritual director and to later become a foster parent and adoptive mother to a traumatized and neurodivergent child. I have 6 years of spiritual formation training, and I completed a 2-year certificate program of spiritual direction in 2019.
Previously known professionally as Dr. Amy Schroeder-Whipp, DPM.
My path reflects a lived understanding of identity transition, role loss, meaning reconstruction, and the internal recalibration that often accompanies profound life change.
I’m fun-loving, adventurous, and cherish a good laugh. I deeply admire a life well-lived and savor in pondering questions like “what does it mean to die well?” I adore animals, especially dogs, and have 3 amazing pups of my own, as well as a horse, donkey, sheep, 6 cats, and chickens!
I’m a Chicago native and fan of all things Chicago - Giordano’s pizza, the Bears/Cubs/White Sox/Bulls/Blackhawks, and Garett’s popcorn!
I now reside outside of Nashville on several beautiful acres of pastures and woodlands. I spend my time parenting, caring for my animals, hosting get-togethers with my wide array of friends, traveling, reading, sipping fun cocktails, and taking naps!
