The Awakening Spaces Podcast - Conscious Construction for a Healthy Home

Send us a text with your questions, thoughts, and/or a love note regarding the podcast episode to help us know what to create more of! This week’s episode is part personal story, part building-science wake-up call. Ashley shares a tender reflection on her dad’s legacy, her family’s roots in small-business grit, and how those early years walking construction sites shaped the work she does today. Fr...

Send us a text with your questions, thoughts, and/or a love note regarding the podcast episode to help us know what to create more of! In this episode, Ashley sits down with architect Kelly Grace, known online as The Non-Toxic Architect, to explore what it truly means to design homes that support human biology, emotional well-being, and long-term resilience. Kelly shares how her journey into non-t...

Send us a text with your questions, thoughts, and/or a love note regarding the podcast episode to help us know what to create more of! In this episode, Ashley sits down with Dr. Emily Kiberd, chiropractor, functional medicine practitioner, and founder of Thyroid Strong, to explore the deep connection between autoimmune disease, mold exposure, and the environments we live in. Emily shares her perso...

Send us a text with your questions, thoughts, and/or a love note regarding the podcast episode to help us know what to create more of! This episode invites you to slow down and bring more intention into your home this holiday season. Ashley explores the often-overlooked ways that our modern holiday habits, from twinkling LED lights to endless tech gadgets, can quietly impact our health, our nervou...

Send us a text with your questions, thoughts, and/or a love note regarding the podcast episode to help us know what to create more of! In this episode, Ashley sits down with Jonathan from JF Healthy Homes to explore the invisible energies shaping the spaces we live in, EMFs, dirty electricity, geopathic stress, and more. Together, they unpack how modern technology affects the body’s natural rhythm...

Send us a text with your questions, thoughts, and/or a love note regarding the podcast episode to help us know what to create more of! In this episode, Ashley sits down with Frank Wetenkamp, natural builder and co-founder of Living Craft, to explore the marriage between high-performance building science and soulful, regenerative craftsmanship. Together, they dive into the heart of natural plasters...

Send us a text with your questions, thoughts, and/or a love note regarding the podcast episode to help us know what to create more of! In this episode, Ashley sits down with Kendra Seymour , co-founder of Change the Air Foundation , to unpack the invisible yet widespread crisis of mold and indoor air quality . Kendra shares her family’s personal battle with toxic mold, how it transformed her life’...

Send us a text with your questions, thoughts, and/or a love note regarding the podcast episode to help us know what to create more of! What does it really take to build a fire-resilient, high-performance home in today’s world of rising costs, unpredictable supply chains, and evolving codes? In this episode of The Awakening Spaces Podcast , Ashley sits down with Marcela and Hector, engineers, owner...

Send us a text with your questions, thoughts, and/or a love note regarding the podcast episode to help us know what to create more of! In this episode of The Awakening Spaces Podcast , Ashley sits down with builder David Aurbeck of PLH Exclusives, whose wife’s battle with mold illness transformed his career into a mission: creating homes that truly support human health. David shares practical wisd...

Send us a text with your questions, thoughts, and/or a love note regarding the podcast episode to help us know what to create more of! In this episode of The Awakening Spaces Podcast , Ashley Spanovich talks with building biologist and nutritionist Cathy Cooke about the hidden stressors in our homes and the surprising fixes that can transform health. Cathy shares eye-opening stories, like the time...

Send us a text with your questions, thoughts, and/or a love note regarding the podcast episode to help us know what to create more of! What really happens when you have biotoxin exposure from things like mold and lyme and how do you recover without making things worse? In this episode of The Awakening Spaces Podcast , Ashley talks with Dr. Terri Fox, an integrative physician specializing in mold a...

Send us a text with your questions, thoughts, and/or a love note regarding the podcast episode to help us know what to create more of! In this episode, Ashley sits down with designer, healer, and author Mahwish Syed to explore the intersection of beauty, mythology, and biology in creating spaces that heal. From her career in New York fashion and interiors to her own cancer journey, Mahwish shares...

Send us a text with your questions, thoughts, and/or a love note regarding the podcast episode to help us know what to create more of! In this episode of The Awakening Spaces Podcast , Ashley speaks with author and building biologist John Banta , whose decades of work in mold remediation have helped countless families reclaim safe, healing homes. John shares his journey into this field and the exp...

Send us a text with your questions, thoughts, and/or a love note regarding the podcast episode to help us know what to create more of! In this episode, Ashley sits down with functional nutritionist Hannah Aylward to uncover the overlooked layers of gut healing that go far beyond food. Hannah opens up about her years of bloating, food restriction, and frustration despite following all the “right” d...

Send us a text with your questions, thoughts, and/or a love note regarding the podcast episode to help us know what to create more of! In this episode, Ashley sits down with Paula Marie to explore the intersection of emotional healing, nervous system regulation, and physical recovery from complex chronic illness. Paula shares her own journey of navigating MCAS, environmental sensitivities, and yea...

Send us a text with your questions, thoughts, and/or a love note regarding the podcast episode to help us know what to create more of! In this debut episode, Ashley Spanovich unpacks the foundational question: What does it really mean to have a healthy home? From mold toxins to EMFs to the energy of your space, Ashley walks you through the biggest environmental threats hiding in plain sight and ho...

Send us a text with your questions, thoughts, and/or a love note regarding the podcast episode to help us know what to create more of! In this solo episode, Ashley breaks down one of the biggest dilemmas her clients face, should you build a home from scratch or buy and renovate an existing one? With wisdom drawn from both personal experience and years of consulting, she unpacks the nuanced pros an...

Send us a text with your questions, thoughts, and/or a love note regarding the podcast episode to help us know what to create more of! Buying a new home can be exciting, but also dangerous if you don’t know what to look for. In this episode of The Awakening Spaces Podcast , Ashley Spanovich walks you through the top environmental and structural red flags to be aware of before purchasing a home, es...

Send us a text with your questions, thoughts, and/or a love note regarding the podcast episode to help us know what to create more of! Welcome to The Awakening Spaces Podcast — a show about building homes that heal, and the sacred journey within. Hosted by Ashley Spanovich, a building biology and EMF specialist, certified passive house tradesperson, and founder of Awakening Spaces, this podcast is...