The Kindred Life Podcast – Details, episodes & analysis

What would you do if you had all the time you needed?

Join me in this fascinating episode with my friend Christine Wilson, mom of six, licensed professional counselor-turned-coach, and the founder of the first whole brain planner on the market, the Think Time Planner. And she is also now my neighbor!  

After creating a pen + paper neuroscience experiment in her garage, Christine developed a whole-brain process to help people get their brain on their team, fight distractions, and start living their dreams. As one who struggled with ADHD, distractions and overwhelm, Christine knew how hard it was to find time for what mattered most, and she wanted to help herself and others overcome these obstacles.

For 8 years now, Christine’s company, Think Time, has been changing lives and equipping people to get more of the right things done in less time.

LISTEN IN, and let Christine teach you how to “get your brain working like a Tesla rather than a 1950s Ford.” You’ll learn some surprising strategies for overcoming overwhelm and living your dreams - whether in your business or day-to-day life. 

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SHOW NOTES:

• Christine Wilson on Instagram: @thinktimeplanner

• Get your free download of The Dream Sheet at think-time.com

• Buy a Think Time Planner for 10% off - enter code “kindred” at checkout

• Think Time Membership Community

• The Power of One More by Ed Mylett

• Simplicity Parenting by Kim John Payne

• Boundaries by Dr. Henry Cloud and Dr. John Townsend

• Wild + Free

• The Kindred Life Podcast Ep. 45: Meaningfully Busy

• Go to this episode’s blog post for photos and more at ChristineMarieBailey.com/blog.

• Grab a copy of my book, The Kindred Life: Stories and Recipes to Cultivate a Life of Organic Connection.

• Join my email community at ChristineMarieBailey.com and get some fun freebies for signing up, including a free guide to starting your own book club and the first chapter of my audio book!

• Follow me on Instagram @organicstine and @thekindredfarm.

• ⁠Visit my Amazon storefront⁠ for all the things I talk about on the podcast, fave books and more. As an Amazon influencer, I earn commission from qualified purchases.

In a world of home design influencers and Pinterest perfection, it’s easy to look at our homes and highlight the imperfections or things that need to be fixed...rather than see the beauty that’s already there.

JOIN ME, and let’s reframe things a little bit. Let's look at our homes in a different way. This episode is a celebration of the places in our homes where our beautiful daily lives are lived - all the cracks, creaks, and unfinished places. 🏡

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SHOW NOTES:

• Go to this episode’s blog post for photos and more at ChristineMarieBailey.com/blog.

• Grab a copy of my book, The Kindred Life: Stories and Recipes to Cultivate a Life of Organic Connection.

• Join my email community at ChristineMarieBailey.com and get some fun freebies for signing up, including a free guide to starting your own book club and the first chapter of my audio book!

• Follow me on Instagram @organicstine and @thekindredfarm.

• Visit my Amazon storefront for favorite books, things I mention on the podcast, and more! As an Amazon influencer, I earn commission from qualified purchases.

No matter what our story is, at some point we all must learn to choose our hard, hold things loosely, and surrender.

Join me for a conversation with my wondrous friend Sarah Ford - birth doula and aspiring midwife, owner of (Re)birthing Wellness and Held Postpartum, and lover of all things health and wellness. This episode is packed with inspiration for every woman, whether you’ve birthed or not, whether it’s been awhile, or even if you had a difficult birth experience. 

Sarah Ford’s passion for birth began as a homeschooled 11-year-old when she witnessed the home birth of one of her siblings. After starting her own business and attending her first birth as a doula at age 16 (!), she soon began official doula training with a midwife. Since then, Sarah has been serving families all over Tennessee as a doula and midwife-in-training and says, “I will never get over this work I get to do!” 

In her gentle but powerful way, Sarah shares about:

• How homeschooling helped her find her career path

• Her perspective about natural birth

• Body image and the power of women’s bodies

• The importance of community

• Her top nourishing practices for health and wellness

• …And so much more

This episode is a celebration of all women and the strength we possess.

