Homespun: Create the Life You Crave

In this episode Rebecca Gillis very openly shares her journey, how she created a home and how coming home to herself was necessary. Rebecca has been in recovery for 9 years when this was recorded. And she realized on her recovery journey that what was really missing for her in her struggle with addiction was a connection to herself. Her biggest journey has been to come home to herself and create r...

In this episode I am joined by the amazing Jana Sheridan, who is not afraid to ruffle some feathers and I was soaking in all the brutal honesty she brought forward! Jana's homeschooling journey began when she was in college and heard the term homeschool for the first time and set out to write a paper on how stupid it was, in the end she could find only benefits to the concept and wrote her pap...

Lacie Newton is a teacher and momlife coach who helps mamas reduce the stress in the everyday moments and become happier in momlife. She believes mom's have the most important and underappreciated role in raising the future. Lacie is working to help mom's get the support they need to feel fufilled and joyful in motherhood. You can find Lacie on: her website mamasimpatico.com Instagram @mam...

Julia Christine is an awareness and mindset coach who is passionate about using many modalities to find complete health for her clients. She puts a great deal of focus on breath as it is available to us all and completely transformational. In this conversation we explore many ways to come home to ourselves, work with our emotions and lead a soul led journey. Enjoy! You can find Julia on Instagram...

Amanda Schuman is a life coach and dream work coach, as well as a wife and mother. She and her husband took their family on a magical journey to a mission (like an indigenous reserve in North America) for a 3 year sojourn in Guyana. In this episode Amanda shares many experiences that shifted her views on the home, from what from scratch cooking looked like there to how she came to terms with makin...

In this episode Allison Wyman, a family caregiving attorney consultant and coach shares her personal experience as a wife, mama, caregiver and attorney. Her passion is helping families move into caregiving roles with ease and grace. Allison shares her home vision, values and her tips on navigating becoming a family caregiver. You can find Allison at: Instagram @cozycaregivercafe Podcast Cozy Careg...

This episode is all about homeschool. I was joined by the homeschool coach Amanda Schenkenberger and we talked all about the best ways children learn. She pulled on her experience having been homeschooled, having gone through public high school and now homeschooling her 4 boys. Amanda's business Homeschool Family Legacy is led by Amanda, who is a seasoned, second generation homeschooler and su...

Rhonda Stoppe is a best selling Christian Author, speaker and podcast host. She has helped countless women build a life of no regrets! She is a pastor's wife, mom, coach, marriage mentor homeschool keynote, Grandparenting Coalition Contributor, mother of 4 and grandmother of 15! In this episode Rhonda shares how she lived a life without regrets, following the rhythm of her husband children and...

Reverend Bunny Love-Schock, specialises in guiding you towards love, abundance and the creation of a Lovxury™ (love + luxury) life that truly reflects your desires and aspirations. She works with women all over the world and is the go-to for leaders, mission-led soulful entrepreneurs ready to become radical receivers through manifestation mastery, heal their heartbreak and expand their business an...

In this episode I have the pleasure of sharing a conversation with Kristin Schmoke - Kristin is a mom of 4, teacher of over 20 years and certified parent coach. She enjoys hanging out with her family, hiking, gardening, and is a learning junkie. Kristen came into the realm of being a parenting coach when her household hit a period where relationships weren't what they wanted them to be. Kriste...

Noelle McEntee is an estate planner by trade. She was homeschooled as a child by a super hero mama! In this episode Noelle shares with us all the magic her mom created from dance lessons in the city to blacktop play days with her homeschool community and even how she started taking credit classes at a community college at 14. She really shares how the world of home educating opens some different d...

Former public educator, mom of two young adults, Kris LeDonne lives with her husband in northern New Jersey. She has worked in the memory preservation industry since 2002 and launched her own company in 2018. She started designing albums and photo displays then branched out to digitize old formats & streamline them along with digital photos. Her passion is to create opportunities for stronger...

