Often, when we are stressed and our homes feel tense, heavy, or disconnected, we assume it’s about the clutter, the routines, or the never-ending to-do lists.

But what if it’s not just what we’re doing, but how we are thinking about and responding to our homes.

Today, we’re looking at five emotional patterns, introduced as “emotional cancers”, that can slowly erode connection, communication, and the overall atmosphere of our homes.

And more importantly, how we can begin to shift them.

This episode is for you if you’ve ever:

• Felt tension or disconnection in your home, but couldn’t quite name why
• Found yourself feeling frustrated, critical, or overwhelmed in your daily life at home
• Compared your home or your capacity to others and felt like you were falling short
• Felt stuck in cycles of resentment, miscommunication, or emotional distance
• Desired a home that feels calmer, more connected, and more supportive

We’ll explore:

• The five emotional patterns that quietly create stress at home (criticizing, complaining, comparing, competing, and contending)
• How these patterns show up in everyday homemaking and relationships
• Why these behaviors are often signals of deeper overwhelm, unmet needs, or disconnection
• The impact these patterns have on the emotional safety and energy of your home
• Simple, practical ways to begin replacing these patterns with more supportive and connected ways of relating

Because homemaking is not just about what we clean, organize, or decorate…

It’s about the emotional environment we create through our thoughts, our words, and our responses.

When we begin to shift these patterns, gently and imperfectly, we begin to create homes that feel lighter, safer, and more aligned with the life we truly want to live.

So if your home has been feeling a little heavier than you’d like…this episode is an invitation to pause, reflect, and begin again with more awareness, compassion, and intention.

Because small shifts in how we show up can change everything about how home feels.

Links & Resources Mentioned in This Episode:

• Take the Holistic Home QUIZ - Free https://www.thecommonnest.com/quiz
• Love Your Home Coaching: https://www.thecommonnest.com/coaching
• Spring Planning: https://thecommonnest.myflodesk.com/spring

Let’s Connect!

If you loved this episode, I’d love to hear from you! Screenshot this episode, share it to your Instagram stories, and tag me @thecommonnest.

Don’t forget to subscribe, rate, and review the podcast—it helps us reach more people who need support in creating a home that feels good. 💛

Work with Christy:

Please reach out if you’d like to explore how we can work together to create a happier, healthier home with a holistic approach.

Don't know where to start?

Take the Holistic Home QUIZ https://www.thecommonnest.com/quiz

Book a FREE Discovery Call: https://calendly.com/tcn-christy/30min

Find out more about

The Holistic Home Method: https://www.thecommonnest.com/holistichome

Looking for personalized support? Check out:

Love Your Home: https://www.thecommonnest.com/loveyourhome

Want to grow in a community?

Join the Holistic Home Membership: https://www.thecommonnest.com/membership

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Years ago, I read The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up by Marie Kondo, and like so many others, I was inspired to declutter my home in a big way. It changed how I saw my space… but it also left me wondering why it felt so hard to actually live out.

After experiencing Japan firsthand, I’m beginning to understand why.

This episode is for you if you’ve ever:

• Tried decluttering methods and still felt overwhelmed
• Felt like organizing “should be easier” but it never sticks
• Wondered why your home feels heavy even after tidying
• Felt like you’ve failed at systems that work for others
• Wanted your home to feel lighter, calmer, and more aligned

We’ll explore:

• Why The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up became a global movement, and the strengths of the KonMari Method
• Why the method can feel difficult to maintain in real family life
• What Japanese culture reveals about space, rhythm, and everyday life
• Five Japanese concepts that offer a different way of thinking about home:

Ma - The power of space

Wabi-Sabi - The beauty of imperfection

Ichi-go Ichi-e - Being present in the moment

Kanso - Intentional simplicity

Omoiyari - Shared care and consideration

• How these ideas connect to modern homemaking and your everyday rhythms
• Why your home isn’t meant to be perfect — it’s meant to support your life

Whether you’ve tried to declutter before or are simply longing for a home that feels calmer and more aligned, this episode is an invitation to look beyond methods… and begin to understand your relationship with space, stuff, and home in a new way.

Because homemaking isn’t about doing more or getting it perfect…

It’s about creating alignment between your life, your energy, and your space.

Let this be a gentle reminder that you don’t need to overhaul everything to create change.

Small shifts… thoughtful choices… and a different way of seeing your home can make all the difference.

Links & Resources Mentioned in This Episode:

• Spring Planning: https://thecommonnest.myflodesk.com/spring
• Love Your Home Coaching: https://www.thecommonnest.com/coaching
• Take the Holistic Home QUIZ - Free https://www.thecommonnest.com/quiz

Let’s Connect!

If you loved this episode, I’d love to hear from you! Screenshot this episode, share it to your Instagram stories, and tag me @thecommonnest.

Don’t forget to subscribe, rate, and review the podcast—it helps us reach more people who need support in creating a home that feels good. 💛

Work with Christy:

Please reach out if you’d like to explore how we can work together to create a happier, healthier home with a holistic approach.

Don't know where to start?

Take the Holistic Home QUIZ https://www.thecommonnest.com/quiz

Book a FREE Discovery Call: https://calendly.com/tcn-christy/30min

Find out more about

The Holistic Home Method: https://www.thecommonnest.com/holistichome

Looking for personalized support? Check out:

Love Your Home: https://www.thecommonnest.com/loveyourhome

Want to grow in a community?

Join the Holistic Home Membership: https://www.thecommonnest.com/membership

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After the slower, reflective months of winter, something begins to shift when spring arrives. The light returns, the world around us wakes up, and many of us feel a quiet pull toward planning, goal setting, and creating new possibilities in our homes and lives.

But at the same time, life can feel noisy and overwhelming. News cycles, social media, responsibilities, and the mental load of home can easily pull our attention in a hundred different directions. When everything feels loud, it can become difficult to focus on what we truly want.

In this episode, we’re slowing down and reconnecting with a more intentional way to approach goals, one that begins with clarity, values, and the feelings we want to create in our lives.

This episode is for you if you’ve ever:

1. Felt distracted or overwhelmed and unsure what to focus on next
2. Had goals or projects sitting in the back of your mind for months (or years)
3. Wanted to create more peace, clarity, and direction in your home and life
4. Needed a gentle reset to reconnect with what truly matters to you

We’ll explore:

1. Why spring can feel like the real new year and why it’s a powerful time to revisit your goals
2. Why so many of us feel stuck or overwhelmed when thinking about planning and goal setting
3. How unfinished projects and “mental loops” create pressure in our homes and minds
4. A more meaningful way to approach goal setting by starting with the feelings we want to experience
5. The five elements of intentional planning from Spring Planning Week, including clarity, values, habits, and sustainable change

You’ll also hear about Spring Planning, a free five-day guided experience designed to help you reconnect with what you want and move forward with intention. Through short video lessons, reflection prompts, and a workbook, this process walks you through the steps of setting meaningful goals and creating real momentum for the season ahead.

Whether you’re hoping to finally tackle a project in your home, build new routines, invest in your personal wellness, or simply reconnect with what matters most, this episode is here to remind you that you don’t need to have everything figured out all at once.

Sometimes the most powerful step we can take is to pause… reconnect with what we truly want… and begin again.

Spring is a beautiful season for new beginnings, and your next chapter might start with something as simple as clarity.

Let’s slow down, reconnect with our direction, and take the next small step forward together.

Links & Resources Mentioned in This Episode:

1. Spring Planning: https://thecommonnest.myflodesk.com/spring
2. Love Your Home Coaching: https://www.thecommonnest.com/coaching
3. Take the Holistic Home QUIZ - Free https://www.thecommonnest.com/quiz

Let’s Connect!

If you loved this episode, I’d love to hear from you! Screenshot this episode, share it to your Instagram stories, and tag me @thecommonnest.

Don’t forget to subscribe, rate, and review the podcast—it helps us reach more people who need support in creating a home that feels good. 💛

Work with Christy:

Please reach out if you’d like to explore how we can work together to create a happier, healthier home with a holistic approach.

Don't know where to start?

Take the Holistic Home QUIZ https://www.thecommonnest.com/quiz

Book a FREE Discovery Call: https://calendly.com/tcn-christy/30min

Find out more about

The Holistic Home Method: https://www.thecommonnest.com/holistichome

Looking for personalized support? Check out:

Love Your Home: https://www.thecommonnest.com/loveyourhome

Want to grow in a community?

Join the Holistic Home Membership: https://www.thecommonnest.com/membership

You can find more from The Common Nest here:

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Every January, we’re encouraged to set resolutions and start fresh. But for many of us, those intentions fade quickly. Winter can be a season of low energy, rest, and reflection… not necessarily the best time to push ourselves into big changes.

Spring is different.

As the days grow longer and the light returns, our energy begins to rise again. We feel the urge to open the windows, clear the clutter, and create space for something new. In many ways, spring can feel like a more natural new year. It is a season of renewal, possibility, and fresh beginnings.