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SHOW NOTES:

• Sarah Ford on Instagram - @sarahkateford

• Sarah’s website - (Re)birthing Wellness and Held Postpartum Meals

• Ina May’s Guide to Childbirth by Ina May Gaskin

• Blue Zones sourdough bread

• Go to this episode’s blog post for photos and more at ⁠ChristineMarieBailey.com/blog⁠.

• Grab a copy of my book, ⁠The Kindred Life: Stories and Recipes to Cultivate a Life of Organic Connection⁠.

• Join my email community at ⁠ChristineMarieBailey.com⁠ and get some fun freebies for signing up.

• Follow me on Instagram ⁠@organicstine⁠ and ⁠@thekindredfarm⁠.

• ⁠Visit my Amazon storefront⁠ for all the things I talk about on the podcast, fave books and more!

Let’s kick “new year, new you” to the curb - instead of neat, tidy goal lists, let’s approach the new year another way. How about just be yourself this year, but healthier and more rooted in what matters most? How about instead of perfection, we embrace the messiness of life and find the beauty in that? 

In this episode, we talk about how to distinguish between the messes that DO need to be cleaned up in our homes, families, jobs, relationships, souls…and which ones are holy messes - signs of our beautiful humanity. 

Let’s walk into the new year not by adopting passing fads or trends but by adding new facets to our lives that are nourishing for the long haul.

Down here in the mess, there is growth through struggle, and perhaps that’s the most lasting kind. 

Grab a cup of ☕️ and JOIN ME!

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SHOW NOTES:

• How To Build A Campfire (The New Way) - Yes Ladies, You Can! 🔥

• Ep. 8: Rooted

• Ep. 27: My Sourdough Journey

• Ep. 45: Meaningfully Busy

• Ep. 47: Kindling Fires

• The Magnolia Story by Chip Gaines and Joanna Gaines

• Until the Streetlights Come On by Ginny Yurich

• Doterra Geranium essential oil - my favorite to add to a hot bath

• How the Penguins Saved Veronica by Hazel Prior

• I Lived on Butterfly Hill by Marjorie Agosin

• The Simple Abundance Journal of Gratitude by Sarah Ban Breathnach

• The Snow Child by Eowyn Ivey

• Go to this episode’s blog post for photos and more at ChristineMarieBailey.com/blog.

• Grab a copy of my book, The Kindred Life: Stories and Recipes to Cultivate a Life of Organic Connection.

• Join my email community at ChristineMarieBailey.com and get some fun freebies for signing up, including a free guide to starting your own book club and the first chapter of my audio book!

• Follow me on Instagram @organicstine and @thekindredfarm.

• Visit my Amazon storefront for favorite books, things I mention on the podcast, and more! As an Amazon influencer, I earn commission from qualified purchases.

In these shorter days that can be drab and dark, how can we “kindle fires” by the way we live our lives? Especially in times that seem cold and harsh, each of us can add warmth to the world in big and small ways. 🪵🔥

In this episode, we talk about everything from the magic of campfires, to radical hospitality, to some ideas for ways you can add warmth right now to your own world and the lives around you.

Grab a warm drink and join me! ☕️🍵

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SHOW NOTES:

• Poems by Lucy Larcom

• Unreasonable Hospitality by Will Guidara

• How to Build a Backyard Campfire - my tutorial

• Azure Farm on Instagram

• Toups and Co. Organics

• OurState Magazine

• Every Moment Holy Vol. 1 by Douglas McKelvey

• Go to this episode’s blog post for photos and more at ChristineMarieBailey.com/blog.

• Grab a copy of my book, The Kindred Life: Stories and Recipes to Cultivate a Life of Organic Connection.

• Join my email community at ChristineMarieBailey.com and get some fun freebies for signing up, including a free guide to starting your own book club and the first chapter of my audio book!

