Modern Homemaking I Mindset and Methods for Happier, Healthier Homes

In this episode, we explore the deep and often overlooked connection between your inner child and the way you create, care for, and experience your home. Our childhood experiences shape our sense of safety, comfort, and belonging, influencing everything from how we decorate to how we handle clutter and routines. By understanding and nurturing our inner child, we can break free from limiting patter...

In this episode of The Common Nest Podcast , Christy dives into a foundational concept in the Holistic Home Method: Home Starts Within . Together, we explore how your mindset and inner world shape the spaces you live in and how small mindset shifts can help you create a home that truly supports you and your family. Here’s a recap: What Does “Home Starts Within” Mean? Understanding the deep connect...

In this episode, I dive into reflections on the holiday season, the pressure of New Year’s resolutions, and the beauty of embracing progress over perfection. Together, we unpack how rest, intentional goal-setting, and cyclical living can transform how we approach home creation and life in the new year. I also share personal insights on my Word of the Year practice and invite you to join me in crea...

In this episode, I dive into how our childhood experiences—both positive and adverse—impact the way we create and experience home today. Together, we unpack the concept of Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) and their profound influence on our sense of safety, stability, and belonging. I also explore how intentional homemaking can serve as a powerful tool for healing, breaking cycles, and creatin...

In this episode, I share how we can prepare our heads, hearts and homes for the holiday season with the Holistic Home Holidays - a free, 30-day challenge that offers teachings, resources, and support to create the holidays we truly desire with more connection, calm, and clarity.   Each week in the month of November, I am going live in The Common Nest Collective to focus on one of the Five Foundati...

In this episode, I share how we can decorate for the holidays with design & decor in Holistic Home Holidays. This free, 30-day challenge in November offers teachings, resources, and support to create the holidays we truly desire with more connection, calm, and clarity. Each week, I go live in The Common Nest Collective to focus on one of the Five Foundations of Home in the context of the holid...

In this episode, I share how we can plan for the holiday season with structured plans and routines in Holistic Home Holidays. This free, 30-day challenge in November offers teachings, resources, and support to create the holidays we truly desire with more connection, calm, and clarity. Each week, I go live in The Common Nest Collective to focus on one of the Five Foundations of Home in the context...

In this episode, I share how we can prepare our heads, hearts and homes for the holiday season with the Holistic Home Holidays. This free, 30-day challenge in November offers teachings, resources, and support to create the holidays we truly desire with more connection, calm, and clarity. Each week, I go live in The Common Nest Collective to focus on one of the Five Foundations of Home in the conte...

In this episode, I share how we can prepare our heads, hearts and homes for the holiday season with the Holistic Home Holidays. This free, 30-day challenge in November offers teachings, resources, and support to create the holidays we truly desire with more connection, calm, and clarity. Each week, I go live in The Common Nest Collective to focus on one of the Five Foundations of Home in the conte...

In this episode, I talk about the relationship between attachment theory and home creation, exploring how our attachment styles influence the way we create and experience our homes. We look at the different attachment styles, how they show up in our physical environments and how we can foster secure attachment in our homes. And of course, I share some practical tips to help you create a space that...

In this episode, Eileen March shares her passion for cyclical living and how she guides women home to themselves and into relationship with the cyclical energies of the earth, so they can begin to rest without guilt, step into their power, and create the life they truly desire. Christy and Eileen talk about the importance of rest, shifting traditional gender roles at home and how we can create pos...

In this episode, we explore how ADHD impacts the way we create and maintain our homes, focusing specifically on the unique experience of women with ADHD. Christy breaks down how common ADHD symptoms like executive dysfunction, overwhelm, and emotional sensitivity can make it challenging to organize and manage home spaces. She also shares the added societal pressures women face and how these amplif...

In this episode, I dive deeper into the connection between our homes and our mental health. Our homes have a profound impact on how we feel, from contributing to stress and overwhelm to offering comfort and healing. I explore the ways clutter, lighting, noise, and societal expectations around homemaking affect our mental wellbeing and share how intentional home creation can support emotional regul...

In this episode, The Routine Queen, Kristin Woodford  shares her passion for mindful living and establishing healthy habits and routines as the foundation for a holistically healthy and happy life. Christy and Kristin talk about the  importance of building a foundation of sustainable change through small consistent actions, and how to intentionally create a supportive home with purpose, meaning an...

In this episode, Always Active founder Jenn Sivertson shares her passion for helping people of all ages and abilities to move their bodies. Christy and Jenn talk about what it is like to balance home creation within a full life of running a business, an urban farm, a partnership and three young children.  Here’s a recap of our conversation: There are unexpected blessings in home repairs. Movement...

Today, I talk about the psychology of home and understanding how our physical environment affects our wellbeing and overall mental health.  In this episode, we look at some different psychological aspects of home. How our homes impacts our health and contribute to our healing. And I share some tips to get started creating a home that supports our wellbeing.  Here’s a recap: The psychology of home...

Today, I talk about design and décor in home creation. This is the final episode in a multi-part series talking about the different things that can contribute to overwhelm in our homes and with our home creation. In this episode, we look at how we can feel overwhelmed and frustrated when our home doesn’t quite reflect our personality, style, or needs. We explore why the style of our homes might fe...

Today, I talk about exhaustion in home creation. This is the seventh episode in a multi-part series talking about the different things that can contribute to overwhelm in our homes and with our home creation. In this episode, we look at why many home creators are tired and exhausted. We explore some reasons behind our exhaustion, how is impacts our home creation and our lives, what we can do to co...

Today, I talk about clutter in home creation. This is the sixth episode in a multi-part series talking about the different things that can contribute to overwhelm in our homes and with our home creation. In this episode, we look at how clutter contributes to overwhelm in our homes and with our home creation. I talk about what clutter is, how is impacts our home creation and the benefits of declutt...

Today, I talk about routines in home creation. This is the fourth episode in a multi-part series talking about the different things that can contribute to overwhelm in our homes and with our home creation. In this episode, we look at how a lack of routines might be keeping us stuck in overwhelm, and how developing intentional routines in our homes connects to our values and our desires. I share th...

Today, I talk about the big emotions in home creation. This is the fourth episode in a multi-part series talking about the different things that can contribute to overwhelm in our homes and with our home creation. In this episode, we look at about our reactions to certain situations and the reasons we might experience big emotions in homes and with our people. I share some ways we can better prepa...

Today, I talk about The Never-Ending To-Do List in home creation. This is the third episode in a multi-part series talking about the different things that can contribute to overwhelm in our homes and with our home creation. In this episode, we look at the never-ending to-do list in home creation, and the number one thing we can do to can stop chasing the To-Do List and start really creating the ho...

Today, I talk about The Shoulds. This is the second episode in a multi-part series talking about the different things that can contribute to overwhelm in our homes and with our home creation. In this episode, we look at all those shoulds in our lives and homes, how they contribute to feelings of overwhelm and what we can do to address all those shoulds. Here’s a recap:       The “should” are all a...

Today, I talk about The Mental Load. This is the first episode in a multi-part series talking about the different things that can contribute to overwhelm in our homes and with our home creation. In this episode, we look at what the mental load is, how is contributes to feelings of overwhelm and what we can do to try to manage the mental in our homes and with our home creation. Here’s a recap: The...

Today, I talk about creation joy in our homes and with our home creation. What does it actually mean to experience joy in our homes and live, what’s the difference between joy and happiness, and how sometimes we do not allow ourselves to experience joy or do the things that would take us happier. In this episode, I will share some practical ways to create joy and pursue happiness in our lives, hom...