Paloma distinguishes her evolving spirituality from religion, crediting her father for encouraging her exploration of art and literature. She finds meaning through connections with people and events, and explains that cultivating mindfulness is an ongoing practice, especially given her hectic travel schedule. Paloma shares her spiritual routines—meditation, prayer, and showering—as ways to find quiet and buffer from the world. She links her 11-year sobriety journey to spirituality, emphasizing surrendering control to find freedom and how it has reparented her. The conversation also covers the struggle and relief of journaling, with Paloma discussing her difficulty writing for herself after being conditioned to create for an audience. She embraces vulnerability in her creative process, moving from a guarded modeling persona to integrating purpose and honesty, and shares a book project about her breast surgeries that redefines self-love as acceptance of fluctuating feelings about her body. Finally, Paloma explores how art creates powerful memories and helps navigate femininity and self-worth, emphasizing the importance of rest for Black women and her journey of learning to listen to her body through somatic therapy.