In this show we talk about the peaceful path to connected families and restored communities. It’s all about the simple things that we do as women that have the potential to save the world.
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Simplified Organization: Learn to Love What Must Be Done - Homemaking, Life Organization, and Mom Productivity Tips
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Overwhelmed? Perfectionistic? Too busy? Listen to the Simplified Organization podcast for mindset advice, productivity tips, time management ideas, home + life organization hacks, and real housework routines that work and help you glorify God in everything you do.
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Religion explored through candid conversations and original reporting. This podcast is powered by The Media Project, a network of more than 1,000 journalists worldwide. TMP acknowledges that religion is growing and becoming more, not less important in the world.
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Truth: Kids don’t come with a handbook! But what if there was a parenting handbook that aligned with your healthy living values? In each episode of the Healthy Parenting Handbook Podcast, mom of 4 Katie Kimball interviews experts in fields like nutrition, medicine, psychology, parenting, technology, entrepreneurship, and more to give parents tools to raise healthy, independent kids. Intentional parents, here comes clarity about what you can DO to keep your kids physically and mentally healthy!
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The Homeschool Compass Podcast is all about finding confidence in community and help in the wisdom of those who have gone before us. Through conversations with homeschool veterans who know the daily joys and challenges of homeschooling, you'll gain valuable perspective and inspiration for your own homeschool life. Wherever you are in your homeschool journey, we hope these episodes leave you encouraged that you are loved and you are not alone.
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The Crystal Paine Show is dedicated to helping you embrace life right where you are and take practical steps to get where you want to go. Crystal says, "My hope is that this podcast will serve as an inspiration to your week, a pause in your day to slow down and reflect a little, a looked-forward-to part of your weekly routine, a place where we can connect on a deeper level… and ultimately, my desire is that you come away from listening to each episode feeling motivated to bloom where you are ...
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A Charlotte Mason podcast helping you find freedom in her philosophy. Conversations around childhood, motherhood & education. The Modern Miss Mason Podcast is hosted by Leah Boden 🇬🇧
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Are you and your family busy doing life together but not really connecting? Do you have a vision for what you want your family to be but don't know how to achieve it? Drawing on the principles of organizational culture, this podcast will help you establish your unique family culture, one that reflects your values and beliefs. As a result, you’ll be able to lead with purpose and passion and create unity within your family. Join host Kimberly Amici as she talks with experts, leaders, and every ...
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Welcome to The Charlotte Mason Show, a podcast dedicated to discussing Miss Mason’s philosophy, principles, and methods. It is our hope that each episode will leave you inspired and offer practical wisdom on how to provide this rich living education in your modern homeschool.
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You may not be able to have vision when you're at rock bottom, but you can be grateful. And Grateful will take you far. Hannah Keeley the relationship coach, author, and speaker joins Jennifer Pepito for a spectacular episode on mom brain, picking up the pieces of the new brain we have post kids, gratefulness, and understanding life from our child'…
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Habits For a Sacred Home: Interview with Jennifer Pepito
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The new year brings new opportunities and new obligations by the boatload. As calendars fill up and to-do lists get longer, home life can get rocky. Matthew Peterson speaks with Jennifer Pepito about her recent book Habits For a Sacred Home to understand her views on what a healthy home might look like.…
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Experiments in Mystical Atheism: Interview with Dr. Brook Ziporyn
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For decades, New Atheism has been characterized by "the humanistic rejection of religion." But Dr. Brook Ziporyn's new book, Experiments in Mystical Atheism, argues instead for "the religious rejection of God." Matthew Peterson speaks to Dr. Ziporyn in order to understand what this means and how it differs from more dominant atheistic writing.…
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Defeating Temptation in Daily Life: Lessons from My Dear Hemlock
