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Cohesive Home Podcast : Minimalism | Families | Adventure | Intentional Living
Hosted by Kate Saffle and Melissa Risenhoover · EN
Melissa and Kate, two laid-back moms, explore the topics you most want to hear about it--family minimalism, adventuring with your kids, balancing family and work, and more--all in the time it takes you to brew your morning coffee. Sometimes ridiculous, always on point, these two best friends put the fun back in parenting and creating your happier, simpler home.
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Reflections on Motherhood
Oct 400:34:51Tap to summarizePlease listen in, subscribe, and take 2 minutes to leave us a review on Apple or your favorite podcast app. It means so much to us! We would love to hear from you: send us an email at cohesivehome@gmail.com Find Kate on her website: Happier in Motherhood Find Melissa on Youtube: Bookish Melissa
Transcribe →Did Minimalism Burn Us Out? A 10-Year Reflection
Sep 1300:29:14Tap to summarizeHave you ever felt that urge to just get rid off everything you own and completely simplify? The things in your home seem to take over, it's constantly messy, and it would be so nice to have a clean slate. That was us a decade ago when we first started Cohesive Home. We were both reading alllllll the blogs and books on minimalism and applying it to our homes. In a movement led primarily by childless males, we wanted to show other families it was doable to live minimally. But time has passed. We're older. We've moved. Our kids are older. Our lives has shifted tremendously. Are we still minimalists? Listen to this episode to find out! We would love to hear from you, send us an email at cohesivehome@gmail.com Find Kate on her website Find Melissa on Youtube:her vlog channel
Transcribe →Near Death and New Beginnings
Aug 3000:40:27Tap to summarizeWelcome to Episode 5 of the NEW season of Cohesive Home! We are back with the craziest of updates on where we've been since last summer's episodes and what really happened. Promise you, we can't make this stuff up! In this episode, you'll hear about: Melissa's near death experience in France Kate's big dream coming true and the epic surprise she gave her hubs for Father's Day Where Melissa and her family are heading to next Plus more of the real mom talk you expect Please listen in, subscribe, and take 2 minutes to leave us a review on Apple or your favorite podcast app. It means so much to us! We would love to hear from you: send us an email at cohesivehome@gmail.com Find Kate on her website: Happier in Motherhood Find Melissa on Youtube: Bookish Melissa or her vlog channel
Transcribe →Homebodies
Jul 14, 202400:22:34Tap to summarizeDo you feel most comfortable at home OR love being out in the world, around other people? In this episode, Kate and Melissa talk about how they've both realized what homebodies they've become. They also share the ways they ground and reconnect back to their homes after being away and why these simple rituals make such a difference. We would love to hear from you, send us an email at cohesivehome@gmail.com Find Kate on IG: Happier In Motherhood Or her website Find Melissa on Youtube: her vlog channel Or IG: Melissa Risenhoover
Transcribe →Summer Travel and Books
Jul 1, 202400:20:16Tap to summarizeBy the time you hear this episode, Kate and Melissa are well underway with their BIG summer plans. Listen in to hear how they're intentionally making the most of vacation time with their families and slowing down. We would love to hear from you, send us an email at cohesivehome@gmail.com Find Kate on IG: Happier In Motherhood Kate's website Find Melissa on Youtube: The Indie Shelf or her vlog channel Find Melissa on IG: Melissa Risenhoover
Transcribe →Organization
Jun 17, 202400:29:01Tap to summarizeMelissa and Kate chat about how they stay organized and the many ways they get off track. We would love to hear from you, send us an email at cohesivehome@gmail.com Find Kate on IG: Happier In Motherhood Find Melissa on Youtube: The Indie Shelf or her vlog channel
Transcribe →Cohesive Home is BACK!
Jun 10, 202400:30:54Tap to summarizeSURPRISE! Kate and Melissa have jumped back on the mic and share where they have been the last 5 years, as well as future plans for Cohesive Home. We would love to hear from you, send us an email at cohesivehome@gmail.com Find Kate on IG: Happier In Motherhood Find Melissa on Youtube: The Indie Shelf or her vlog channel
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58: Plaine Products and the Zero Waste Movement with Lindsey McCoy
Mar 18, 201900:32:09Tap to summarizeTo connect with Kate or Melissa head to : Kate: @thestreamlinedlife Melissa: wildair.blog Interested in the zero or low-waste lifestyle? Need some fresh inspiration to jumpstart your journey? In episode 58 of the Cohesive Home Podcast, Melissa chats with Lindsey McCoy, co-founder of Plaine Products, a sustainable, vegan, and non-toxic hair and body line. Lindsey shares her drive to start the company and practical ideas for living sustainably. In this episode: Companies to check-out for your zero-waste lifestyle: https://us.whogivesacrap.org brushwithbamboo.com dentallace.com Try Plaine Products and get 20% off your order with code "cohesivehome". Head to plaineproducts.com to shop! Follow Plain Products on Instagram @Plaineproducts
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57: Parenting Peacefully + the Montessori Method with Simone Davies
Feb 25, 201900:33:18Tap to summarizeInterested in a more peaceful way of parenting and a simpler home experience for your children? In episode 57 of the Cohesive Home Podcast, Kate interviews Simone Davies, the Montessori teacher and blogger behind the popular website The Montessori Notebook, which helps families bring the Montessori Method into their daily life. She's also about to release her new book The Montessori Toddler, a positive parenting guide to raising little people. If you're scratching your head and asking, what's Montessori? You will learn so much from this episode. Even if you're familiar with the method, Simone shares so much wisdom and practical advice for implementing it in your home. In this episode: What is the Montessori method? Simone's story and how she got started with it What inspired Simone to write The Montessori Toddler How parents can incorporate Montessori into their home and parenting The benefits of the Montessori method, and how you can get them at home, even if you don't send your kids to one of the schools Simone's own take on living simply and her new interest in wabi-sabi Where to find Simone: Instagram: @themontessorinotebook Web: themontessorinotebook.com
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56: 5 Tips to Being More Intentional and Less Reactive
Feb 18, 201900:33:52Tap to summarizeIn episode 56 of the Cohesive Home Podcast, Kate and Melissa tackle a listener question about living intentionally. A listener said "How do you all figure out how to live intentionally every day instead of reactively? I know what my values are, but I'm not sure how to be purposeful on a daily basis and actually living them. Listen on as we share our top 5 ways to be intentional in your days: Know your values Set your non-negotiables Organize your days Be willing to say no Watch your mindset Thank you for listening to episode 56! If you enjoyed this episode, please leave us a review on iTunes or share it with a friend. Thank you so much to our sponsor, Care/of! Take advantage of this month's special New Year offer! For 50% off your first month of personalized Care/of vitamins, go to TakeCareOf.com and enter "cohesivehome50".
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