• Follow me on Instagram @organicstine and @thekindredfarm.

• Visit my Amazon storefront for favorite books, things I mention on the podcast, and more! As an Amazon influencer, I earn commission from qualified purchases.

So this is fun…on my 46th birthday, I recorded the 46th episode! It’s also been ✨1 whole year✨ since I first launched this podcast. What a journey it’s been so far, and I’m filled to the brim with gratitude for the privilege of being a part of your lives in this way.

To celebrate these milestones, on this reflective episode, I share 9 THINGS I KNOW - things that are abundantly clear to me now, at this age and stage of life. Listen in, and be inspired to keep showing up, keep changing in positive ways, and keep growing into a deeper expression of the person God made YOU to be. 

I’m on this journey with you, and I’m cheering you on!

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SHOW NOTES:

• Lindywell - join me in doing Pilates at home

• Sweat app - join me in doing strength training at home

• Adorning the Dark by Andrew Peterson

• Capital Gaines by Chip Gaines

• Go to this episode’s blog post for photos and more at ChristineMarieBailey.com/blog.

• Grab a copy of my book, The Kindred Life: Stories and Recipes to Cultivate a Life of Organic Connection.

• Join my email community at ChristineMarieBailey.com and get some fun freebies for signing up, including a free guide to starting your own book club and the first chapter of my audio book!

• Follow me on Instagram @organicstine and @thekindredfarm.

• Visit my Amazon storefront for favorite books, things I mention on the podcast, and more! As an Amazon influencer, I earn commission from qualified purchases.

So…is being “busy” OK or not? For so long, I’ve shunned the idea of busyness, when I have actually enjoyed being busy when it’s about things that are life-giving and purposeful. Who knew?

In this episode, I share a quote from another author that led me to an a-ha moment that deeply impacted me. I couldn't wait to share it with you. I unpack the idea of busyness and share a key practice that has been helping me to enjoy this very full season of life without giving into chaos and frenzy. 

We CAN take control of our days and structure them in a way that is life-giving, even when they’re full to the brim! JOIN ME, and let’s figure it out together.

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SHOW NOTES:

• The 1000 Hours Outside Podcast Ep. 183: An Environment of Welcome with Sally Clarkson

• The Mission of Motherhood by Sally Clarkson

• Go to this episode’s blog post for photos and more at ChristineMarieBailey.com/blog.

• Grab a copy of my book, The Kindred Life: Stories and Recipes to Cultivate a Life of Organic Connection.

• Join my email community at ChristineMarieBailey.com and get some fun freebies for signing up, including a free guide to starting your own book club and the first chapter of my audio book!

• Follow me on Instagram @organicstine and @thekindredfarm.

• Visit my Amazon storefront for favorite books, things I mention on the podcast, and more! As an Amazon influencer, I earn commission from qualified purchases.

Why, if nourishing ourselves and each other is one of the most important things we can do as human beings, would we allow so many other things to replace it?

Let’s not be in danger of losing something elemental that holds us together - returning to the table.  

In this final part of my Fall Gathering Series, we talk about why it’s so important not to lose momentum after you’ve gone through the effort of inviting people in. I share some key ways to move forward and tips that have helped me.

Then, I tell a story from my life-changing trip to Italy and what I learned from an unforgettable experience in a village surrounded by olive and lemon groves. 🫒🍋

Grab a cup of something warm, and join me!
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SHOW NOTES:

• Go to ChristineMarieBailey.com/blog for links to fall recipes and a plug-and-play fall menu for your gathering!

• Bread and Wine by Shauna Niequist

• Ep. 39: Fall Gathering Series Part 1 - Start By Showing Up

• Ep. 40: Fall Gathering Series Part 2 - Embrace Vulnerability

• Ep. 41: Fall Gathering Series Part 3 - Prepare a Place For People

• Ep. 42: Fall Gathering Series Part 4 - Make It Together

• Grab a copy of my book, The Kindred Life: Stories and Recipes to Cultivate a Life of Organic Connection.