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In this episode of the Simplified Organization podcast, Mystie Winckler sits down with author Tilly Dillehay to discuss her latest book, My Dear Hemlock. Inspired by C.S. Lewis’s The Screwtape Letters, Tilly’s book explores women’s unique temptations through the lens of fictionalized letters between tempters. Get Tilly's latest book: https://canonp…
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053: Building Resilience & Reducing Stress in Kids: Interview with Jess Sherman
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Depression and anxiety are plaguing our children, and stress is often a root cause...what can we do about it? Whether we actually live stressful lives or simply stress ourselves out (or social media plays a role in over-stimulating our amygdala and fight or flight response), there's no doubt in my mind that Americans are experiencing stress, and ar…
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The Truth About Homeschooling 12-Year-Olds: Expectations vs. Reality
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Take my course The Art of Homeschooling: https://shop.simplyconvivial.com/art-of-homeschooling/ Are you navigating the challenges of homeschooling during the middle school years? In this episode, we dive deep into the transformative period of adolescence—those years between 11 and 13 that can feel like a whirlwind of emotions, growth, and shifting …
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Special Episode: Planning Habits of Virtue
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We have such a special episode for you here! Jennifer takes you through an hour of step by step habits workshop. It is full of beautiful resources and advice for planning a year of habits that build virtue and order in your home for a more peaceful day to day. So, grab your notebook, take a seat, and enjoy this practical episode. To watch it with t…
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Durenda Wilson is mom to 8, nana to 12, and author of the brand new book, Raising Boys to Men: A Simple, Mercifully Short Book on Raising and Homeschooling Boys. With over three decades of homeschool experience, Durenda is passionate about mentoring moms as they raise the next generation of warriors for God’s Kingdom. In this episode, she shares so…
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052: The Risks of Consuming Synthetic Food Dyes with Whitney & Brandon Cawood | Are Food Dyes Bad for You?
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Imagine if your child was kicked out of daycare for behavior issues, in spite of the fact that you’re making intentional choices as parents. Devastating! But what if the problem wasn’t caused by your child OR your parenting choices? Brandon and Whitney Cawood’s story will break your heart and then give you hope because they found what was hurting t…
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Welcome to Episode 116. The Restoration Home Community is about to open for a brand new year of habit-building, connection, and virtue development, all within an incredible community of mothers. Weekly activities will be like speaking something lovely over yourself each day and accountability for time tracking to see where we spend most of our time…
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Making Homemaking Work: Adapting Routines with GRACE (featuring Mairin Schuman)
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Discover how the principle of iteration can bring clarity and flexibility to homemaking, hospitality, and family routines in this episode of the Simplified Organization Podcast. Mairin, a homeschool mom of seven, shares her journey from military life to building a rooted family culture and how she’s learned to adapt and thrive in the midst of chang…
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286. Goals for 2025 + 12 Things I Plan to Learn
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Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsBy Crystal Paine
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Whole Families and Healthy Homes with Shawna Holman
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Welcome to episode 115 with Jennifer Pepito and Shawna Holman of a Little Less Toxic. We love talking about our health and well-being, and Shawna brings so much passion and wisdom to the Restoration Home Community with her insight on sustainable changes. She and Jennifer covered how to make simple food choices, buying less with a focus on quality, …
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Redefine Hospitality: How to Open Your Home to Glorify God (with Rachel Alaia)
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Rachel Alaia, a member of the Convivial Circle, shares her heart for gospel-centered hospitality. As a bilingual, newly born-again Christian, Rachel lives with her family on a big ranch in the coastal mountains of Mexico, where she's restoring a classic hacienda and embracing her calling to serve her family and community. Join us as we discuss: 🌟 R…
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A Family on a Mission with Keith Phillips
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Welcome to episode 114! Keith Phillips of Heartland Bunkies joins Jennifer Pepito to talk about family vision and work! This is challenging but excellent conversation right before Christmas about the role of the patriarchy in modern families, clear leadership, and family mission. There is so much to meditate on and discuss in this episode and we ho…
