We want to help you be more self-sufficient and grow your homestead into the property you have always dreamed of. It takes time, patience, and a lot of times help from friends. Learn from our mistakes and skip the learning curve! Hit play and let's get started building your homestead.
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Weekly calls for the Oildorks community. On building an amazing doterra business, living the good life, and using essential oils.
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Grounded in Maine Podcast is an open conversation about being mindful of how we show up for the world. We discuss the role we play in sustainability including gardening and preserving, recycling and composting and even household DIY. It's a podcast about our commitment to ecological responsibility, and learning different ways to be part of the solution.
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The Bread Therapy Mama Podcast: nutrition the old-fashioned way, holistic living, self-sufficiency, from scratch cooking, homesteading, homemaking, motherhood
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A mom’s guide to food freedom, through nutrition and food education. Nutrition shouldn’t be as complicated as we make it out to be. In fact, years ago, before the industrial revolution, nutrition was simpler and people were eating much healthier. What changed? Society’s need for convenience and instant gratification led to packaged foods with a million ingredients. Now brands are marketing their products as “healthy”, “light”, “organic”, “keto”, and “diet”, yet we are still confused about wh ...
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238 || The Ultimate Hippie Mom: All Things Crunchy, Homebirth, Cosleeping, Vaccines, Doctors & More with Lacey Grim
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In this episode I talk with Lacey Grim, a hippie mama of 4 homeschooled kids, a homebirther & a homesteader. She's a firm believer in the innate human ability to heal and has spent the last 20 years learning how to grow & use plants for food and medicine! Lacey loves teaching others how to harness their innate ability to use these tools & live more…
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113: Carol Connare, Editor of THE Old Farmer's Almanac!
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I was thinking that the title of this episode should be "How on Earth did Amy score The Old Farmer's Almanac on the Podcast?? But it was too many characters... Shall we make it the UNofficial title? Carol Connare is the 14th editor of The Old Farmer's Almanac, and only the 2nd woman- since 1792! She talks about the beginnings of the Almanac, and ab…
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237 || Mrs. United States' Health Journey: How Brea Sharron Got Her Health and Body Back Holistically
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In this episode I interview Brea Sharron Estep, Mrs. United States 2021, who is an Integrative Health Practitioner, Personal Trainer, Group Fitness Instructor, business coach and author of Amazon #1 Bestseller “Holistic Health Clean Eating Cookbook.” Brea uses her own health struggles and education to teach and coach others who feel like they have …
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112: A Homesteading State of Mind with Rhonda Linn
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I loved this conversation with Rhonda Linn so much - we have a lot in common - she's just a bit ahead of me. A big one for me is the title of this episode - A Homesteading State of Mind - you don't know this, but that was almost the name of this podcast! For real! Rhonda is a writer, so I'm going to use some of her words, so I don't make it all clu…
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It's been a little over a year of smiling from scratch now. So we figured its time we review the lessons learned the hard way to hopefully safe you some hard times. share this with someone thinking about milking. send us an email info@theschoolhouselife.com or tag us on the socials.By Drew & Lacey Grim
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236 || Raising a Family on a Sailboat: Homeschooling, Traveling & Clean Living with Tanya Hackney
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In this episode I chat with Tanya Hackney, who is a liveaboard sailor, homeschool mom of five, wife of 27 years, and award-winning author. She’s lived aboard, traveled, and written for the Take Two Sailing blog for the last fifteen years and published a memoir, Leaving the Safe Harbor: the Risks and Rewards of Raising a Family on a Boat, in 2021. S…
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111: Blasphemous Nutrition with Aimee Gallo
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Wow, I loved this conversation with Aimee Gallo! She calls herself 'unapologetically candid,' in her podcast description, and I'm 100% here for it. Aimee's not afraid to question or disagree with what we've been hearing our whole lives about nutrition on her podcast, Blasphemous Nutrition. She's not just being contrary; she's been studying nutritio…