In this episode, we’re talking about how to embrace the energetic new year of spring, and why releasing what no longer belongs in our homes and lives can help us make room for what truly matters.

This episode is for you if you’ve ever:

1. Set New Year’s goals that didn’t quite stick
2. Felt the urge to declutter or spring clean as the seasons change
3. Wanted to reset your home, habits, or routines after a long winter
4. Needed a gentle reminder that it’s never too late to begin again

We’ll explore:

1. Why spring often feels like the real energetic new year
2. How the rising energy of the season can support new intentions
3. The power of release and reset before adding new goals or commitments
4. Clearing mental, emotional, and physical clutter in your life and home
5. The concept of Swedish Death Cleaning, and how simplifying our belongings can become an act of care for ourselves and others

Whether you’re feeling inspired to declutter your home, revisit goals that faded earlier in the year, or simply welcome the fresh energy of the season, this episode offers a gentle invitation to pause, release, and begin again.

Spring reminds us that renewal is always possible.

So let’s open the windows, clear a little space, welcome the rising energy of the season, and make room for what we truly want to grow in the year ahead.

Links & Resources Mentioned in This Episode:

1. Spring Planning: https://thecommonnest.myflodesk.com/spring
2. The Declutter QuickStart Guide & Checklists - Free Resource https://thecommonnest.myflodesk.com/quickstart
3. Join the Clutter Clearing Challenge: A 3-part workshop to help you clear clutter mentally, emotionally, and physically https://thecommonnest.myflodesk.com/clutterclearing

Let’s Connect!

If you loved this episode, I’d love to hear from you! Screenshot this episode, share it to your Instagram stories, and tag me @thecommonnest.

Don’t forget to subscribe, rate, and review the podcast—it helps us reach more people who need support in creating a home that feels good. 💛

Work with Christy:

Please reach out if you’d like to explore how we can work together to create a happier, healthier home with a holistic approach.

Don't know where to start?

Take the Holistic Home QUIZ https://www.thecommonnest.com/quiz

Book a FREE Discovery Call: https://calendly.com/tcn-christy/30min

Find out more about

The Holistic Home Method: https://www.thecommonnest.com/holistichome

Looking for personalized support? Check out:

Love Your Home: https://www.thecommonnest.com/loveyourhome

Want to grow in a community?

Join the Holistic Home Membership: https://www.thecommonnest.com/membership

You can find more from The Common Nest here:

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Most wellness conversations focus on things like diet, exercise, supplements, and self-care routines. But one of the biggest influences on our wellbeing is something we rarely talk about in wellness spaces:

Our homes.

The spaces we wake up in each morning.

The routines we move through every day.

The emotional atmosphere within our walls.

In this episode, we explore the eight dimensions of wellness and how each one shows up within our homes and the work of homemaking.

Because homemaking isn’t just about keeping up with chores or decorating beautifully. It’s about creating an environment that supports the wellbeing of the people who live there, including you.

This episode is for you if you’ve ever:

1. Felt overwhelmed by everything it takes to run a home
2. Wondered why your home sometimes feels draining instead of supportive
3. Wanted your home to feel calmer, healthier, and more aligned with your life
4. Believed that homemaking could be more meaningful than simply managing tasks

In this episode, we explore:

1. Why your home environment has a powerful influence on your wellbeing
2. The eight dimensions of wellness and how they show up in everyday life at home
3. How routines, spaces, and rhythms quietly shape your mental and emotional health
4. The connection between homemaking and supporting the wellbeing of your family
5. Why creating a healthier home doesn’t require perfection, just intention

When we begin to see our homes through the lens of wellbeing, something shifts.

Home stops feeling like a long list of responsibilities… and starts becoming a place that supports your health, your relationships, and your sense of peace.

Because the environment you live in every day quietly shapes the way life feels inside it.

So whether you’re decluttering a room, adjusting your routines, or simply becoming more aware of the atmosphere in your home, this episode will encourage you to see homemaking in a whole new light.

Let’s explore how creating a healthier home can support a healthier life.

Links & Resources Mentioned in This Episode:

1. Love Your Home Coaching: https://www.thecommonnest.com/coaching
2. Take the Holistic Home QUIZ - Free https://www.thecommonnest.com/quiz

Let’s Connect!

If you loved this episode, I’d love to hear from you! Screenshot this episode, share it to your Instagram stories, and tag me @thecommonnest.

Don’t forget to subscribe, rate, and review the podcast—it helps us reach more people who need support in creating a home that feels good. 💛

Work with Christy:

Please reach out if you’d like to explore how we can work together to create a happier, healthier home with a holistic approach.

Don't know where to start?

Take the Holistic Home QUIZ https://www.thecommonnest.com/quiz

Book a FREE Discovery Call: https://calendly.com/tcn-christy/30min

Find out more about

The Holistic Home Method: https://www.thecommonnest.com/holistichome

Looking for personalized support? Check out:

Love Your Home: https://www.thecommonnest.com/loveyourhome

Want to grow in a community?

Join the Holistic Home Membership: https://www.thecommonnest.com/membership

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It’s a simple question… but many of us don’t slow down enough to really ask it.

When we do, we often start thinking about our physical home, whether it’s clean, how it looks, or whether we feel proud of it. But happiness at home isn’t just about the state of our space. It’s also about how we are living within it.

In this episode of Modern Homemaking, we’re exploring the deeper connection between home, happiness, and wellbeing. Drawing on ideas from psychology, environmental influence, and holistic homemaking, we’ll talk about how our homes shape how we think, feel, and move through our daily lives.

Because creating a happier home isn’t just about doing more.

It’s about alignment. When your mindset, environment, routines, and energy begin working together, home can become one of the most supportive and nourishing places in your life.

This episode is for you if you’ve ever:

• Felt overwhelmed by your home and wondered why it affects you so deeply

• Questioned whether your home is supporting your wellbeing or draining it

• Wanted your home to feel calmer, lighter, or more aligned with your life

• Suspected that happiness at home is about more than cleaning, organizing, or decorating

We’ll explore:

• Why the question “Are you happy at home?” matters more than we might think

• What psychology teaches us about happiness and wellbeing

• How our home environment influences our mood, stress, and energy

• Why happiness at home often has less to do with your home, and more to do with how you’re living in it

• Small shifts you can make to help your home feel more supportive and aligned

Whether you’re navigating overwhelm at home, craving more peace in your space, or simply wanting to feel better in your everyday life, this episode is here to remind you that creating a happier home doesn’t require perfection.

Sometimes it starts with simply asking the right question.

Are you happy at home?

And if the answer isn’t quite yet… small shifts can begin to change how life feels, one step at a time.

Links & Resources Mentioned in This Episode:

1. Love Your Home Coaching: https://www.thecommonnest.com/coaching
2. Take the Holistic Home QUIZ - Free https://www.thecommonnest.com/quiz

Let’s Connect!

If you loved this episode, I’d love to hear from you! Screenshot this episode, share it to your Instagram stories, and tag me @thecommonnest.

Don’t forget to subscribe, rate, and review the podcast—it helps us reach more people who need support in creating a home that feels good. 💛

Work with Christy:

Please reach out if you’d like to explore how we can work together to create a happier, healthier home with a holistic approach.

Don't know where to start?

Take the Holistic Home QUIZ https://www.thecommonnest.com/quiz

Book a FREE Discovery Call: https://calendly.com/tcn-christy/30min

Find out more about

The Holistic Home Method: https://www.thecommonnest.com/holistichome

Looking for personalized support? Check out:

Love Your Home: https://www.thecommonnest.com/loveyourhome

Want to grow in a community?

Join the Holistic Home Membership: https://www.thecommonnest.com/membership

You can find more from The Common Nest here:

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This isn’t just a new title. It’s a shift in clarity, courage, and calling.

For a long time, I resisted using the words homemaking and homemaker in my messaging. I worried about stereotypes, misunderstandings, and being reduced to something smaller than the work I actually do. But over time, I realized something important: the very word I was avoiding was the one my audience was searching for.

Today, I’m sharing why I changed the name of the podcast, what modern homemaking truly means, and why I believe homemaking matters now more than ever.

This episode is for you if you’ve ever:

1. Felt conflicted about the title “homemaker”
2. Wanted to care deeply about home without being boxed into outdated roles
3. Struggled with how homemaking is perceived in modern culture
4. Felt called to create a healthier, happier home, but wanted a more thoughtful approach

We’ll explore:

1. Why I avoided the word homemaking for so long
2. The uncomfortable realization that people couldn’t find my work
3. The story of my old baking pans, and what they taught me about growth and letting go
4. What modern homemaking really means in today’s world
5. How the Holistic Home Method supports mindset, routines, decluttering, design, and cyclical living

Modern homemaking is not about shrinking yourself. It’s not about perfection or silent sacrifice. It’s about leadership inside your home. It’s about understanding how your space shapes your mental health, your relationships, and your daily life.

In a world that feels loud and divided, tending to home with intention is powerful, and more important than ever..

Whether you’ve been here since the beginning or you found this podcast by searching for modern homemaking, I’m so glad you’re here.