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From Daydreamer to Doer - Amie Garner's Transformation
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Amie shares her inspiring journey from being a daydream planner stuck in perfectionism to becoming a doer who embraces progress over perfection. Join us for Community Coaching: https://shop.simplyconvivial.com/socc In this episode, Mystie Winckler sits down with Amie Garner, a wife, homeschool mom of 5, and long-time member of Convivial Circle. Ami…
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Culture critic Joseph Holmes interviews director D.J. Caruso about his new Netflix film "Mary." They discuss what inspired Caruso to make a story about the mother of Jesus, why Mary is so inspirational, how one balances quality with faithfulness to the source material, and the future of faith-based films.…
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Welcome back to the show, everyone! While not intentional, we have been MIA from your ears for three whole weeks. We originally intended to only be absent for Thanksgiving week, but one week somehow managed to turn into two weeks which turned into three. That was in large part because of lots of things happening during that time, so we definitely h…
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051: Finding Nutrient Balance for Kids and Busy Families with Jess Donovan, Naturopath
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Want to hear from a naturopath from down under? Jess Donovan, with her lovely Aussie accent, shares all sorts of goodness with us today on the Healthy Parenting Handbook, like: favorite immunity-boosting foods to recommend to busy families the best way to get probiotics integrated into your family common nutrient deficiencies in kids (and what you …
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An Intentional Life with Cleere Cherry Reeves
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Welcome to episode 113 with Jennifer Pepito and special guest Cleere Cherry Reeves of Cleerely Stated. Cleere and Jennifer talk about declarations, intentional living, creating order, and stewarding the internal atmosphere of our home. This is all about living with margin, ignoring pressures, or could haves or should haves, and prioritising connect…
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Can Weekly Reviews REALLY Change Your Life in 2025? (with Rachel Bozarth)
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Rachel Bozarth highlights the power of the weekly review for busy moms. Join Community Coaching: https://shop.simplyconvivial.com/socc A weekly review prevents things from falling through the cracks, enables realistic planning, and builds margin for priorities. Start small by reviewing your calendar, listing weekly priorities, and practicing consis…
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Rediscovering Christmas: Interview with AJ Sherrill
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The Christmas season is often packed to the brim with parties, concerts, gift-buying, and general holiday busyness. But does it have to be that way? Religion Unplugged's Matthew Peterson interviews AJ Sherril about his recent book Rediscovering Christmas to understand his perspective on how Christians can more thoughtfully engage with the season.…
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050: What If You Could Actually Tidy Up Your Life? with Tyler Moore
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Have you seen the dad who cleans on Instagram? I don’t know if Tyler Moore, aka Tidy Dad, enjoys that people probably know him that way, but I think it’s accurate! I’ve followed Tyler since the summer of 2022 - but who in the world remembers WHEN they started following someone on Instagram? You’ll hear why that summer was important in Tyler’s caree…
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Growing up, we would transition from the regular homeschool schedule during December and move towards crafting, Christmas Cookie exchanges, nature walks, and time reading together as a family. We made clay decorations, popcorn balls, and cranberry garlands. The wonderful thing about creativity and a creative Christmas is it isn't age or time-depend…
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Fight perfectionism with a timer - with Erika Macartney
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Discover how Erika overcame homemaking overwhelm, perfectionism, and clutter with simple strategies like timers, brain dumps, and community support through Convivial Circle. https://shop.simplyconvivial.com/socc/ Mystie Winckler encourages moms to organize their attitudes and get traction at home so we are no longer overwhelmed or frustrated with h…
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Is the Future of Christmas Movies Faith-Based?
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Newsletter and Culture Editor Jillian Cheney and Film Critic Joseph Holmes discuss why there hasn't been a Christmas classic in 20 years, the rise of Christmas action movies, and if "The Best Christmas Pageant Ever" signals the start of a faith-based renaissance in the Christmas movie genre.By The Media Project
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049: My Top Tips for Raising Nice Boys (From a Mom of Three Boys!)
