Happy Town Porchcast

In this episode Cindy shares her cancer journey, both as a caregiver to her husband and patient herself, and how these experiences were instrumental in creating the life of celebration she enjoys today. Her husband Jeff then joins her for a conversation about how the mantra "come what may and love it" was foundational in keeping a positive attitude and grateful heart through it all.

In this episode Cindy shares a story about lessons learned from a deadly touch as a child and a course correction as a young mother. Daughters - Lauren and Hannah join her for an emotional conversation about the many ways we touch each others lives.

In this episode Cindy shares a story about the magical talents of a beloved aunt and has a heartfelt conversation with daughters Lauren and Hannah about the celebratory nature of food, it's emotional pull and how it connects us through the generations.

In this episode we journey from a black and white world to one of vivid color. We then discover that the influential connections in our lives help us to "see" with more than just our eyes.

 In this episode join Cindy on her sound journey from angst to enlightenment and her fun conversation with her daughter Lauren and her son Christopher as they explore how we use sounds and music to express our individuality and to feel emotions. 

In this Episode Cindy shares how one smell gave her the best gift. Then her daughter Lauren joins her on the porch for a touching conversation on the why and how to for creating an intentional, meaningful "smell track" for your life that will help you feel joy and happiness even through your most challenging times. And Sugar Plum Penelope is back to end it all with a hilarious joke.

In this episode we discuss the emotional highs and lows of one of the most conflicted holidays of the year -- love it or hate it -- it's Valentine's Day -- and we are here to put it all into perspective.

In this episode I share a story about one of our favorite made up holidays -- Leif Erikson Day. Then in an unedited, humorous discussion with my daughters Lauren and Hannah we explore how this tradition began, why it endures and why we think everyone should celebrate at least one made up holiday. My favorite moment? Revisiting the "no tv" time in our lives and what we did for entertainment -- "Pap...

In this episode I share a story about what I learned while watching a group of children jump in a bounce house on a glorious fall afternoon. Daughters Lauren and Hannah join me on the porch and we discuss our family's love of bouncing and obsession with bounce houses. We share some adventures we had during our big family Halloween week reunion and make some remarkable discoveries about how relatio...

In this inaugural episode I share a story about the meaning of "Happy Town" and am then joined on the porch with 2 of my grown children, Lauren and Hannah. A wonderful discussion ensues as we discover ways we are creating a happy life within our generation and season of life. My favorite moment? When Lauren gives some great insight about how to "frame" necessity. We end with a hilarious joke from...

Take a minute to meet Cindy (and some of her favorite people) as she shares what lies ahead in the upcoming episodes of the Happy Town Porchcast!