The Forti-fy Podcast

Recently, all my children were home, so I took that opportunity to ask  a couple of them to sit down  and do an impromptu  podcast on how to encourage kids to pursue their goals - and how to fund them! This is a great episode for parents and kids! To contact us: email at fortifyblog@gmail.com Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/getfortifyed For all you Ladies, Gals and Mamas! We'd love to have...

Wow! Wow! Wow! We provide quite a list in this podcast episode to so many local places - and people -  that you will enjoy checking out, for gift ideas for family, friends - or yourself! Heather could have talked for hours! Make sure you check out the Forti-fy blog page for ALL the resources mentioned! You can find it HERE To contact us: email at fortifyblog@gmail.com Facebook page: https://www.fa...

Safe Families - So Flexible - Everyone Can Do Something! Have you ever desired to help out families in crisis in your community but didn’t really know how to do that? Or you liked the idea of serving, but thought you might not have the time? Well, Safe Families might be just the opportunity that you have been looking for!   Listen in as Northeast Indiana Regional Director of Safe Families, Bonnie...

In this episode of Forti-fy, you will the heart of Ashley Kellogg who chronicles her family's 10 year journey to their first adoption – and how their ever expanding family now includes the addition of 5 special needs children, in addition to their biological 6, making a very lively and bustling home! Make sure you check out the AMAZING number of resources Ashley provides! Click HERE for the link!...

In this podcast episode, I sit down with Kelsey Wallin who is a mom to 5 kids under the age of 7. We talk about the "mess" inside ourselves and how our kids help us get "cleaned up!" – From seeing our own selfishness and being startled by our own anger - and how they can turn that into joy.  We also discuss the beauty and freedom of creating our own "family culture", and not being bound to looking...

Honestly, although we throw our trash in the can and haul it to the curb, there is no magical place where trash goes "away". Is it possible for you to reduce your waste?  Yes! With just a few small changes we can make a big difference in the world we live. In this episode Neil Miller, Communications and Outreach Coordinator for Allen County Department of Environmental Management,  provided SO much...

In this podcast episode Donna and Ann discuss how to move forward, when - for whatever reason - we are in a place of  being stuck, that may be in regards to current life circumstances, weight loss, relationships, exercise or in just trying to get things done every day. As usual, Donna brings some great tips to help us move forward! Check out all the show notes here: https://forti-fy.com/are-you-st...

So much great info here! In this episode of the Forti-fy Podcast, Donna shares her, and her husband's, 220-pound weight loss journey. There is so much here we can all relate to. Tune in to hear some great life-style tips! All the links for the resources Donna discusses can be found  here: https://forti-fy.com/down-220-pounds-small-steps-huge-strides/

In this podcast episode, Rachel and Ann talk about their recent - not so great - experiences with Covid-19, the challenges they faced within the health care system, and thoughts on the future of medical choice freedom.   This episode covers the "basics" of Covid-19 and some of the current  views of treatment.   We do believe that statistics are probably accurate in that for a large portion of the...

On this episode, Heather and Ann sat down with Detective Michael Smothermon who heads up the Sex and Violent Offender Registry in Allen County, Mike gives a very thorough overview of the program. He also provides an incredibly helpful tool to help you track offenders in the area of where you live, work or go to school, Listen in to hear all about it! Click here for all information discussed in thi...

One of the goals of the Forti-fy podcast is to feature local businesses in our neighborhoods so that you can get to know them better, and all that they offer! On this episode, we sat down with Lori Berndt, owner of the Olive Twist. Listen in to hear the tasty experience this delightful store offers up! And…. to all you who may be reading this and think you would have no interest in olive oil or vi...

Heather shares her health and nutritional journey and packs this episode full of helpful information for you and your kids! You don't want to miss it! The show notes are very extensive and can be found here: https://forti-fy.com/how-13-kids-and-8-miscarriages-lead-to-a-passion-for-health-nutrition-and-running-marathons/ Forti-fyr's Private Face Group https://www.facebook.com/groups/284217359209722...

COVID 19 has some parents wondering if homeschooling might be a good option for their family. That can have them asking, "How do we do that?" Today, Donna, Heather, Trisch and Ann walk through their combined 120 years of homeschooling with their 38 kids.  They share what has been most helpful for them and encourage both new, and veteran, homeschooling moms to keep on keeping on! Check out the  art...