Together, let’s build happier and healthier homes.

Welcome to Modern Homemaking. 💛

Links & Resources Mentioned in This Episode:

1. Love Your Home Coaching: https://www.thecommonnest.com/coaching
2. Take the Holistic Home QUIZ - Free https://www.thecommonnest.com/quiz

Let’s Connect!

If you loved this episode, I’d love to hear from you! Screenshot this episode, share it to your Instagram stories, and tag me @thecommonnest.

Don’t forget to subscribe, rate, and review the podcast—it helps us reach more people who need support in creating a home that feels good. 💛

Work with Christy:

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Don't know where to start?

Take the Holistic Home QUIZ https://www.thecommonnest.com/quiz

Book a FREE Discovery Call: https://calendly.com/tcn-christy/30min

Find out more about

The Holistic Home Method: https://www.thecommonnest.com/holistichome

Looking for personalized support? Check out:

Love Your Home: https://www.thecommonnest.com/loveyourhome

Want to grow in a community?

Join the Holistic Home Membership: https://www.thecommonnest.com/membership

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Celebrating 100 episodes of The Common Nest Podcast.

When I pressed record on episode one two years ago, I had no idea what this show would become. I didn’t know who would listen. I didn’t know if I would keep going. I didn’t know how these conversations would shape me.

But here we are… 100 conversations about home.

Not just cleaning and decluttering and decorating… But mindset. Invisible labor. Mental load. Cultural pressure. Marriage and motherhood. Rest and leadership. Grief, faith, politics and the seasons of life.

In this episode, I’m reflecting on what 100 conversations about homemaking have taught me and sharing the ten lessons I’ve learned.

I’m also sharing what I deeply wish every homemaker understood about home, their role, and the weight their carrying.

This episode is for you if you’ve ever:

• Felt behind in your home

• Wondered why homemaking feels heavier than it “should”

• Struggled with clutter that feels deeper than just stuff

• Felt exhausted and questioned your capacity

• Carried invisible labor that no one else seems to notice

• Wanted to create a peaceful home without burning yourself out

• Needed reassurance that you’re not failing
  

We’ll explore:

• Why home truly starts within

• The difference between incompetence and overload

• Why clutter is often emotional, not just physical

• The real purpose of routines (hint: it’s not productivity)

• Why design and beauty are not superficial

• How exhaustion distorts everything at home

• Homemaking as leadership, not servitude or submission

• The hidden cultural forces shaping your expectations

• Why you cannot pour from an empty cup

• Why alignment, and not perfection,  is the true goal
  

• Why you are not behind

• Why home was never meant to be managed alone

• Why your worth is not measured by productivity

• Why tending to yourself is part of tending your home

• Why your current season matters more than you think
  

Whether you’ve been here since episode one or you’re just finding the show  now, this episode is both a celebration and a closing of a chapter.

Here’s to 100 conversations about home  and to what’s coming next.

Links & Resources Mentioned in This Episode:

• Love Your Home Coaching:  https://www.thecommonnest.com/coaching

• Take the Holistic Home QUIZ - Free https://www.thecommonnest.com/quiz

Let’s Connect!

If you loved this episode, I’d love to hear from you! Screenshot this episode, share it to your Instagram stories, and tag me @thecommonnest. 

Don’t forget to subscribe, rate, and review the podcast—it helps us reach more people who need support in creating a home that feels good. 💛

Work with Christy:

Please reach out if you’d like to explore how we can work together to create a happier, healthier home with a holistic approach.

Don't know where to start? 

Take the Holistic Home QUIZ https://www.thecommonnest.com/quiz

Book a FREE Discovery Call:   https://calendly.com/tcn-christy/30min

Find out more about 

The Holistic Home Method:  https://www.thecommonnest.com/holistichome

Looking for personalized support? Check out:

Love Your Home: https://www.thecommonnest.com/loveyourhome

Want to grow in a community?

Join the Holistic Home Membership:  https://www.thecommonnest.com/membership

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Because if you’re honest, the world right now feels heavy, divided, activating and loud.

There is injustice playing out publicly. There is anger in the air. There are communities, particularly people of color, women, and members of the LGBTQ community, who are feeling the weight of hatred in very real ways.

And maybe you’ve felt it in your body too. The grief.  The outrage.  The exhaustion.

So what do we do with all of it?

After hearing the phrase, “The only thing more powerful than hate is love,” I found myself sitting with that question. What does powerful love actually look like in practice? And how do we live it out without becoming burned out or bitter?

In this episode, I share a grounded framework for building rooted love,  the kind that sustains you instead of draining you, and the specific order it has to move in to truly be strong.

This episode is for you if you’ve ever:

• Felt overwhelmed by the state of the world and unsure how to respond

• Experienced grief, anger, or activation that’s affecting your home life

• Wanted to raise children who value dignity, justice, and compassion

• Struggled with resentment, burnout, or emotional overload

• Wondered how to stay grounded without becoming disengaged
  

We’ll explore:

• Why love must be rooted before it can be powerful

• What it means to receive love before trying to give it

• How tending to your nervous system strengthens your impact

• The connection between a regulated home and a more just world

• What “out-of-order love” looks like, and why it leads to burnout

• How to build a loving home in heavy times without shrinking your world
  

This conversation is not about ignoring injustice.  It’s not about bypassing anger.  And it’s not about retreating from the world.

It’s about building something stronger than hate, starting within you, strengthening your home, and then moving outward with courage and steadiness.

If you’ve been carrying heaviness lately, this episode is here to help you move through it with clarity, compassion, and strength.

Let’s talk about how to build love that lasts.

Links & Resources Mentioned in This Episode:

• Love Your Home Coaching:  https://www.thecommonnest.com/coaching

• Take the Holistic Home QUIZ - Free https://www.thecommonnest.com/quiz

Let’s Connect!

If you loved this episode, I’d love to hear from you! Screenshot this episode, share it to your Instagram stories, and tag me @thecommonnest. 

Don’t forget to subscribe, rate, and review the podcast—it helps us reach more people who need support in creating a home that feels good. 💛

Work with Christy:

Please reach out if you’d like to explore how we can work together to create a happier, healthier home with a holistic approach.

Don't know where to start? 

Take the Holistic Home QUIZ https://www.thecommonnest.com/quiz

Book a FREE Discovery Call:   https://calendly.com/tcn-christy/30min

Find out more about 

The Holistic Home Method:  https://www.thecommonnest.com/holistichome

Looking for personalized support? Check out:

Love Your Home: https://www.thecommonnest.com/loveyourhome

Want to grow in a community?

Join the Holistic Home Membership:  https://www.thecommonnest.com/membership

You can find more from The Common Nest here:

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After naming the cultural, political, and theological stories shaping our homes in Part 1, this episode asks the next, unavoidable question:

 If going backward isn’t the answer… then what is?

This episode is an exploration of greatness, not as nostalgia, performance, or control, but as something living, responsive, and deeply human. It looks at why the pull of “again” is so strong in heavy times, and why homes don’t actually become stronger by recreating the past.

Instead, we begin to imagine a different kind of greatness,  one rooted in care, shared power, adaptability, and wellbeing.

This isn’t about doing more, fixing everything, or getting it “right.” It’s about choosing a way forward that actually supports the people who live in our homes now.

This episode is for you if you’ve ever:

• Felt the pull of nostalgia and wondered why it’s so powerful

• Questioned whether “traditional” solutions actually serve real families

• Wanted to move forward without rejecting home, family, or faith

• Felt tired of rigid roles, hidden conflict, or silent sacrifice

• Longed for a definition of home that feels supportive instead of constricting
  

In this episode, we’ll explore:

• Why the idea of “again” feels comforting, and what it often leaves out

• How nostalgia can become a coping mechanism in times of overwhelm

• Why going backward preserves hierarchy rather than creating safety

• What it really means to redefine greatness at home

• How holistic homemaking offers a forward-focused, life-giving path

• Why the work of home quietly shapes communities, culture, and the future
  

This episode is an invitation, not to return to an idealized past, but to consciously create something better.

Because we don’t make anything  great again by going backward. We make home great by choosing a different kind of greatness,  one that meets us right where we are.

Links & Resources Mentioned in This Episode:

• Love Your Home Coaching:  https://www.thecommonnest.com/coaching

• Take the Holistic Home QUIZ - Free https://www.thecommonnest.com/quiz

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What began as personal reflection turned into a deeper reckoning with the cultural, political, and theological stories shaping modern family life. From MAGA to Christian nationalism to the trad wife movement, this episode explores how these narratives don’t just live online or in headlines. They show up in our marriages, parenting, faith spaces, and everyday expectations of home.

This isn’t a political rant. It’s a conversation about home,  because home is where these stories are lived, embodied, and passed on.

Through personal story, observation, and lived experience, we’ll look at how power, nostalgia, and faith can quietly reshape domestic life, and why it matters that we pay attention.

