Harvesting Her Way

Today’s guest is Maria Hunnick, an Iowa-based farmer, breast cancer and melanoma survivor, and avid horse enthusiast. The episode kicks off as Maria shares her multifaceted life, detailing her farming activities, her passion for horseback riding, and her journey through breast cancer and melanoma survival. She discusses the therapeutic role animals played during her cancer treatment and elaborates...

In this episode of 'Harvesting Her Way,' Dawn set the stage for a discussion on embracing change and aiming for higher achievements. She talks about the importance of leaning into changes and how it aligns with her theme of achieving higher, despite the setbacks. The bulk of the episode focuses on the importance of setting realistic expectations, understanding one’s body and cycle, utilizi...

The topic this week goes into a discussion on the importance of living authentically rather than just 'checking the boxes'. Dawn emphasizes the importance of living life for the experiences rather than ticking off to-do lists or comparing oneself to others on social media. Dawn shares her personal experiences, including finding joy in seemingly ordinary life activities like receiving baby...

This week, Dawn digs into why people tend to refrain from doing what they love or desire due to imposter syndrome, using a personal example of how she and her friend, as townies, felt that they wouldn't fit into a 4H Club designed for farm kids. Lastly, she challenges listeners not to let fear lead their decisions by only focusing on the risks but to consider the rewards as well. Do you love t...

In this 83rd episode of 'Harvesting Her Way' podcast, host Dawn Marie delves into her reading journey, particularly the unexpected benefits of reading books from the 'smut section'. Notably, Dawn highlights the ability of these novels to foster creativity, enable mental relaxation, and sometimes offer potential solutions to issues in life. The episode also touches on the relevance...

In this episode, Kristen Harms, a ranch wife and marketing specialist, shares insight into her life on Bieber Red Angus, her family's third-generation Red Angus seed stock operation. Kristen manages marketing and social media for the ranch while also operating a platform called 'The Basic Ranch Mom' where she shares humorous and relatable experiences of ranch life from a wife and mom&#...

Dawn Marie discusses the importance of self-awareness to engage more effectively with the world. She shares some revelations from her ongoing journey towards self-discovery, stressing the need to understand personal motivations and behaviors rather than focusing on perceptions of others. Key tools in her exploration include the Enneagram and human design system. Dawn Marie also explores the value...

Life Balance and the Power of Seasons: Overcoming Perfectionism and Embracing Progress. In this episode of 'Harvesting Her Way', I talk extensively about overcoming the concern of feeling like you can’t have it all and managing life balance. I share my personal experiences, discuss the concept of adjusting to different seasons in life, and suggest ways to make space for what one desires. T...

In episode 79 of the Harvesting Her Way podcast, Lindsy Trotter, the founder of Chilled Freezer Meals, shares her journey from being a teacher to an entrepreneur. After her daughter developed food sensitivities, Lindsy began to prepare easy-to-prepare meals for busy weeknights. This process evolved into Chilled, a food preparation company serving over 100,000 meals to families across northeast Iow...

In episode 78 of Harvesting Her Way, I share my thoughts and strategies for the new year under my theme, 'Living on Purpose'. In this episode, we cover: The need for decluttering both physical and mental spaces to make room for meaningful experiences. An intent to be disciplined, resist distractions, and avoid getting into analysis paralysis mode are some of the ways she plans to live more...

Terryn Drieling is our guest today! Terryn lives and works on a large ranch with her family and also helps other farmers and ranchers improve their communication. She talks about how she uses the principles of 'good movement', a term used in the context of low-stress cattle handling, and applies these principles in human interaction to improve communication and relationships. Terryn shares...

In episode 76 of 'Harvesting Her Way', I, your host Dawn Marie, discuss the theme of embracing one's intuition & shedding societal ‘shoulds’. Societal pressures often make us do things we 'should' do, rather than the things that we 'could' do and want to do. Referencing the book ' Find Your F*ck Yeah ', by Alexis Rockley, I emphasize the importance of intrin...

Lately, I’ve been digging into my WHY again as a person, and for business planning. There is magic in reliving through some of the best times of your life & especially the worst. Think of the top 3 things that were difficult, then jot down 3 life events that brought you so much joy. Write out in detail; the sights, smells feelings then and now about each of those Within those memories is your...

