Modern Homemaking I Mindset and Methods for Happier, Healthier Homes

Today, I talk about fulfillment in home creation. What does it actually mean to be fulfilled in our home creation, how it differs from satisfaction and happiness, and what leads to fulfillment in our homes and lives. In this episode, I will share some practical ways to create fulfillment in our homes, with our home creation and in our lives. Here’s a recap: 1.       A more fulfilling life is typic...

Today, I talk about Success in home creation. How we define success in our home creation, how we can feel more successful in our homes and how sometimes it is the chasing of success that leads to burnout within our homemaking. In this episode, I share how we discover our own definitions of success and some key things we can do to create success in our homes and with our home creation. Here’s a rec...

Today, I change things up a little and share my personal experience of transitioning into motherhood and full-time homemaking. I talk about the incredible potential for healing in our homes and how we can heal through our home creation.  And I share how this can have a significant impact in our own lives, the lives of our people and the collective for generations to come.   Please join me today as...

Today, I talked about Physical Clutter. This is the third episode in a three-part mini-series on Clearing Clutter. Decluttering in home creation is part of the second Foundation of Home: Release & Reset. In this episode, I give some different strategies to clear physical clutter and share ten ways we can start decluttering our homes today.   Here’s a recap: Real life brings real clutter. Even...

Today, I talked about Emotional Clutter. This is the second episode in a three-part mini-series on Clearing Clutter. Decluttering in home creation is part of the second Foundation of Home: Release & Reset. In this episode, we look at what emotional clutter really is and I give a strategy to clear emotion clutter. I share five specific steps that you can take today to clear clutter from your he...

Today, I talked about Mental Clutter. This is the first episode in a three-part mini-series on Clearing Clutter. Decluttering in home creation is part of the second Foundation of Home: Release & Reset. In this episode, we look at what clutter is and why it is so important to clutter clear right now. And I share some simple strategies to help us clear out mental clutter. There are very specific...

Today, I talk about Relationships in home creation, which is the eighth lesson in the First Foundation of Home: Mindset & Motivation. In this episode, we look at the importance of relationships in our homes, some signs of heathy relationships, how to build and maintain positive relationships in our homes, as well as Fair Play and teamwork in home creation.   Here’s a recap: Relationships are r...

Today, I talk about Boundaries in home creation, which is the seventh lesson in the First Foundation of Home: Mindset & Motivation. In this episode, we look at what boundaries are, why are they so important, why are they so difficult to set and keep, and how we can begin to establish boundaries in our homes and lives. Here’s a recap: Boundaries are so important in our home and life. They reall...

Today, I talk about Care Practices in home creation, which is the sixth lesson in the First Foundation of Home: Mindset & Motivation. In this episode, we look at what care practices really are, how they benefit us in our homes, how they are tied into the eight dimensions of wellness and how we can incorporate them into our home creation through plans and routines. Here’s a recap: Care Practice...

Today, I talk about wellness in home creation, which is the fifth lesson in the First Foundation of Home: Mindset & Motivation. In this episode, we look at wellness, some important aspects of wellness and how it shapes our homes, our homemaking and our experiences of home. I share eight dimensions of wellness and how we can incorporate the different dimensions into our homes and our lives. Her...

Today, I talk about purpose and strengths in home creation, which is the fourth lesson in the First Foundation of Home: Mindset & Motivation. In this episode, we look at identifying our purpose, the benefits of purpose in our home creation and how it is related to our identity. And we discuss at how purpose and our strengths shape our homes, experiences of home creation and how they help us de...

Today, I talk about personal values in home creation. Values are the third lesson in Mindset & Motivation, which is the first foundation of the Holistic Home Method. In this episode, we look at what values are and why they are so important in shaping a meaningful and purposeful home, and how aligning with our personal values helps us develop the mindset and motivation we need to create home we...

Today, I talk about Self-Love and Self-Compassion in home creation. This is the second lesson in Mindset & Motivation, which is the first foundation in the Holistic Home framework. In this episode, we look at what self love and self compassion really are, why they are important and how they contribute to our mindset and motivation in home creation. Here’s a recap: 1)     Self-love and Self-com...

Today, I talk about Mindset in home creation. Mindset is the first lesson in Mindset & Motivation, which is the first foundation of the Holistic Home framework. In this episode, we look at what mindset is and why it is so important in context of home creation.  I share about understanding our mindset, the difference between fixed and growth mindset, positive thinking and shifting our mindset to he...

Today, I talk about how Home Starts Within - what it actually means to create home within ourselves and why is this the important first step in the creating health and happiness in our homes. In this episode, I share eight lessons or principles that can come together to lay a solid foundation of home within and help us build the mindset and motivation we need for home creation. They are Mindset, S...

Join me as I launch The Common Nest Podcast.  I am starting things off talking about Holistic Home – what means to create home with a holistic approach and why it is actually pretty life changing. In this episode, I share a little bit about my journey, why I am so passionate about helping you create a happier and healthier home, some common struggles many of us face in creating home and how the Ho...

Welcome to The Common Nest Podcast! I am your host Christy and I am here to help you create a happier and healthier home with a holistic approach. The Common Nest Podcast is all about developing the Mindset, Motivation and Methods for Home Creation in the pursuit of health and happiness in our homes and through our homes. Join me as I teach this holistic approach through the Holistic Home Method a...