This episode is for you if you’ve ever:

• Felt unsettled by what’s happening in the world, but unsure how it connects to home

• Noticed subtle shifts in conversations around marriage, motherhood, or faith

• Felt tension between your values and the cultural or religious messages around you

• Wondered why “going back” is being framed as the solution and felt unsure about that

• Wanted language for what you’re sensing, but haven’t known how to name it
  

In this episode, we’ll explore:

• How political and cultural movements shape family life from the inside out

• What MAGA, Christian nationalism, and trad wife ideology have in common

• Why these stories resonate during times of fear, burnout, and instability

• How faith language can be used to justify hierarchy and control,  often quietly

• Why the home is where these ideas do their deepest, most lasting work
  

This is Part 1 of a two-part series.

In this first episode, we focus on naming what’s happening and why it matters. In Part 2, we’ll move forward into what actually makes a home strong, supportive, and life-giving in the world we’re living in now.

If you’ve been carrying questions, discomfort, or quiet concern about the intersection of politics, faith, and home,  you’re not alone.

This conversation is an invitation to slow down, notice the stories shaping us, and begin asking what kind of homes (and future)  we truly want to create.

Links & Resources Mentioned in This Episode:

• Love Your Home Coaching:  https://www.thecommonnest.com/coaching

• Take the Holistic Home QUIZ - Free https://www.thecommonnest.com/quiz

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Behind on routines. Behind on projects. Behind on the life or home you thought you’d have by now.

We’re unpacking why that feeling is so persistent, why it’s often rooted in productivity culture and unrealistic timelines, and why homemaking doesn’t actually move on a particular timeline. This conversation is about releasing the pressure to “catch up” and learning how to work within your own timeline, with more compassion, clarity, and support.

This episode is for you if you’ve ever:

• Felt like no matter how much you do, it’s never enough

• Compared your home, pace, or progress to others and felt discouraged

• Struggled with the pressure to be productive, efficient, or “get it done” at home

• Felt overwhelmed by clutter, unfinished projects, or long to-do lists

• Wondered if you’re falling behind, or just living in a different life

We’ll explore:

• Why “being behind” is often a false narrative rooted in hustle and productivity culture

• How unrealistic expectations, including those shaped by neurodiversity,  affect our relationship with time

• Why simplifying your home, goals, and focus can instantly create more spaciousness

• How routines and systems can support progress without pressure

• Why cyclical thinking offers a gentler, more sustainable way to understand homemaking
  

Rather than seeing home as a race or a series of finish lines, this episode invites you to see it as something living, something that unfolds in seasons, cycles, and small steps forward.

If you’ve been rushing, shaming yourself, or feeling like you’re constantly behind, this conversation is here to remind you of something important:

 You’re not failing.

You don’t need to catch up. You’re on your own timeline.

Let’s slow this down, soften the expectations, and come home to a pace that actually supports you  and the life you’re creating.

Links & Resources Mentioned in This Episode:

• Love Your Home Coaching:  https://www.thecommonnest.com/coaching

• The Holistic Home Plans & Routines SNAPSHOT - Free Resource https://thecommonnest.myflodesk.com/snapshot

• The Holistic Home Plans & Routines GUIDE                       https://thecommonnest.myflodesk.com/buyprguide

• The Holistic Home Plans & Routines BUNDLE                   https://thecommonnest.myflodesk.com/buyprbundle

• Take the Holistic Home QUIZ - Free https://www.thecommonnest.com/quiz

  
  

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When it feels like the world is falling apart, things are overwhelming and motivation is gone, it can be hard to know how to keep going, especially when life and home responsibilities don’t pause. Today’s conversation is a gentle reminder that nothing is wrong with you, and that the work of home can become a source of steadiness and support rather than another demand.

We’ll explore why this season feels so exhausting, what’s really happening beneath the surface when you don’t feel like doing anything, and how home, when approached with compassion and intention, can help hold us through hard times.

This episode is for you if you’ve ever:

• Felt emotionally or physically drained and unsure how to keep going

• Struggled to find motivation when life feels heavy or uncertain

• Wondered why even simple home tasks feel harder than they used to

• Longed for your home to feel supportive instead of overwhelming

• Needed permission to do less and care for yourself more gently

  
  

We’ll explore:

• Why feeling unmotivated or shut down makes sense during stressful seasons

• How the work of home can support your nervous system instead of draining it

• Five gentle ways to let home care for you, rooted in the Five Foundations of Home

• Why simplicity, routines, beauty, and honoring your season matter more than productivity

• How the way we tend our homes quietly shapes the emotional life of our families

Whether you’re moving through a season of uncertainty, exhaustion, or quiet overwhelm, this episode is here to remind you that you don’t have to do everything, and you don’t have to do it perfectly.

Home doesn’t need to be another place you perform or push through. It can be a place where you land, soften, and find enough support to keep going, one small act of care at a time.

You matter. Your home matters. And even in heavy seasons, homemaking  makes a difference.

Links & Resources Mentioned in This Episode:

• Love Your Home Coaching: https://www.thecommonnest.com/coaching

• Home Starts Within Guide - Free Resource https://thecommonnest.myflodesk.com/within

• Mindset & Motivation Guide  https://thecommonnest.myflodesk.com/buymmguide

• Take the Holistic Home QUIZ - Free https://www.thecommonnest.com/quiz

  
  

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January is supposed to feel hopeful,  a clean slate filled with motivation, goals, and new energy. But for so many people, it doesn’t feel that way at all. It feels heavy, exhausting, and quietly overwhelming.

Today, we’re exploring why that heaviness makes sense,  especially after a season of carrying so much, and why the answer isn’t reinventing yourself, fixing your home, or trying harder.

This episode is an invitation to step out of pressure and into a softer, more intentional reset. One that begins within.

This episode is for you if you’ve ever:

• Felt heavy or unmotivated in January when you “should” feel hopeful

• Wondered why home feels hard even when things are technically working

• Felt overwhelmed by the pressure to reset, declutter, or reinvent yourself

• Managed your home and life well,  but still felt restless or dissatisfied

• Longed for a gentler, more meaningful way to move forward
  

We’ll explore:

• Why things might be feeling  heavy instead of hopeful

• How cultural pressure, invisible labor, and mental load impact how home feels

• Why overwhelm is a signal, not a personal failure

• The difference between managing your home and leading it with intention

• What a January reset can look like without reinvention or burnout

• Why home truly starts within, and where to begin if you want change that lasts
  

If January feels heavy instead of hopeful, you’re not broken  and you’re not behind. This episode is here to remind you that you don’t need a new version of yourself. You need fewer expectations, clearer direction, and support that honors where you are right now.

Take a deep breath. Start where you are. And remember. you don’t have to do this alone.

Links & Resources Mentioned in This Episode:

• Love Your Home Coaching:  https://www.thecommonnest.com/coaching

• Home Starts Within Guide - Free Resource https://thecommonnest.myflodesk.com/within

• Mindset & Motivation Guide  https://thecommonnest.myflodesk.com/buymmguide

• Take the Holistic Home QUIZ - Free https://www.thecommonnest.com/quiz

  
  

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January often arrives with loud expectations: new year, new you, big plans, fresh starts. But for many of us, especially after a long and full holiday season, the truth is we’re tired. Still recovering. Still integrating what the past year held.

Today’s episode is an honest reflection on post-holiday exhaustion, winter energy, and why the beginning of the year doesn’t have to be about hustle or doing more. Instead, we’re exploring what it might look like to rest, receive support, and finally stop doing it all alone.

I’m sharing personal reflections on my own relationship with the holidays and how cyclical living has reshaped the way I approach the New Year. We’ll also talk about my Word of the Year and how learning to receive support has led me to more intentionally ask for help, community, and shared leadership.

This episode is also an invitation to reimagine homemaking as meaningful leadership and to question the belief that women running households are meant to do everything by themselves.

This episode is for you if you’ve ever:

• Felt exhausted or relieved when the holidays were finally over

• Struggled with New Year goal-setting because you’re still tired

• Felt pressure to “do more” when what you really need is rest

• Carried the mental and emotional load of home mostly on your own

• Longed for community, support, or shared understanding in homemaking
  

We’ll explore:

• Why January often isn’t the best time for big goals or bold action

• How winter energy invites rest, reflection, and mindset work

• What it really means to receive support and why it can feel vulnerable

• Why learning to ask for help can be a powerful turning point

• The parallels between running a business and running a household

• Why homemakers deserve community, support, and shared wisdom

• A new vision for homemaking that centers wellbeing, leadership, and connection
  

If you’re feeling overwhelmed by New Year pressure or quietly longing for more support at home, this episode is a reminder that you don’t have to do it all alone.

Maybe this is the year you take it slower. Maybe this is the year you ask for help. Maybe this is the year you let yourself be supported.

And that might change everything.

Links & Resources Mentioned in This Episode:

• Holistic Home Method https://www.thecommonnest.com/holistichome

• Join the Email List  https://www.thecommonnest.com/

• Take the Holistic Home QUIZ https://www.thecommonnest.com/quiz

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This episode is an invitation to gently question why rest can feel so hard, even when we finally stop, and to consider what rest actually looks like in winter, when energy is naturally lower and the world invites us to soften rather than hustle.