Jessica Johnson is a Health Coach who run’s Root and Revive Wellness. She works with parents to help them reduce the stress and overwhelm in their lives.  Her personal experience of adopting and raising a sibling group of three children has taught her the importance of regular stress management practices.  Her journey to overcome a stress related health condition has given her a deeper understandi...

Alaine is a stay at home mom and a blogger, podcaster, educator... but Mom is her most favorite job. She takes pride in keeping a home and providing a safe place with language access for her dhh kids. Alaine also works from home and has a strong self care routine all based around keeping herself grounded and healthy so that she can provide a safe and grounding home for her kids. You can always ema...

Today Cassandra Geter shares some of her health journey with is and her favourite remedies. Cassandra is a health coach. Her health coaching business is Have Faith and Live Well with Chasadah LLC. She works from home helping busy women manage their chronic illnesses. Six years ago she reversed high cholesterol and pre-diabetes without medication. This is when the home remedies come into play. She...

Aletia Thomas is an artist and an interior coach with a simple, easy to achieve recipe to help us all be inspired to create a home we love and can be ourselves in. In this episode she shares simple tips about how to help us find our designer within as well as some simple dos and don'ts as we design our home. This is for those on a shoestring budget and renters as well, she aims to have everyon...

Elvira chose to homeschool when her first child was ready for kindergarten because they lived in a cabin in the woods, an hour drive from any school.  That was back in 1998, and she was completing her Waldorf teacher certification. Since then, She's homeschooled her own three children, and been a teacher to many more. Elvira started a homeschool co-op and completed her California teaching cred...

As a new parent, Synthia's initial goal was to provide the best for her children and ensure their happiness and success. However, the reality of parenting quickly became overwhelming and frustrating, leaving her unsure of how to effectively raise her kids. Synthia tried various methods to get them to cooperate, but it often resulted in more punishment and resentment on her part. Growing up in...

Amanda and her husband lived in the suburbs in BC outside Vancouver and lived a pretty normal city life. They adopted their 8 kids and they all are neurodiverse. They wanted them to have the ability to have more space so they moved to Alberta and bought an acreage. Once they began that journey they realized they wanted to be more self-sufficient and be the source for as much of their food as they...

Tanisha describes herself as a determined individual who has experienced a significant personal journey. As a single parent of three children, has taken on the responsibility of homeschooling them off and on while actively pursuing her beliefs in providing them with the best education and life skills, irrespective of societal expectations. Her path to self-discovery and confidence seems to have be...

Mary Jo Thayer is an award-winning American author, educator, women's mentor, and public speaker. In her early career, she taught high school English and coached cheerleading in New Kent County, Virginia. She earned a master's degree from Michigan State University, while homeschooling her four children, and later taught moral theology at Lansing Catholic High School. A natural extrovert an...

Ally is just the sweetest! In this episode Ally and I have a great chat about self compassion and all the ways we need to show up for ourselves so we can show up for others. We were interrupted by a surprise guest (my son) who let us explore that in real time. Real life got right in there in this episode friends! Have some grace for me like Ally did, please! You can find Ally here: IG - @its.allyn...

Today I had a great chat with Adrian Booher. Adrian grew up in Texas where she grew to love life. She is an avid people watcher and continues to be fascinates by those around her. She started out as a youngster wanting to be a nurse, then gymnast, dancer, missionary, fashion designer, lactation consultant, dog breeder then nearly 4 decades later an author and speaker. But always a mother. She has...

Wendi Bergin is a regular mom with a husband, a bunch of kids who she homeschools, some dogs, the founder of Joyfully Prepared and the host of the Joyfully Prepared Podcast. She is dedicated to teaching busy moms skills like gardening, food preservation, natural remedies and more so they can take care of themselves and their families through developing talents, with confidence while saving money....

In this episode we are blessed to hear from the mindset and manifestation coach Elizabeth Watson. Elizabeth helps us see what the whole self balance looks like and how we can use that to enhance our home life. Through that she also directs us to the freedom from worrying about what others think we 'should' do and what our lives 'should' look like. You can find Elizabeth here https:...