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A Little Drash - To Stone or Not Stone Your Kids
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This week on the 49th torah portion of the year we talk about what it means "when you go". warning this is a thinker with no real conclusion. let us know what you think. send us an email at info@theschoolhouselife.com or tag us on any of the socials.By Drew & Lacey Grim
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235 || Trauma Recovery & The Mind-Body Connection: How Your Past Traumas are Causing Physical Symptoms with Functional Health Coach, Melissa Armstrong
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In this episode I interview trauma-informed functional health coach, Melissa Armstrong. Melissa had a chaotic, traumatic childhood including parental addiction and abuse, a school shooting at 15, and witnessing her brother's death at 18. Unresolved trauma led to severe physical symptoms, prompting her to explore alternative healing. She now guides …
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110: Jane Lee Rankin on Agritourism and Our Connection with Animals
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This conversation with Jane Lee Rankin was so easy - it felt like it just flowed for me - it helps that we are very like-minded... Whatever it was, I had the best time getting to know her! Jane Lee Rankin is a 2 time author, and also a farmer in Agritourism, opening up her farm so that others can come and feel the peace that comes with farming (or …
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Lacey give us the details of what she learned at the Birch essential oil distillery and gives us a teaser of some of her upcoming retreats she's planning.By Drew & Lacey Grim
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234 || Empowered Pregnancy & Transformative Birth: How to Approach Your Prenatal and Postpartum Care with Dr. Sara Edwards
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In this episode I chat with Dr. Sara Edwards, who has devoted her 35-year career to transforming nurse-midwifery research, education, and clinical practice caring for women before, during and after pregnancy and birth. She is also a nurse researcher examining how the mother’s gut microbiome health impacts fetal and maternal health. Sara is CEO and …
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109: Untethering Shame with Kyira Wackett
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Ooh, this conversation with Kyira Wackett was so good! Kyira hosts her own podcast, Untethering Shame, and brought such a necessary conversation for me, as every week I'm talking about all of these cool people who are doing amazing things in sustainability, and this week we're talking about SHAME, which feels so important right now. It's so true, a…
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i learned a ton after spending 5 days starting my journey into the world of kosher butchery. this episode we unpack a little learning and little of what it means to slaughter kosherly.By Drew & Lacey Grim
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233 || Stop Organizing, Start Decluttering: Simplify Your Life with Holistic Declutter Coach, Noelle Folwer
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In this episode I chat with Noelle Fowler, a Holistic Declutter Coach who helps busy women simplify their lives to make room for what matters most. She takes a root-cause approach to decluttering - because baskets and bins are just bandaids in “organizing”. She runs The Making Room Membership, an online community where women declutter together on m…
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108: Clean Makeup with Christina Flach of Pretty Girl Makeup
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This conversation with Christina Flach was gold! She is just a wealth of knowledge, experience and kindness. Christina is a Makeup Artist to the stars, and created a clean makeup that is night and day better than commercial makeup. She has a family, and was very vulnerable in sharing her trauma, but she has such a warmth and mentoring nature and ha…
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232 || Nutrition and Fitness for Busy Moms: From Autoimmune Disease to Fit & Healthy with Health Coach, Amalia May Valle
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Hi mamas! In this episode I chat with health coach, Amalia May Valle, all about her journey from struggling with autoimmune disease to being a happy and healthy mama! Amalia also gives some great tips for how to prioritize our health and wellness while being busy mamas! Reach out to Amalia May Valle: Website: https://www.yogabyamalia.com YouTube: w…
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I've been following Alexa Pavan for a long time on Instagram - I love everything she posts and stands for, and I was so thrilled when she said yes to a conversation! I may have been a little giddy talking with her... Usually I like to get the back story of a guest, and get to the point where their life changed to be more sustainable, but Alexa does…
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It’s got electrolytes! How the salt of the earth might heal us all.