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Ever been asked a question in person, and you replay the conversation over and over, a dozen times, rephrasing your answer? I did that recently, not just rephrasing but adding and rethinking and adding some more. The question was, “How do you raise such nice boys??” I decided it would make a pretty decent podcast episode, exploring my meanderings t…
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"Children are born persons." Charlotte Mason Jennifer has been parenting since the 90s, and she and Scott's research and parenting styles have run the gamut over their 7 children and three decades. The one thing consistent from the early days of strict parenting to more permissive parenting is to focus on building character and connection. One thin…
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Should Christians Support Returning Land to Native Americans?
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After centuries of oppression and mistreatment by the American government, Native Americans have had enough. In recent years the Land Back Movement has gained popularity. Land Back presents the idea that returning U.S. land to indigenous communities would be a just action. In order to understand how Christians should approach Land Back, Matthew Pet…
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It is NEVER too late to become a better homemaker! (with Judy Troxler)
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Learn from older Christian women who are still learning to be better homemakers even as empty-nesters. Join us! https://convivialcircle.com With over 40 years of homemaking experience, Judy shares her journey of managing her home after her children have grown. She discusses how she continued to improve her homemaking skills and the challenges of st…
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Quiet, Quests, and Christmas with Sarah Clarkson
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As we continue to move into the holiday season, Sarah Clarkson joins Jennifer Pepito in episode 110 of the Restoration Home Podcast. We're excited to bring another episode rich with the magic and mores of a peaceful Christmas. Sarah offers a unique perspective on celebrating Christmas, holiday traditions from the Clarkson home, and bringing differe…
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Present in Prayer: Interview with Jennifer Tucker
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The Christian life is so often a busy one. Work, family, and even church commitments can often leave believers completely burnt out. Matthew Peterson speaks with Jenn Tucker about her new book Present in Prayer to learn about Biblical meditation practices meant to bring peace and stillness to the distracted Christian.…
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048: Is it Possible to Create a Peaceful Home in the Midst of a Chaotic World? with Jennifer Pepito
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The world keeps getting more and more fast-paced, and our brains and bodies aren’t really keeping up. As moms, can we possibly create a home that is a peaceful space, a safe place from which our kids can explore? My guest today is Jennifer Pepito, author of Habits for a Sacred Home, and we talk about just that, including: Why moms are naturally fea…
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284. Listening Well and Practicing Simple Hospitality
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This week, we did something rare – we sat down and actually watched a movie, Twisters! Our kids have been raving about it, and turns out, it wasn’t just because we’re from Kansas. It's a thrilling and quite clean movie (just a small bit of language), which is not always easy to find these days, so if you haven't seen it, I definitely recommend it! …
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From "no-plan" lifestyle to joyful home management (with Stacey Thomas)
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Move from chaos to joyful home management! FREE Attitude Alignment Guide: https://www.simplyconvivial.com/attitude/ Stacey shares her journey of moving into a fixer-upper, balancing life as a homeschooling mom, and transforming her attitude towards housework. They discuss practical tips such as using alignment cards, setting priorities, embracing d…
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Leaving a Homeschool Legacy with Tiffany Jefferson
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Tiffany Jefferson is a veteran homeschooling mom of 10 who has tasted the transformational fruit of being able give her children an education that is not only rooted in Scripture, but also prepares them for life. In this episode, Tiffany shares practical tips for homeschooling multiple ages, practicing Biblical conflict resolution, and creating sys…
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The Best Christmas Pageant Ever: Interview with Andrew Erwin
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Culture critic Joseph Holmes interviews faith-based filmmaker and Kingdom Story Company founder Andrew Erwin (I Can Only Imagine) about his company's new Christmas film The Best Christmas Pageant Ever, the past 20 years of faith-based filmmaking, and what comes next.By The Media Project
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047: Teens and Fertility | Hormone Health Is NOT Just About Having Babies with Dr. Mandy Patterson
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Ever felt like your kids or teens want to do the opposite of what you recommend? Dr. Mandy Patterson and I are both moms of teens, and we talk today about the perils of parenting and how we work around the resistance. She has some great tips for finding a way “in” to what your kids care about when it comes to health and behavior. Since this is a pa…