• Join my email community at ChristineMarieBailey.com and get some fun freebies for signing up.

• Follow me on Instagram @organicstine and @thekindredfarm.

• Visit my Amazon storefront⁠ for all the things I talk about on the podcast, fave books and more! As an Amazon influencer, I earn from qualifying purchases.

Join me for another delightful conversation with my multi-talented friend Sarah Gilliam, community advocate, beekeeper, photographer, believer in flower power, and homesteader raising her family just up the road from our farm. And this time, we’re talking about the magical world of HONEYBEES! 🐝✨

We recorded this on Sarah’s dreamy porch at her home in Hilltown, TN. As an experienced beekeeper of 10 years, Sarah shares her wisdom and beekeeping stories. If you’re already into beekeeping, or if you literally know nothing about bees, you’ll learn so much from this episode about what these truly miraculous creatures can teach us and how they draw us together in community. Sarah also provides you with realistic ways YOU can support bees and other pollinators, right where you are.

Listen for all the authentic country sounds of nature and birdsong in the background, two interludes where her fluffy orange cat walks across my laptop (#homesteadproblems), and a little sound clip at the end of Sarah’s own bees in her apiary. We couldn’t resist throwing in some un-bee-lievably corny bee puns, too. 😆

P.S. My previous conversation with Sarah, Cultivating Community and Home, is one of the most popular episodes on this podcast!

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SHOW NOTES:

• Sarah Gilliam on Instagram: @sarahbgilliam

• Sarah Gilliam’s Photography Website: sarahbgilliam.com

• Ep. 33: Cultivating Community and Home with Sarah Gilliam

• Braiding Sweetgrass by Robin Wall Kimmerer

• Bee Kept - my beekeeping mentors

• American Meadows

• We Are the Ark

• Go to this episode’s blog post for photos and more at ⁠ChristineMarieBailey.com/blog⁠.

• Grab a copy of my book, ⁠The Kindred Life: Stories and Recipes to Cultivate a Life of Organic Connection⁠.

• Join my email community at ⁠ChristineMarieBailey.com⁠ and get some fun freebies for signing up.

• Follow me on Instagram ⁠@organicstine⁠ and ⁠@thekindredfarm⁠.

• ⁠Visit my Amazon storefront⁠ for all the things I talk about on the podcast, fave books and more! As an Amazon influencer, I earn from qualifying purchases. 

Welcome back to part 4 of my Fall Gathering Series on where I’m inviting you into a special (and very doable!) challenge this fall (hint: fall + food + friends + outside!). 🍂

In this episode, we finally talk about the FOOD. We also address the roadblocks some of you face, like, "I don't like to cook!"  Or, "I have no idea what to make!"

I’ve got you.

Be inspired by the different ways we can prepare a meal and sit down to enjoy the fruits of our labor, together.

Learn about my favorite recipes, menu inspiration, and how to put intentional care into a delicious fall menu while also remembering that, ultimately,  it’s not really about the food. 💛

LISTEN IN!

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SHOW NOTES:

• Go to this blog post for links to the full menu plus other recipe inspiration for your gathering!

• My favorite Sardinian wine: Canonnau di Sardegna

• Playlist: Chilly Night Home

• Playlist: Fall By the Fire

• Playlist: Dinner Party

• Ep. 39: Fall Gathering Series Part 1 - Start By Showing Up

• Ep. 40: Fall Gathering Series Part 2 - Embrace Vulnerability

• Ep. 41: Fall Gathering Series Part 3 - Prepare a Place For People

• Grab a copy of my book, The Kindred Life: Stories and Recipes to Cultivate a Life of Organic Connection.

• Join my email community at ChristineMarieBailey.com and get some fun freebies for signing up.

• Follow me on Instagram @organicstine and @thekindredfarm.