Melissa Broughton

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After growing up on cattle ranches in Wyoming and Colorado, Melissa Broughton spent much of her adult life in Santa Barbara, California, before eventually settling in the Texas Hill Country. Today she runs a lavender business that still takes her back to California each summer for harvest, while spending the rest of the year writing, creating, and collecting stories. This podcast is a place for those stories. From lavender farming and writing to family, dating, getting older, career changes, and the unexpected turns that shape a life, Melissa shares the experiences, questions, and lessons she'...

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Melissa Broughton

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Society

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riverside.com

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8 lip 2026

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What do you want to be when you grow up? Dreamy Gigs in Dreamy Places: Creating my own dream job 08.07.2026 37:29

What if losing your job led to the best decision of your life? Melissa Broughton shares how a spontaneous trip to Italy, a leap into aesthetician training, and a fearless mindset turned an unexpected detour into a global spa career. It’s a story about reinvention, risk, and the surprising power of saying yes to the unknown. Resources mentioned in this episode: Everything Santa Barbara, www.santaba...

Why I Don't Grow Lavender in Texas... 01.07.2026 54:22

Why I don't grow lavender in Texas: California (climate and soil) spoiled me, I don't have the skills to farm lavender in Texas, Every good woman has a back-up plan, more lavender is not better, and Flower and Mexican Food tangents (wait for it...at the end in Q and A) Resources mentioned: The Unlikely Lavender Queen , A memoir written by Jeannie Ralston, the original owner of Hill Country Laven...

From CA to TX: Elephant in the Room, Family and God 24.06.2026 39:56

Having a love affair with California and breaking up, Secret trips to Texas, Talking like a Californian, Elephants in the room, Hallmark movies, Group therapy in my store, Pondering References mentioned or notable for this episode: Cowboy Dad The Garden Shoppe in Lompoc An Elephant in the Living Room: a book for children and adult children of alcoholics, ExploreJCTX Lights Spectacular Johnson City...

How I "Became" Lavender Farmer 16.06.2026 33:51

How I "Became" a Lavender Farmer No, this is not a gardening tutorial. A rambling tale involving unexpected connections, a few wrong turns, chance encounters, unlikely opportunities, and the strange chain of events that led me to a lavender field. Along the way we discuss the migration from "you guys" "ya'll" God, grit, hard work, meth, marijuana, lavender, the difference between luck and providen...