We’re talking about rest through cyclical living, letting go of the pressure to rush into the new year, and exploring the different types of rest our bodies, minds, and hearts may be craving right now.

This episode is for you if you’ve ever:

• Felt tired even though you’ve been resting more

• Expected this week to feel restorative… but it didn’t

• Struggled with the pressure to “start fresh” in the new year

• Felt caught between slowing down and needing to keep going

• Longed for permission to rest without guilt
  

We’ll explore:

• Why rest doesn’t always feel restful, especially this time of year

• How winter and cyclical living invite a slower, gentler rhythm

• Why rest isn’t a reward, but a requirement

• The seven different types of rest, and how to recognize which one you need most

• Simple, compassionate ways to lean into real rest during the in-between week and beyond
  

Whether you’re listening during the holidays or finding this episode later in the year, this conversation is here to remind you that you’re not doing rest wrong, you may just be needing a different kind of rest.

There’s no rush to become someone new.  No need to override the season you’re in. Rest is allowed.

Let this episode be an invitation to slow down, listen inward, and enter this season,  and the new year, feeling more supported, more grounded, and more at home within yourself.

Links & Resources Mentioned in This Episode:

• Living in Rhythm: A Gentle Introduction to Cyclical Living) - Free Resource https://thecommonnest.myflodesk.com/rhythm

• Join the Email List https://www.thecommonnest.com/

• Take the Holistic Home QUIZ https://www.thecommonnest.com/quiz

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You’ve done your best. You showed up, carried a lot, and made it through a full holiday season at home. And now, you’re left feeling exhausted, disappointed, or emotionally flat.

Today’s conversation is about the expectation hangover,  the quiet crash that can happen when our hopes for home and the holidays don’t match real life. We’ll explore why unmet expectations hit so hard, especially in our homes, and how to meet ourselves with compassion instead of criticism when the season doesn’t turn out the way we imagined.

This episode is for you if you’ve ever:

• Felt let down after the holidays,  even when nothing “went wrong”

• Wondered why you feel so tired, irritable, or low once the season ends

• Carried the emotional and mental load of home and hoped it would feel different

• Struggled with the pressure to be grateful when you’re actually exhausted

• Longed for your home to feel supportive again instead of heavy
  

In this episode, we’ll explore:

• What an expectation hangover is and why it’s so common during the holidays

• The unspoken expectations many of us carry around home, family, and “doing it right”

• Why disappointment at home can feel so personal and painful

• Gentle reframes to support yourself before expectations turn into burnout

• How to care for yourself when you’re already in a post-holiday crash

• Ways to let your home become a place of recovery , and not performance
  

Whether this season felt joyful, disappointing, or a mix of both, this episode is an invitation to soften, reflect, and release the pressure to hold it all together. You’re not behind. You’re not failing. And you’re not meant to carry this alone.

Let’s tend to home from the inside out with honesty, compassion, and care.

Links & Resources Mentioned in This Episode:

• Holistic Home Method   https://www.thecommonnest.com/holistichome

• Join the Email List https://www.thecommonnest.com/

• Take the Holistic Home QUIZ https://www.thecommonnest.com/quiz

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The holidays can be beautiful… but they can also feel heavy. More expectations. More emotional labour. More decisions. More family dynamics. It’s a season that asks a lot of us, and often more than we have the capacity to give.

So today, we’re talking about the kind of boundaries that don’t shut people out, but instead make room for you. Boundaries create space for more rest, more joy, more presence, and the kind of holiday you actually want to experience.

This episode is for you if you’ve ever:

• Felt stretched thin by all the planning, preparing, hosting, and holding

• Said “yes” when you were already overwhelmed or exhausted

• Carried the invisible emotional load of “making the magic”

• Felt guilty for wanting less - less pressure, fewer events, a slower pace

• Tried to protect your peace in the midst of family expectations and old patterns

• Needed permission to choose what feels right for you (and your kids)
  

We’ll explore:

• Why boundaries matter more during the holidays than any other time of year

• The cultural messages that make women feel responsible for everyone’s experience

• How guilt, conditioning, and emotional labour make boundaries harder to set

• Practical boundaries around time, energy, finances, responsibility, and emotional wellbeing

• How to communicate boundaries with clarity and compassion

• The mindset shift that turns boundaries into an act of love and giving for yourself and your family

Whether you’re feeling the weight of December already, or you’re longing for a slower, calmer holiday this year, this conversation is here to remind you that you get to choose the pace. You get to choose what you hold and what you gently set down. And you’re allowed to create a holiday that supports you, too.

Let’s take a deep breath, ease the pressure, and step into a season that feels lighter, calmer, and far more aligned with what matters most.

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• Holistic Home Method https://www.thecommonnest.com/holistichome

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We’re looking underneath of the holiday season, not the picture-perfect version, but the honest experience of trying to create a meaningful month while holding everything and everyone together. And we’re talking about what it actually takes to make your home feel calmer, softer, and more supportive when life feels heavy.

This episode is for you if you’ve ever:

• Felt completely overwhelmed by the holiday mental load

• Wondered why December leaves you so drained and overstimulated

• Tried to make everything magical while silently carrying the emotional weight

• Felt responsible for the lists, the gifts, the meals, the schedules, and the memories

• Craved a calmer, gentler, simpler season, and one that supports you, not exhausts you
  

We’ll explore:

• What the “holiday mental load” really looks like and why you feel it so deeply

• The emotional labour women carry at this time of year (even when we don’t talk about it)

• Why you’re tired in your bones with the mix of social fatigue, sensory overload, and disrupted routines

• Small shifts that create a big difference in how your home feels

• Simple steps to reduce visual noise and emotional clutter

• How to protect your energy and honour your natural rhythms during a busy season

• Ways to create a home that feels like a soft place to land, even in December
  

Whether you’re holding a lot right now, craving some breathing room, or dreading the chaos of the holiday season, this conversation is here to remind you:

You can choose a gentler way. Let’s lighten the load, soften the season, and create a home that holds you with more calm, clarity, and care.

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• Holistic Home Method https://www.thecommonnest.com/holistichome

• Join the Email List - Scroll to the bottom https://www.thecommonnest.com/

• Take the Holistic Home QUIZ https://www.thecommonnest.com/quiz

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Today, I’m exploring why so many of us feel overwhelmed, exhausted, or like we’re constantly trying to catch up, and why none of it means you’re failing.

You’re not overwhelmed because you’re weak, lazy, or behind. You’re overwhelmed because you were never meant to do home alone.

This episode is for you if you’ve ever:

• Felt like home is heavier than it “should” be

• Wondered why you can’t seem to do it all anymore

• Tried to carry the mental load without support

• Felt guilty for needing help

• Struggled with the stories you grew up believing about homemaking

• Wished you had more guidance, community, or connection in your daily life

• Longed for a village, even if you don’t know where to find one
  

We’ll explore:

• The invisible load almost every woman carries

• Why traditional homemaking systems were never designed for your wellbeing

• The cultural stories and expectations shaping how we feel inside our homes

• Why emotional, mental, and relational support matter just as much as physical help

• The truth that mentorship and community aren’t modern trends, they’re ancient

• What it actually means to build a village (it’s not doing everything together)

• Why you’re not meant to walk this journey alone

• How to reimagine support in a way that changes everything at home

Whether you’re overwhelmed, exhausted, or simply craving more clarity and connection, this episode is both a deep exhale and a gentle reframe,  reminding you that support is not a luxury… it’s part of being human.

And because support is at the heart of everything we talk about today, I’m also sharing a overview of Black Friday Week, where you’ll find five days of offers designed to meet you exactly where you are, whether you need clarity, routines, mindset shifts, practical tools, or personalized 1:1 guidance.

And I am extending all the deals for this weekend. All five offers are on sale until Cyber Monday, December 1st at midnight (MST).

If you’ve been longing for support, structure, encouragement, or a mentor to walk with you, this is your moment. Many of these offers can even be used in January, so you can enjoy the holidays now and start the new year with a fresh foundation.

Whether you’re navigating invisible load, rewriting old stories, or simply trying to breathe inside your own home, this episode is here to remind you:

You’re not failing. You’re simply carrying too much alone. And you don’t have to anymore.

Let’s step into this conversation together.

Links & Resources Mentioned in This Episode:

• Black Friday Week - Five Days of Deals    https://www.thecommonnest.com/blackfriday

  
  

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It’s that quiet ache of feeling behind at home… and the belief that the solution is simply to try harder.

Today’s conversation is about what’s really beneath the mess, the overwhelm, and the nonstop cycle of “keeping up.” It’s about the stories we carry, the pressure we put on ourselves, and the deeper reasons why home can feel hard, even when we’re giving it everything we have.

This episode is for you if you’ve ever:

• Looked around your home and wondered, “Why can’t I just keep up?”