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A top notch blend drink the whole family loves combining responsibly sourced deep sea trace minerals: 4 types of magnesium, sodium, potassium + liposomal vitamin C, Baobab Extract, Ginseng root extract, craving craving metapwr oil blend, all while being sugar, preservative & dye free! Try in both delicious Wild Strawberry & Lemon Lime. order yours …
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231 || Building Resiliency: Battling Mom Rage, Shame & Guilt with Mariah Boyer
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In this episode I chat with Mariah Boyer, a trauma therapist and motherhood resiliency coach. She helps moms with young children sever mom rage, overcome burnout and shed mom shame once and for all! Connect with Mariah: https://stan.store/RestoringRoots https://linktr.ee/therapistmariahboyer? IG: restoringroots_xo TikTok: restoringroots_xo Connect …
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106: The Schoolhouse Life - Homesteading with Lacey Grim
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Whew, this conversation was so good! Lacey and her husband are homesteading in North Carolina, and I noticed they're in a town that I was actually really hoping to find a house in, so that felt kind of Kismet to start off - but there's just so much more that she does that resonates and interests me! My favorite thing we talked about was the food cl…
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230 || Let's Get Crunchy: Finding Balance Living A More Holistic & Nontoxic Lifestyle with Lacy Catao
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In today's episode I chat with Lacy Catao about her holistic wellness journey. We dive into holistic nutrition, nontoxic cleaning, and finding balance as a crunchy mom. Connect with Lacy: ReimagineNutrition.com, facebook.com/lscatao, instagram.com/reimaginenutrition Connect with me: Recipes, holistic living, healthy swaps & more, visit www.breadthe…
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I loved this conversation with Amanda Russo, talking about breathwork and how it can actually heal us if we give it the chance. I met Amanda just a couple of months ago, but we've been following each other for many months, so I'm excited to get some quality time with her. I'm inspired by her spontaneous nature, and her free spirit, and she is also …
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have you been thinking about tanning a hide? Cow hide or Sheep hide? Join us as we chat about hide tanning, ethics, and the disconnection of society from food, clothing, and life. this one gets a little hippy dippy but in a good way.By Drew & Lacey Grim
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229 || Overstimulated & "Touched Out"? Nervous System Regulation for Moms with Occupational Therapist, Jessica Addeo
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Hey mamas- feeling overstimulated? You aren't the only one. In this episode I chat with occupational therapist and nervous system coach, Jessica Addeo, about nervous system regulation for moms and their families. Jessica goes over the different types of disregulation along with tips for not only managing disregulation, but preventing it as well! Re…
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104: Vertical Farming Podcast and Life Shifts with Harry Duran
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I tease Harry Duran about how we first connected, because it makes me feel good about my scrappiness as a podcaster. He wasn't mean, just way bigger than me - and he still is, we're just connected now, which I'm so grateful for! Harry's first podcast, Podcast Junkies just hit the 10 year mark recently, and I'm super grateful to have been a guest (s…
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228 || Tips for Dealing with Postpartum Depression: My Take on Baby Books, Co-Sleeping, Family Help & Anti-Anxiety Medication
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Postpartum mood disorders can hit HARD. Personally, I suffered with depression after my first born, but didn't struggle at all with baby #2... Why? Let me tell ya! In this episode I share tips for those preparing for a baby, or already struggling with PPD/PPA. I hope this tips help! Connect with me: Recipes, holistic living, healthy swaps & more, v…
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103: Autism Rocks and Rolls with Sam Mitchell
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Sam Mitchell approached me, and was just so dynamic that I had to have him on the podcast to talk about Autism and his podcast Autism Rocks and Rolls, and you'll see why here! I definitely couldn't do any better putting Sam into words, so I'm copying these from his initial email: "I am a high-functioning human being on the autism spectrum, but have…
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Are you in a Dry Season? (Literally/mentally?)
