It’s only a few weeks into summer, and while boredom hasn’t fully set in yet—it will. And that’s actually a good thing. As Ginny Yurich writes in Until the Streetlights Come On (which I reference in Mama Bear Survival), boredom isn’t a problem to solve—it’s a gift to reclaim. She puts it simply: “A bored […]

Day 3 at the Rose Retreat was all about lifestyle sessions in concealed carry, self defense, and shopping! ** This is part 3 of a series. If you haven’t read it yet, checkout day 1 and day 2 for the start of my firearms journey at the Rose Retreat.** It was the final day of […]

In today’s episode, we tackle the question: How do we raise  critical thinkers and children who can think for themselves and ask questions, in a world that doesn’t want them to? In this interview, we talk with Katie Kimball of Kitchen Stewardship about how we can raise our children in a world that doesn’t share […]

We continue the Mama Bear Survival firearms journey with Amy Robbins of Alexo Athletica. We started our firearms journey in episode 3 with Lena Miculek, and today we continue it with the founder of the concealed carry fashion brand, Alexo Athletica, Amy Robbins joins the show to share her story of creating a brand to […]

When I set out to write Mama Bear Survival — Raising Strong Families in an Uncertain World, I knew it had to go beyond emergency kits and food storage. So in the book, I dedicate an entire section to topics like homesteading, hunting, traditional skills, and even homeschooling as a form of self-reliance. Even if […]