• Tried to push through with more effort, more discipline, or more motivation

• Felt discouraged that the mess keeps coming back,  no matter how hard you work

• Questioned whether you’re doing something wrong

• Longed for a home that feels like support, not pressure
  

We’ll explore:

• Why “trying harder” isn’t creating the change you want, and why it’s not supposed to

• How clutter, inconsistency, and overwhelm are actually signals, not failures

• The hidden role your season, capacity, and emotional load play in your home

• Why traditional homemaking advice leaves so many women feeling defeated

• The power of alignment, and how your home shifts when your methods finally match your life

• What a holistic, inside-out approach to home can unlock for your wellbeing
  

And because this conversation is at the heart of the work I do, I’m also sharing a little preview of something special coming next week: Black Friday Week - Five Days of Deals. Five days of gentle, supportive ways to help you create a home that feels calmer, clearer, and more aligned with your real life.

If your home has felt heavy… If you’re tired of pushing… If you’re craving a kinder way forward…

This episode is your permission slip to exhale, soften, and start seeing your home through a whole new lens.

Let’s untangle the pressure, lift the guilt, and step into a more aligned way of creating home, one that doesn’t demand more effort, but offers more ease.

Links & Resources Mentioned in This Episode:

• Black Friday Week - Five Days of Deals    https://www.thecommonnest.com/blackfriday

• Join the Email List - Scroll to the bottom https://www.thecommonnest.com/

• Take the Holistic Home QUIZ https://www.thecommonnest.com/quiz

  
  

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If you loved this episode, I’d love to hear from you! Screenshot this episode, share it to your Instagram stories, and tag me @thecommonnest. 

Don’t forget to subscribe, rate, and review the podcast—it helps us reach more people who need support in creating a home that feels good. 💛

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Take the Holistic Home QUIZ https://www.thecommonnest.com/quiz

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This isn’t an episode about cleaning your house top to bottom or organizing every drawer. It’s about creating breathing room, in your mind, your heart, and your home, so you can enter the season with more peace and presence, and less pressure and perfectionism.

If you’ve been feeling the mental load rise, noticing the clutter creeping in, or sensing that holiday overwhelm is arriving a little too early this year… you’re not alone. And this episode is for you.

This conversation is for you if you’ve ever:

• Felt mentally overloaded before the holidays even begin
• Carried guilt, pressure, or emotional weight into the season
• Looked around your home and thought, “It’s already too much…”
• Wanted a calmer, simpler, more intentional holiday experience
• Wondered how to prepare for the season without burning out

We’ll explore:

• Why mental clutter is often the first warning sign of holiday overwhelm
• How emotional clutter shows up during the holidays and how to release it with compassion
• A simple reset to declutter the spaces you’ll use most
• How to declutter toys and kids’ spaces before new things come in
• Ways to reduce clutter at the source through mindful consumption
• The small shifts that make the biggest difference in creating a peaceful holiday home
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Whether you’re preparing to host loved ones, navigating full schedules, or trying to protect your energy through the holiday rush, this episode will help you make space for what truly matters — connection, presence, rest, and joy.

If you’re ready to feel lighter and more grounded this season, take a deep breath, settle in, and let’s gently clear a little room together.

Let’s release what’s weighing you down, reset what needs to shift, and make space for the holiday season you actually want.

Links & Resources Mentioned in This Episode:

• The Declutter QuickStart Guide & Checklists - Free Resource https://thecommonnest.myflodesk.com/quickstart

• Join the Clutter Clearing Challenge

  A 3-part workshop to help you clear clutter mentally, emotionally, and physically  https://thecommonnest.myflodesk.com/clutterclearing

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If you loved this episode, I’d love to hear from you! Screenshot this episode, share it to your Instagram stories, and tag me @thecommonnest. 

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Please reach out if you’d like to explore how we can work together to create a happier, healthier home with a holistic approach.

Find out more about 

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Love Your Home: https://www.thecommonnest.com/loveyourhome

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While the to-do lists are getting longer,  the days are actually getting shorter, and many of us are already running on empty, just trying to do more, give more, and be more for everyone around us.

This season doesn’t have to end in exhaustion. By setting up simple, non-negotiable care practices now, we can move through the holidays with more peace, presence, and joy, and truly care for ourselves in the process.

This episode is for you if you’ve ever:

• Felt like the holidays always leave you drained or depleted

• Wanted to be more present but didn’t know how to slow down

• Put everyone else’s needs before your own and felt guilty resting

• Needed permission to make yourself a priority in your home
  

We’ll explore:

• Why your energy naturally slows this time of year, and why that matters

• What care practices really are (and what they’re not)

• How to choose two or three non-negotiable care practices for the season

• Tiny, realistic ideas to support your emotional, physical, and spiritual wellbeing

• Practical ways to make these practices actually happen, even when you are busy

  
  

Whether you’re already feeling stretched thin or simply want this holiday season to feel calmer and more intentional, this episode will help you reconnect to yourself and create steadiness before the rush begins.

Let’s prepare your head, heart and home for the holidays, not by doing more, but by caring more deeply for yourself.

Links & Resources Mentioned in This Episode:

• Home Starts Within Guide - Free Resource https://thecommonnest.myflodesk.com/within

• Mindset & Motivation Guide  https://thecommonnest.myflodesk.com/buymmguide

• Holistic Home Holidays Guide

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You know that feeling as the decorations hit the stores (earlier and earlier), and suddenly we’re all supposed to be ready for the season... but inside, we feel anything but ready?

If you’ve ever felt like the holidays just happen to you, or like you’re so busy creating magic for everyone else that you forget to enjoy it yourself, this episode is for you. It is a conversation about doing things differently this year,  with more calm, connection, and intention.

We’re slowing down to explore how to prepare your head, heart, and home for the holidays, so you can move through the season feeling grounded, peaceful, and present.

This episode is for you if you’ve ever:

• Felt overwhelmed by the expectations of a “perfect” holiday

• Wanted to simplify, slow down, and create space for peace and joy

• Longed to reconnect with the meaning behind the season

• Wondered how to prepare early, so you can actually enjoy the holidays when they arrive

  
  

We’ll explore:

• Why holiday overwhelm isn’t your fault, it’s a cultural pattern

• The five foundations of a holistic holiday season: mindset, release, routines, decor, and cyclical living

• Small, practical ways to create calm right now,  before the busyness begins

• How to shift from autopilot to alignment and rediscover joy in the season you work so hard to create

  
  

Whether you’re already sipping something festive or still resisting the sight of early-store décor, this conversation will help you find clarity, calm, and connection before the season begins.

Because peace isn’t something we find, it’s something we prepare for.

Links & Resources Mentioned in This Episode:

• Overwhelmed to Organized this Holiday Season - FREE MASTERCLASS https://thecommonnest.myflodesk.com/joy

• Holistic Home Holidays  ⁠⁠https://www.thecommonnest.com/holidays⁠

• Holistic Hospitality: Create Home with All Five Senses - Free Resource https://thecommonnest.myflodesk.com/senses

Let’s Connect!

If you loved this episode, I’d love to hear from you! Screenshot this episode, share it to your Instagram stories, and tag me @thecommonnest. 

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Find out more about 

The Holistic Home Method:  https://www.thecommonnest.com/holistichome

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Love Your Home: https://www.thecommonnest.com/loveyourhome

Don't know where to start? 

Book a FREE Discovery Call:   

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I’m sharing the story of inspiration and how three simple words, Mindset, Motivation, and Methods helped me see home in a completely new way.

At the time, I was trying to create a clear, simple roadmap to help women create happier, healthier homes, spaces that honor our mental, emotional, physical, and spiritual wellbeing in the cultivation of home. But I couldn’t quite find the structure that brought it all together. Then, those three words landed like truth: Mindset. Motivation. Methods.

Everything clicked. And from that spark, The Holistic Home Method was born.

This episode is for you if you’ve ever:

• Tried to create change in your home but felt stuck or overwhelmed

• Focused on routines or organization but still felt something was missing

• Wondered how your mindset affects the way your home feels

• Wanted your home to support your wellbeing, not drain it

  
  

We’ll explore:

• What Mindset really means in the context of home and how the stories you tell yourself shape what feels possible

• How Motivation becomes your why, and how to reconnect with it when your spark fades

• Why Methods matter and how to create systems and routines that actually fit your life

• How these three elements weave through the Five Foundations of the Holistic Home Method to create more flow, peace, and joy

Whether you’re decluttering, redesigning, or simply reimagining how home feels, this conversation will help you see that real transformation starts within.

Because when your mindset, motivation, and methods align, your home becomes more than something to manage,  it becomes a reflection of who you are and what you truly value.

Let’s explore how to bring harmony to the what, why, and how of your home and rediscover the joy of creating home from the inside out.

Links & Resources Mentioned in This Episode:

• Overwhelmed to Organized this Holiday Season - FREE MASTERCLASS https://thecommonnest.myflodesk.com/joy

• Holistic Home Holidays https://thecommonnest.myflodesk.com/buyhhh

• The Holistic Home QUIZ https://www.thecommonnest.com/quiz

• Love Your Home Coaching https://thecommonnest.com/coaching

  
  

Let’s Connect!