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283. Building a Deeper Connection to God (with Jeannie Cunnion)
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Today's guest is actually a threepeat guest, Jeannie Cunnion! And today we get to have a conversation about building a deeper relationship with God, inspired by her new devotional, Closer to God: A 40-day Pursuit of God's Personal Presence. Jeannie has the remarkable ability to push us deeper in our walk with Jesus and her new devotional is full of…
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A Minimalist's Christmas with Diane Boden
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Many of my adult friends have an ambivalent relationship with the Christmas season. Why is that? It's often because their mothers were stressed and anxious about achieving a "perfect Christmas." In a recent discussion, Diane Boden, the creator of the Minimalist Mom's Podcast, joined Jennifer Pepito to talk about how to create a minimalist Christmas…
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STOP Feeling Overwhelmed! Daily Habits for a Joyful Home Life (with Cassy Satterfield)
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Discover homemaking tips, faith-based organization, & routines for managing family life. Overcome overwhelm with simple, joyful strategies! Enroll today: https://convivialcircle.com In this episode of the Simplified Organization podcast, a seasoned homemaker and mother , Cassy Satterfield, shares her journey from overwhelming burnout to finding pea…
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In Search of Wisdom: Feminism, Friendships, and Personal Growth
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Women need to have friends to chat with. If we can cut through feminist lies and envious striving, we can have conversations with friends and with our husbands that lead to wisdom Mystie Winckler encourages moms to organize their attitudes and get traction at home so we are no longer overwhelmed or frustrated with homemaking. We are a community of …
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The holiday season is just around the corner, and it's easy to feel overwhelmed, but it doesn't have to be that way! We want to help you create joyful memories for you and your children. Join Jennifer and Emelie for an exciting discussion on how to stay healthy and make the most of this beautiful time of year. Plus, don't miss our insightful chat w…
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Joseph Smith and The Mormons: Interview with Noah Van Sciver
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Joseph Smith is one of the most controversial religious figures in American History. In an attempt to understand who he was, Matthew Peterson interviews author and illustrator Noah Van Sciver about his recent biographical graphic novel: Joseph Smith and The Mormons.By The Media Project
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046: Sharing the Mental Load of Cooking Responsibility
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I see a lot on social media about the “mental load” that women especially carry. Meal planning, grocery shopping, cleaning the house, getting kids where they belong on time, making sure they have proper snacks and meals if they won’t be home for dinner, homework, emails from everywhere… It’s a LOT. And a lot of the mental load we home managers carr…
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Sally Clarkson on Crafting a Legacy of Grace
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Everything we talked about in this episode can be found here: https://www.buildyourbestfamily.com/podcast/episode-260
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Exhibiting Forgiveness: Interview with Titus Kaphar
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Culture Critic Joseph Holmes interviews renowned painter and filmmaker Titus Kaphar about his new film Exhibiting Forgiveness and how one balances Biblical commands of forgiveness while avoiding repeated abuse.By The Media Project
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282. Something I just learned about Jesse, cows, disappointment, and voting
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After knowing Jesse since I was 9 years old (I'm 43 now!), I just found out something I had no idea about him. We share the funny story on the podcast. I'm honestly still so shocked that I just discovered this!! We also dive into some really fun listener feedback, with one of you pointing out how I had incorrectly called beef you buy for the freeze…
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045: Why Are You So Tired? (Chronic Fatigue and Long Haulers with Dr. Evan Hirsch)
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Way back when my husband and I were new-ish parents, he read a headline that talked about parents being “bone tired” at the end of the day. For years, we referred to that phrase: “We’re BONE TIRED. Parents are all BONE TIRED.” (Put a little lilt and emphasis on “bone” and you can hear us in your head now.) As it turns out, Dr. Evan Hirsch would rec…
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The wonderful Barb Roose, author of Stronger than Stress: 10 Spiritual Practices to Win the Battle of Overwhelm, joins Jennifer Pepito for episode 107. This hard-hitting episode is all about stress! It is so timely to transition into the holiday season. Barb is full of profound wisdom and helpful insight on stress, what it is, what it isn't, and ho…
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