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We have had a hard go this last few months--after a traumatic farm experience we are all still experiencing grief & trying to step out from under the weight of hardnesses we've never before had to navigate. And also, our garden isn't really producing much. There are all kinds of seasons in our lives, and some are much less fun than others. Perhaps …
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227 || Cut Out These Toxic Ingredients: 3 Ingredients to Avoid in Your Foods
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There are so many ingredients that wreak havoc on our health. It can be overwhelming to not only learn about them all, but take them all out of your diet. In this episode I focus on 3 ingredients to start with. These 3 ingredients are common yet pretty easy to take out of your diet- all you have to do is read the ingredient list on the back of your…
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102: Just Grow Something with Karin Velez
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I've been listening to Karin Velez's podcast Just Grow Something for quite a while, because I love how she offers helpful, bite sized truth bombs about growing produce every episode - and she also has this voice that is so easy for me to listen to... Karin's story about where her podcast came from is fascinating, and she is offering super helpful i…
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226 || 6 Weeks Isn't Enough: Postpartum Recovery & Weight Loss, Importance of Pelvic Floor, Breast Feeding Nutrition & "Bouncing Back"
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In this episode I talk about the postpartum period and how long it really takes to recover from childbirth. So many parts of our body are affected from child birth, and 6 weeks isn't enough time for our body to heal. Sourdough Starter Kits: https://www.etsy.com/shop/BreadTherapyMama Connect with me: Recipes, holistic living, healthy swaps & more, v…
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101: Bigger Life Adventures with Carrie Hoffman
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Man, I loved this conversation with Carrie Hoffman of Bigger Life Adventures! I was sold with sustainable travel, but this conversation is SO much more- Carrie lives the sustainable lifestyle - She lives on 10 acres in the mountains of Arizona! You can probably hear (and hopefully can tune out) the crackly sound, but she lives out in the open and t…
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225 || Fertility-Friendly Nutrition: Health & Wellness for Pre-Pregnancy & Beyond with Alexandria DeVito
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In this episode I interview Alexandria DeVito, MS, CNS, who is a functional nutritionist. Alexandria specializes in fertility and preconception health and is the founder and CEO of Poplin, the first pre-pregnancy wellness company. We chat about fertility friendly diets, how to advocate for yourself at the doctors, and more! Reach out to Alexandria:…
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100: Menopause Panel with Lisa Boate, Cathy Rust, Andrea Canny and Polina LeRoy!
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For the 100th episode of Grounded in Maine, I'm celebrating with this PANEL of women to talk about menopause! We discuss the highs and lows, what we expected about menopause, the reality, and our hopes. Whether you are in your 20s, 40s, 60s, female or male, menopause effects us all. Andrea Canny has a dream of creating an educational and peaceful o…
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99: Looking Forward and Looking Back with Amy
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I have a big request, you guys - I need some MALE people to give their perspective on menopause - I'm really doing it - I've been talking about the Menopause Panel since November/December, and it's finally happening. I'm so excited for these conversations, and to help people feel empowered and not feel broken when their body is changing in ways we …
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98: Energy Audits - Everything You Need to Know with Colin McCullough
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Oh man, I learned SO much about energy audits from Colin McCullough! He's been doing audits for a long time, and is passionate about it. He is one of the very few people I've talked to who said he would do his job for free if he didn't need money to survive - that says so much to me about him. Energy Audits help you to see how to make your home mor…
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224 || Is Your Sunscreen Causing Cancer? 12 Toxic Ingredients in Sunscreen & Non-Toxic Alternatives
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Did you know suncreen can be harmful to your body AND the environment? In this episode I break down common harmful ingredients in popular suncreens, and give you the best non-toxic sunscreen recommendations! My favorite non-toxic sunscreen brands: Mad Hippie, Badger, Babo Botanicals, Blue Lizard, Earth Mama Vitamin D sun tracker app: D-Minder Sourc…
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97: Laughter Yoga AND Worm Composting with Cathy Nesbitt
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Oh my gosh, our friend Ande Lyons introduced us, and I was thrilled to get to talk to Cathy Nesbitt of Cathy's Composters about worm composting; I was told she also taught "Laughter Yoga," which I guess made sense, and was very curious about, but when I met Cathy on Zoom, I was instantly sold. Cathy has been teaching worm composting for over 2 deca…