If you loved this episode, I’d love to hear from you! Screenshot this episode, share it to your Instagram stories, and tag me @thecommonnest. 

Don’t forget to subscribe, rate, and review the podcast—it helps us reach more people who need support in creating a home that feels good. 💛

Work with Christy:

Please reach out if you’d like to explore how we can work together to create a happier, healthier home with a holistic approach.

Find out more about 

The Holistic Home Method:  https://www.thecommonnest.com/holistichome

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Love Your Home: https://www.thecommonnest.com/loveyourhome

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Book a FREE Discovery Call:   https://calendly.com/tcn-christy/30min

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Everywhere we turn, we’re surrounded by messages telling us to optimize, organize, and perfect — our routines, our spaces, even ourselves. But what if all this striving for “better” is actually keeping us from feeling at home right now?

In today’s conversation, we’ll look at what happens when we shift our focus from fixing our homes to loving them — and how that shift begins with the relationship we have with ourselves. Because home isn’t a project to perfect. It’s a relationship to nurture.

This episode is for you if you’ve ever:

• Felt pressure to constantly improve your home or yourself

• Compared your space (or your life) to someone else’s highlight reel

• Attached your worth to how your home looks or how productive you are

• Wanted to feel more grounded, peaceful, and connected in your space

  
  

We’ll explore: 

•  How the culture of optimization creates disconnection — at home and within

•  Why your relationship with yourself sets the tone for your entire home

• What it means to treat your home like a relationship instead of a project

• How small, mindful acts of care can become powerful expressions of self-love

• How compassion for yourself ripples outward to the people you live with

• Why “Home Starts Within” — and how this truth changes everything about how we create home

  
  

Whether your house feels chaotic or your inner world feels cluttered, this episode is a gentle reminder that peace doesn’t come from perfection — it comes from connection.

Links & Resources Mentioned in This Episode:

• Home Starts Within Guide - Free Resource https://thecommonnest.myflodesk.com/within

• Mindset & Motivation Guide  https://thecommonnest.myflodesk.com/buymmguide

• Overwhelmed to Organized this Holiday Season - Free Masterclass https://thecommonnest.myflodesk.com/joy

• Holistic Home Holidays https://thecommonnest.myflodesk.com/buyhhh

  
  

Let’s Connect!

If you loved this episode, I’d love to hear from you! Screenshot this episode, share it to your Instagram stories, and tag me @thecommonnest. 

Don’t forget to subscribe, rate, and review the podcast—it helps us reach more people who need support in creating a home that feels good. 💛

Work with Christy:

Please reach out if you’d like to explore how we can work together to create a happier, healthier home with a holistic approach.

Find out more about 

The Holistic Home Method:  https://www.thecommonnest.com/holistichome

Looking for personalized support? Check out:

Love Your Home: https://www.thecommonnest.com/loveyourhome

Don't know where to start? 

Book a FREE Discovery Call:   https://calendly.com/tcn-christy/30min

Want to grow in a community?

Join the Holistic Home Membership:  https://www.thecommonnest.com/membership

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Let's slow down together and reflect on what it means to practice gratitude in the small, ordinary moments at home. Gratitude is simple, but when practiced daily, it can transform not only how we feel about our homes, but how we feel about ourselves within them.

This episode is for you if you’ve ever:

• Felt overwhelmed by what your home isn’t, rather than grateful for what it is

• Wanted to find joy in the ordinary rhythms of family life

• Needed a reminder that contentment is possible, even without “more”

• Longed for simple practices that ground you in peace and presence
  

We’ll explore:

• Why gratitude is a powerful foundation for home and mindset

• Simple, doable practices to bring gratitude into your daily rhythms

• How to involve your family in gratitude at home

• The connection between gratitude and true contentment

• A gentle shift away from consumer culture toward the belief that your home is already enough
  

Whether you’re gathering with loved ones, enjoying a quiet weekend, or simply craving more peace in your space, this episode is here to remind you that gratitude is available everyday.

Let’s slow down, breathe, and discover how practicing gratitude at home can bring us contentment in daily living.

Links & Resources Mentioned in This Episode:

• Love Your Home Coaching

  https://thecommonnest.com/coaching

• Overwhelmed to Organized this Holiday Season - Free Masterclass https://thecommonnest.myflodesk.com/joy

• Holistic Home Holidays ⁠https://thecommonnest.com/holidays

Let’s Connect!

If you loved this episode, I’d love to hear from you! Screenshot this episode, share it to your Instagram stories, and tag me @thecommonnest. 

Don’t forget to subscribe, rate, and review the podcast—it helps us reach more people who need support in creating a home that feels good. 💛

Work with Christy:

Please reach out if you’d like to explore how we can work together to create a happier, healthier home with a holistic approach.

Find out more about 

The Holistic Home Method:  https://www.thecommonnest.com/holistichome

Looking for personalized support? Check out:

Love Your Home: https://www.thecommonnest.com/loveyourhome

Don't know where to start? 

Book a FREE Discovery Call:   https://calendly.com/tcn-christy/30min

Want to grow in a community?

Join the Holistic Home Membership:  https://www.thecommonnest.com/membership

You can find more from The Common Nest here:

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Decorating doesn’t have to feel like another to-do list item or a pressure-filled performance. It can be light, joyful, and deeply nurturing when we approach it with intention.

This episode is for you if you’ve ever:

• Felt pressure to “go big” with seasonal décor

• Wanted to make your home cozy but got stuck in clutter or perfectionism

• Longed for a simple way to bring warmth and beauty into your home

• Wondered how to create spaces that nurture your whole family without adding stress
  

We’ll explore:

• Why cozy corners matter more than a whole-house overhaul

• How to use intention and the five senses to guide your decorating choices

• Simple, minimal seasonal touches that make the biggest impact

• The one swap-in, swap-out rule to avoid clutter and overwhelm

• Ways to bring joy and personality into your fall décor with natural and personal touches
  

Whether you’re craving a cozy reading nook, a welcoming entryway, or just a few seasonal sprinkles throughout your home, this episode will encourage you to embrace intention, simplicity, and joy.

Links & Resources Mentioned in This Episode:

• Love Your Home Coaching

https://thecommonnest.com/coaching

• Holistic Hospitality: Create Home with All Five Senses - Free Resource https://thecommonnest.myflodesk.com/senses

• Design & Decor Guide: Six Stages to Design and Decorate a Home You Love https://thecommonnest.myflodesk.com/buyddguide

  
  

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If you loved this episode, I’d love to hear from you! Screenshot this episode, share it to your Instagram stories, and tag me @thecommonnest. 

Don’t forget to subscribe, rate, and review the podcast—it helps us reach more people who need support in creating a home that feels good. 💛

Work with Christy:

Please reach out if you’d like to explore how we can work together to create a happier, healthier home with a holistic approach.

Find out more about 

The Holistic Home Method:  https://www.thecommonnest.com/holistichome

Looking for personalized support? Check out:

Love Your Home: https://www.thecommonnest.com/loveyourhome

Don't know where to start? 

Book a FREE Discovery Call: 

 https://calendly.com/tcn-christy/30min

Want to grow in a community?

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We often think of spring cleaning as the big reset, the time to throw open the windows, shake out the rugs, and start fresh. But fall cleaning has its own purpose: preparing your home for coziness, connection, and the season ahead. This is when we move inward, and our homes hold us most deeply.

This episode is for you if you’ve ever:

• Wondered what the difference really is between spring and fall cleaning

• Felt the weight of clutter hanging over you as routines pick up again

• Wanted to create a calmer, cozier home before the holiday season

• Needed encouragement that slow progress is still progress
  

We’ll explore:

• Why fall cleaning is about preparing your home and energy for the months ahead

• The key areas of your home that benefit most from a seasonal reset (mudroom, pantry, closets, winter accessories, and living spaces)

• How decluttering and organizing are about more than aesthetics, they’re about energy and flow

• Simple ways to celebrate your progress, even if it feels small

• How to set yourself up for a smoother, more nourishing season at home
  

Fall is the perfect time to reset. Let’s use this season’s energy to clear what’s been hanging over us, prepare for what’s ahead, and create a home that feels calm, supportive, and ready to hold us well.

Links & Resources Mentioned in This Episode:

• Love Your Home Coaching

https://thecommonnest.com/coaching

• The Holistic Home QUIZ

https://www.thecommonnest.com/quiz

• The Declutter QuickStart Guide & Checklists - Free Resource https://thecommonnest.myflodesk.com/quickstart

• Join the Clutter Clearing Challenge: 

A 3-part workshop to help you clear clutter mentally, emotionally, and physically                        https://thecommonnest.myflodesk.com/clutterclearing

• The Holistic Home Plans & Routines SNAPSHOT - Free Resource https://thecommonnest.myflodesk.com/snapshot

• The Holistic Home Plans & Routines GUIDE                       https://thecommonnest.myflodesk.com/buyprguide

• The Holistic Home Plans & Routines BUNDLE                   https://thecommonnest.myflodesk.com/buyprbundle

Let’s Connect!

