Chats from the Blog Cabin

Too often, we like to be self-reliant and can feel uncomfortable asking for help. But learning to trust others and let them into your life is essential for personal growth and well-being! Listen in as I chat about rowboats and sailboats and how one book made me look at them differently.  Learning to trust is challenging but a necessary thing if we want to get through this life as we live it....

Listen in as I chat with Steve about his childhood in an entertaining way about how he survived dysfunction and abuse in his home and offer life-saving information and hope for young people today to survive and be happy. Suicide Prevention Hotline Call or Text 988 Helpful Links  Instagram: @authorstevesimpson Facebook: @authorstevesimpson His Website www. PowerPublishingCorp.com If you or som...

Instruct your child to thrive in life's various situations. Life is rarely sunny. As parents, we spend a lot of our time awaiting the storm clouds to disperse because we're unsure how our children are going to weather them, helping them remain prepared for any potential difficulties. Instead of focusing all your attention on raising your child to be the person you hope they can be, be the person y...

Listen in to this chat with Melissa Harrell. When life gave Melissa Harrell lemons used her counseling skills to make lemonade. Effective, informative, and inspiring, Common Threads illuminates the influence of stress and mental illness on the affected parties and their families as they struggle to heal. From an early age, Melissa Harrell was familiar with the implications of mental illness on a f...

It can be tough to admit that we need help. We may feel like we are supposed to have all the answers or that asking for help is a sign of weakness. But the truth is, everyone needs help sometimes. Asking for help is not a sign of weakness; it is a sign of strength. It shows that we are willing to do what it takes to achieve our goals. So if you find yourself stuck, don't be afraid to ask for help....

Today, we are amid a global mental health epidemic, and the data is staggering. Suicide is the second leading cause of death for ages 10-341, overdose deaths have increased 500% among ages 15-24 since 19992, and over 17 million kids age 3-17 have a diagnosable mental health disorder3.   Parents and Friends Liz Reitman and Casie Fariello have been in the same predicament as many others; t...

Mindy Kaling is launching her new publishing imprint, Mindy’s Book Studio, with  THE VIBRANT YEARS (December 1, 2022), from USA Today bestselling author Sonali Dev . Taking readers into the everyday world of Indian American women, Dev taps her trademark wit and storytelling magic while exploring deeper questions about women’s self-reliance and the fight for empowerment by underrepresented, of...

Negative social media posts. Frightening headlines. Workplace challenges. These are all things that Pamela Gail Johnson, the founder of the Society of Happy People, would label “Happiness Zappers,” and they are a fact of life. The good news is these Happiness Zappers don’t have to put a lid on our smiles. “We will all experience at least one or more Happiness Zapper — unhappiness, stress, fear, ch...

Sometimes it is so hard to share the mess that is your story. Today I am sharing my journey growing up, losing a sister, and how I concluded that I would not let anyone put me in a box. Sometimes there is a message in the mess that is your life. 

We all have times when we feel like we don't belong when it seems like everyone else has got something going on and you are just stuck. Instead of worrying about what we don't have, we need to look at our lives with a fresh perspective. 

In this world of instant gratification and social media highlights, sometimes we want what we want now, and we don't want to wait. Listen in as I chat about how sometimes waiting is a great thing even when at the time you don't think it is. 

What do you do when you get frustrated? Do you cry? Do you get mad? Do you yell, scream and curse? What frustrates you? Listen in as I chat about what got me frustrated and how I dealt with it. Sometimes it is in the unexpected that we find the answers. 

An internationally recognized expert on edible & medicinal wild plants, Mark “Merriwether” Vorderbruggen, Ph. D. half-jokingly describes himself as a “scientist raised by wolves.” Merriwether’s brain earned him a master’s in medicinal chemistry and a Ph. D. in physical organic chemistry, but his heart has always driven him to learn and share the secrets of nature to anyone ready to hear them....

Stephanie is the founder of the popular website GardenTherapy.ca , an award-winning author (Garden Alchemy, 2020), and a student and teacher of organic gardening and permaculture who aims to encourage better living through plants. The Regenerative Garden is a guide to working with  nature, instead of against it, by employing permaculture techniques to create a garden that is not just more bea...

In this episode of Chats from the Blog Cabin, I am heading to California. Listen in as I discuss what lead me to finally fly to California and hear what I have been up to lately.  Also, learn how I unblocked my creativity and where I recorded this podcast from. My inner sanctuary inside my home.  Here are all the links to what I discussed in the podcast Fighting Words https://amzn.t...

At the age of 23, new bride Deanne Burch accompanied her husband, Ernest “Tiger” Burch, to the Inuit village of Kivalina, Alaska, a barrier island 83 miles above the Arctic Circle. Tiger was conducting a study of the natives, but Deanne, a naïve city girl, was completely unprepared for what she was about to experience. Tiger would say that what happened to them was bad luck. Deanne calls it destin...

Our family has been hit hard by death within the last month. I am talking about how I got through my sister's death by leaning on the verse Phil 4: 4-7 and how that peace that surpasses all understanding sustained me in the days and weeks after the death took place.  Fighting Words by Ellie Holcomb https://amzn.to/3OrTpM1 { Affiliate link}

I've been through a lot lately namely COVID and Bronchitis and it's affected my mood a lot. I've had a lot of ups and downs and it's really thrown me for a loop. I have  been really busy redoing the house and it's been a lot to take in. I'm enjoying my new life though and I can't wait to see what the future holds. Can't wait to take you along for the ride. 

I am back from the sick bed, Covid, Migraines and Bronchitis really kicked my butt. It has been months since I last posted an interview not for lack of trying but because I had to reschedule all the ones I had scheduled. Not being able to hold my head up for more than an hour at a time, I watched a lot of television. I went down the Grey's Anatomy Hole and then started looking for movies that Patr...

In this episode, I am chatting about Grace and the Need for community. I reference what I am studying, being in the word as well as in community. How anxiety sometimes gets the best of me. The struggle is real when you feel like you are failing, that is when you need community the most. Sometimes you need the make yourself do things that you have anxiety over.  Here are the links to the books...

You might remember Camy as she has been on the show several times before. In fact, she is the one I give all the credit to when it comes to starting Chats from the Blog Cabin. She is back with us again today to chat about her new book It's Happy Now. She even mentions the podcast in her book.  Helpful links Grab It's Happy Now: The Happiness Handbook for High Achievers https://amzn.to/31SurCp...

Yes y'all the dreaded Covid hit our house. Just when I thought things were getting back on track after the holidays it hit. We were very lucky in that we had a mild case ( like a bad cold) but I know there are some who aren't that lucky.  Here is the link to the site you can order 4 free covid tests https://special.usps.com/testkits I also found this link https://covid19.ncdhhs.gov/about-covi...

Hey after taking a few weeks off for the holidays. I am back and ready to chat. This chat gives you all the updates on what has been going on in my life, where the podcast is heading and about my word of the year. My word of the year is intentional. Listen in as I talk about how I am applying it to all areas of my life. 

Just a short sweet message to wish y’all Happy Holidays and many amazing things in the new year. See you back in 2022!

Michelle Nicole is the inventor of  Unicorn SPiT  and an avid artist and crafter. She’s a self-taught artist with a passion for color, design, and art therapy. Whether she’s transforming an outdated piece of furniture into a sleek, stylish piece, or formulating new colors to add to her popular line of Unicorn SPiT products, her creative mind is always in motion. In addition to discoverin...