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223 || Baby Girl is Here! My Positive Natural Birth Story & Mental Health Update
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Hey friends- I'm baaaack! After a little mental health break, combined with maternity leave, I am happy to be back to podcasting! In this episode I share my birth story with my daughter and an update on my mental health. I also shared a little bit about my birth story on my Instagram highlights. Go check it out www.instagram.com/thisismirandalee Co…
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Mary Lewis has her own podcast called A Tiny Homestead, where she talks with other homesteaders and people doing "homestead-y" things... She's had some pretty impressive guests, like Joel Salatin and me... It makes me think of my plan before this podcast, so I'm loving following Mary to see how that goes! Mary's message that she's hoping you take a…
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222 || BEST OF Guests: Cooking à la Heart: Cooking for Cardiovascular and Overall Health with Amy Myrdal Miller
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Welcome to the BEST OF Guests Series, where I give you some of my most popular guest interviews from past episodes! In this episode I talk with Amy Myrdal Miller- a farmer’s daughter from North Dakota, an award-winning dietitian and the president of Farmer's Daughter Consulting. Amy is the co-author of the award-winning cookbook Cooking à la Heart:…
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Y'all, if this conversation with Shelly Cunningham doesn't make you want to shop at Consignment stores over cheaply made box store clothes, I don't know what will change your mind- I didn't know what I've been missing! Shelly bought ReStyle, a consignment boutique, 12 years ago, and moved it a couple of times, but is now settled on Rte 1 in Freepor…
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221 || BEST OF Guests: Prenatal and Postpartum Nutrition & Wellness Support with Holistic Pregnancy & Nutrition Specialist, Taryn
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Welcome to the BEST OF Guests Series, where I give you some of my most popular guest interviews from past episodes! In this episode I interview Holistic Pregnancy & Nutrition Specialist, Taryn, from Aubergine and Olive. We chat about prenatal and postpartum nutrition, and also dive into choosing a more holistic pregnancy while still involving your …
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Have you guys seen Monti Carlo on Instagram? How about the Food Network or other Food TV shows? I feel so out of the loop; I've watched so little TV the last bunch of years that I didn't know she was on TV... BUT I found her on Instagram, and watched her great food saving tip reels. And then one day I saw her back story, and I had to learn more abo…
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220 || BEST OF Guests: Slow Down & Cook! Common Nutrition Misconceptions with Dietitian Ashley Tippens
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Welcome to the BEST OF Guests Series, where I give you some of my most popular guest interviews from past episodes! In this episode I chat with Holistic Dietitian, Ashley Tippens. We go over common nutrition misconceptions that we see on social media, and how to make healthy and sustainable changes that prioritize nutrient-dense foods. We also talk…
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94: Sustainable Authorship with Debbi Mack
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Grounded in Maine is thrilled to be partnering with Connor Tyson to support listeners with financial coaching. Connect with Coach Connor Tyson of Progress Solutions LLC here: https://bit.ly/48eM9Mc Debbi Mack gives a different angle on sustainability: on being an Author- we talk about the pros and cons of selling through an online mega site, what s…
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219 || BEST OF Guests: What Your Poop is Telling You: Solving Digestion Problems with Charis Sederberg
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Welcome to the BEST OF Guests Series, where I give you some of my most popular guest interviews from past episodes! You can be eating the healthiest foods in the world, but if you aren't optimizing your digestion, you'll still see health issues like bloating, heart burn and weight gain. This goes beyond chewing slowly and eating undistracted. In th…
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93: Positively Productive Coaching with Lisa Zawrotny
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Grounded in Maine is thrilled to be partnering with Connor Tyson to support listeners with financial coaching. Connect with Coach Connor Tyson of Progress Solutions LLC here: https://bit.ly/48eM9Mc I had such a great time talking with Lisa Zawrotny - she is a wealth of knowledge about productivity and more! I love her gentle way of encouraging Lisa…
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218 || BEST OF Guests: Should You Homeschool? Socialization Myths, ”Weird” Kids, Emotional Intelligence & More with Amanda Schenkenberger
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Welcome to the BEST OF Guests Series, where I give you some of my most popular guest interviews from past episodes! Have you every considered homeschooling? Maybe you're on the fence or never really considered it. Either way, I encourage you to listen to this episode with Amanda Schenkenberger, who is a homeschool mother of 4, and homeschool coach.…
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