Happy new year friends! In today’s episode of The AMPLIFY Show, I’m going to chat a bit about planning for the new year. I’ll tell you what I’m doing differently this year and how I’m going into 2022 with a different perspective. That includes an update on two months of being without social media and […]

Last night my kids and I watched one of our favorite Christmas movies, The Polar Express.  We love reading the book throughout the season and find it especially cool that it takes place in our town of Grand Rapids.  The kids always forget this detail and then squeal with surprise when they hear the elf […]

This month, I’m sharing The AMPLIFY Show’s most popular episodes. Today is my interview with author and entrepreneur Courtney Carver. She’s one of the first people I discovered in the simplicity space, and I loved getting a chance to talk with her.  In this interview, she shares her journey from overworked, drowning in debt, and […]

I’ve been having these crazy thoughts lately.  Crazy probably isn’t the best word for it… but a bit countercultural.  Thoughts about what it means to unplug, to be the master of our days and time, and to truly connect and give our best selves to the people we love.  Maybe you’re feeling this a bit […]

I’m inviting you to join me for a slower, more peace-filled season with a social media sabbatical- as in, quitting social media for the next month or so.  I logged off my platforms on November 8 and plan to take a two-month digital rest.  In this episode, I’m sharing 10 reasons (technically 11 reasons, I […]