Lexi Wright, host of Farming on Purpose and owner of Back Pocket Social Marketing, and is a mom of 4 living the dream in rural Kansas. She and her husband recently bought the family's farm which they are the 6th generation on. After being beginning farmers for 8 years, it’s been a big change for them! When they’re not learning new lessons on the farm, Lexi is working with marketing clients to...

Ever get stuck in the overwhelm? Feel so trapped in your mind that you feel you can’t do any of it? It’s human nature to get stuck in your mind. To make progress, to get out of a funk, to regroup - break it down to take just the next right thing. When we take action on one single thing. We feel empowered to do then, the next right thing, then the next. Breaking down the mountain of lists of all th...

As we wrap up this season 2 under the Beyond the Plate w/ Dawn Marie umbrella - let's reflect on how harvest is going, and how farm-mommin' is going. Tune in for the reveal of the new podcast title! Thank you from the bottom of my heart for being a part of the podcast rebrand, submitting your votes, providing feedback or even just saying, “hey, that sucks that you have to change your podca...

Abby Shipley is a farmwife and mom living in Central Ohio. She is the owner of The Ginger Hill Farmer, a farm graphic tee boutique. Abby left her 20-year career in corporate retail last fall to come back to our farm and focus on The Ginger Hill Farmer. Abby & her husband are operating as first-generation farmers. The Shipleys grow corn, soybeans, and barley, and feed out Holstein steers. Altho...

Harvest can bring up a lot of excess stress - don't hide behind fear of speaking your mind add to it. Avoid the blow up by talking about the situation in the moment if you feel you can openly communicate without imposing blame. When we effectively communicate, our relationships improve, and our mindset, and overall health. It's pretty epic. In this episode, I share 4 steps to speaking your...

My friend, Jenn Lormand joins us on today's episode to chat about what every mother should know about her body. It's pure fire! The pelvic floor isn't top of mind when you take your baby home from the hospital but is something that every mother has adjusted to postpartum. What we cover: Listening to that inner intuition when something isn't right Common symptoms we think is the new...

When we understand we CAN SHIFT our perspective to get a different result, it is a mind blowing experience! Are things I dislike about my body, my life, etc.? Abso-freaking-lutey! BUT, when we tweak how we look at ourselves or anything - we can feel and be amazing. Isn't that the ideal goal in life? To feel good in our skin. To embrace what we have been given. You can not like something, but d...

Our special guest today is the Legendairy Dietitian, Kennedy Youngren. Kennedy Youngren is a registered dietitian nutritionist, married to a 4th generation dairyman in central Minnesota. What first started as a platform to help connect consumers to producers, disseminate myths, squash food bullying and fear monitoring of our food systems quickly turned into fueling farmers, ranchers, and cowboys f...

As women, we get mislabeled and misunderstood. Our hormones are often the culprit of many mood swings and various symptoms. In this episode, you'll learn how to reign in your unbalanced hormones with simple tactics from seed cycling to reducing everyday toxins. You get to feel understood by yourself in knowing what happens to your body biologically with SYNCED , a self-led video course.  *****...

Today we are going a little deeper beyond that food aspect - mental health & it's importance it plays in all of our lives with my Canadian friend, Erica Leniczek. Erica is Master of Arts in Counselling Psychology Student, Host of The Rural Mindset Podcast , and mental health in agriculture advocate, Erica has an additional 15 certifications in the health and wellness realms. The girl is a...

Why are you eating what you are eating? Is it for fun? Is it to let loose and relax? Is it to simply grab something quick? Seriously, what is the point of your choices? That is the question you need to answer first before you waste shame on how many calories it holds. In this short & sweet solo, I share about the insignificance calories have if we aren't tracking our daily intake. Period....

3 myths about strength training: 1. I'm going to bulk up! 2. I don't want to look like a dude 3. It takes too long Okay now that we have that out of the way, let's get into the juice of this podcast interview with the Warrior Babe herself, Nikkiey Stott! Nikkiey is the host of The Macro Hour Podcast and Co-Founder of Warrior Babe. She is on a mission to help 100,000 women regain their...