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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 […]
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 […]
I’ve been sharing some of our most downloaded episodes of all time here on The AMPLIFY Show, and this week is my interview with author Kim John Payne. He’s well known for his best-selling book Simplicity Parenting, which is my favorite parenting book and one I’ve reread multiple times. He has worked with children and […]
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 […]
Today I’m sharing The AMPLIFY Show’s most popular episode of all time, and one the guest said was one of her favorite interviews. It’s my interview with Allie Casazza, author of Declutter Like A Mother and the host of The Purpose Show. In this interview, we chat about how to minimize stress at home when […]
Today on The AMPLIFY Show, I’m talking with Katie Kimball of Kitchen Stewardship and Kids Cook Real Food. Katie is an online entrepreneur, blogger, and 2x TED X speaker. In this episode, we talk about the importance of teaching kids critical thinking (and how to cook!) and how the pandemic and mandates derailed her TED […]
Hi friends! Today I was inspired to quickly record another Biz Pep Talk, but this one is really a biz/life pep talk. I had a coffee meeting with a client who recently launched a sustainable clothing line and she was telling me about all of the challenges she’s facing with manufacturing issues and product delays. […]
This episode is for all of my moms and women who feel like they’ve achieved a lot, overall, yet still feel unfulfilled and overwhelmed. If you’ve read all the popular books from the famous women authors and you follow the big influencers in the self-help space, but their feel-good advice doesn’t actually help, then this […]
In this episode, I’m talking about a topic that can make many people uncomfortable- death. For thousands of years, reflecting on our own mortality and inevitable outcome has been used by philosophers and people of all kinds to be better, to do better, and to make the most of this short life. This week I […]
*A version of this post is published on Elephant Journal. I would be so grateful if you gave it a read & comment if it resonates with you! My dad would have turned 60-years-old today. It’s fitting this milestone falls on Labor Day. He was the hardest worker I’ve ever known. Before retiring early due to disability, he put in […]
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