If you loved this episode, I’d love to hear from you! Screenshot this episode, share it to your Instagram stories, and tag me @thecommonnest. 

Don’t forget to subscribe, rate, and review the podcast—it helps us reach more people who need support in creating a home that feels good. 💛

Work with Christy:

Please reach out if you’d like to explore how we can work together to create a happier, healthier home with a holistic approach.

Find out more about 

The Holistic Home Method:  https://www.thecommonnest.com/holistichome

Looking for personalized support? Check out:

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Today, we’re exploring the pull we feel toward our homes in this season - the urge to declutter, cozy up, and prepare - and why that pull doesn’t always translate into action. Life is busy, energy dips, and even when we know what we want, follow-through can feel impossible.

This episode is for you if you’ve ever:

• Felt the urge to refresh or cozy up your home, but didn’t know where to start

• Found yourself overwhelmed by clutter, routines, or decorating

• Wanted your home to support you, but felt too drained to make it happen

• Wondered how to create real change in your home without burnout

• Needed support and accountability to follow through on your intentions
  

We’ll explore:

• Why fall is such a powerful season for your home

• The natural wisdom of fall and how it mirrors what our homes (and hearts) need

• Why we often get stuck, even when we want to make changes

• A simple reflection to help you notice the space that’s calling for your attention

• The difference that personal support, coaching, and accountability can make

• How to start small, focus on one space, and see ripple effects throughout your home

  
  

If you’ve been feeling that little whisper and that pull toward home, this episode is here to remind you that you are not alone. Change is possible, and even small steps create lasting impact.  

Let’s lean into this season together, embrace the rhythm of fall, and create a home that supports the life you love.

Links & Resources Mentioned in This Episode:

• Love Your Home Coaching

https://thecommonnest.com/coaching

Let’s Connect!

If you loved this episode, I’d love to hear from you! Screenshot this episode, share it to your Instagram stories, and tag me @thecommonnest. 

Don’t forget to subscribe, rate, and review the podcast—it helps us reach more people who need support in creating a home that feels good. 💛

Work with Christy:

Please reach out if you’d like to explore how we can work together to create a happier, healthier home with a holistic approach.

Find out more about 

The Holistic Home Method:  https://www.thecommonnest.com/holistichome

Looking for personalized support? Check out:

Love Your Home: https://www.thecommonnest.com/loveyourhome

Don't know where to start? 

Book a FREE Discovery Call:   https://calendly.com/tcn-christy/30min

Want to grow in a community?

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This type is for you if your energy feels out of sync with your home and your life, if seasonal shifts leave you feeling drained or scattered, or if you’ve ever wondered why you can’t just stay “consistent” like the world tells you to. The Energy Aligner knows deep down that life isn’t linear—it’s cyclical. And when we align our homes with these natural rhythms, we create a space that flows with us instead of against us.

This episode is for you if you’ve ever:

• Felt burnt out by trying to keep up with constant productivity

• Wondered why routines never seem to stick for long

• Noticed your moods, motivation, or energy rise and fall like the seasons

• Longed for a more peaceful, nurturing flow in your home
  

We’ll explore:

• Why so much of our home struggle comes from forcing a linear way of living

• What Cyclical Living really means—and why it matters

• The four rhythms that shape our homes and lives: body, moon, seasons, and life stages

• How honoring cycles can help you move from survival mode to deeper trust and joy

• Why rest isn’t a reward, but a requirement—and how to embrace it without guilt
  

Whether you’re noticing the pull of the moon, shifting with the seasons, or simply learning to listen to your body’s natural flow, this conversation will help you discover the beauty of living in rhythm.

Links & Resources Mentioned in This Episode:

• The Holistic Home QUIZ

  https://www.thecommonnest.com/quiz

• The QUIZ Giveaway Post on IG

  https://www.instagram.com/thecommonnest/

• Living in Rhythm: A Gentle Introduction to Cyclical Living) - Free Resource https://thecommonnest.myflodesk.com/rhythm

• Cyclical Living Guide: A Deeper Dive into Aligning your Home with Natural Cycles https://thecommonnest.myflodesk.com/buyclguide

  
  

Let’s Connect!  If you loved this episode, I’d love to hear from you! Screenshot this episode, share it to your Instagram stories, and tag me @thecommonnest. 

Don’t forget to subscribe, rate, and review the podcast—it helps us reach more people who need support in creating a home that feels good. 💛

Work with Christy:

Please reach out if you’d like to explore how we can work together to create a happier, healthier home with a holistic approach.

Find out more about 

The Holistic Home Method: 

 https://www.thecommonnest.com/holistichome

Looking for personalized support? Check out:

Love Your Home: 

https://www.thecommonnest.com/loveyourhome

Don't know where to start? 

Book a FREE Discovery Call:

 https://calendly.com/tcn-christy/30min

Want to grow in a community?

Join the Holistic Home Membership:  

https://www.thecommonnest.com/membership

You can find more from The Common Nest here:

Website: https://www.thecommonnest.com/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thecommonnest/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thecommonnest/

Today’s focus is on The Space Stylist - the type who longs for a home that feels beautiful, inviting, and aligned. If your home feels unfinished, mismatched, or just not you, this episode is for you.

We’ll explore:

• Why decor is about so much more than appearances or trends

• How holistic hospitality and the five senses can transform the energy of a room

• Why progress, not perfection, is the heart of home creation

• The Six Stages of Design & Decor,  a step-by-step framework to bring vision and beauty to your space

• Encouragement to trust your instincts and create a home that reflects your unique personality
  

This episode is for you if you’ve ever:

• Looked around your home and felt uninspired or stuck

• Wondered where to even begin with decorating

• Felt like you “don’t have an eye” for design

• Wanted your space to feel warm, functional, and deeply you
  

Whether you’re starting with one room, refreshing a cozy corner, or simply learning to trust your creativity, this episode will remind you that you already have everything you need within you to create a home that supports and reflects who you are.

Links & Resources Mentioned in This Episode:

• The Holistic Home QUIZ

  https://www.thecommonnest.com/quiz

• The QUIZ Giveaway Post on IGhttps://www.instagram.com/thecommonnest/

• Holistic Hospitality: Create Home with All Five Senses - Free Resource https://thecommonnest.myflodesk.com/senses

• Design & Decor Guide: Six Stages to Design and Decorate a Home You Love

  https://thecommonnest.myflodesk.com/buyddguide

  
  

Let’s Connect!  If you loved this episode, I’d love to hear from you! Screenshot this episode, share it to your Instagram stories, and tag me @thecommonnest. 

Don’t forget to subscribe, rate, and review the podcast—it helps us reach more people who need support in creating a home that feels good. 💛

Work with Christy:

Please reach out if you’d like to explore how we can work together to create a happier, healthier home with a holistic approach.

Find out more about 

The Holistic Home Method: 

 https://www.thecommonnest.com/holistichome

Looking for personalized support? Check out:

Love Your Home: 

https://www.thecommonnest.com/loveyourhome

Don't know where to start? 

Book a FREE Discovery Call:

 https://calendly.com/tcn-christy/30min

Want to grow in a community?

Join the Holistic Home Membership:  

https://www.thecommonnest.com/membership

You can find more from The Common Nest here:

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Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thecommonnest/

Today’s focus is on The Routine Refiner - the type for those who struggle with consistency, time management, and systems that stick. If you’ve ever felt like your home tasks pile up faster than you can tackle them, or like you’re constantly running behind, this one is for you.

A Routine Refiner craves structure and balance. The challenge area is time and the solution is to begin building plans and routines that bring ease, flow, and steadiness. This episode is here to help you see how routines aren’t about doing more, but about creating freedom by doing less scrambling, less catching up, and less chaos.

This episode is for you if you’ve ever:

• Struggled to stay consistent with routines at home

• Felt like you’re always behind or playing catch-up

• Wanted systems that make life feel calmer and more predictable

• Wondered how routines can actually create more freedom, not less
  

We’ll explore:

• Why routines matter for your mental health, family life, and sense of calm

• The surprising benefits of simple, steady rhythms in your day

• Common myths about routines (and why they aren’t rigid, boring, or overwhelming)

• Practical steps from the Holistic Home Plans & Routines:

• The Daily Dozen

• Weekly Tasks

• House Zones

• Cyclical Living
  

Whether you’re ready to refine your rhythms, or just need permission to start small, this episode will remind you that progress comes from consistency,  not perfection. Even one little routine, like a nightly kitchen reset, can shift the tone of your entire home.

Links & Resources Mentioned in This Episode:

• The Holistic Home QUIZ

https://www.thecommonnest.com/quiz

• The QUIZ Giveaway Post on IG

https://www.instagram.com/thecommonnest/

• The Holistic Home Plans & Routines SNAPSHOT - Free Resource https://thecommonnest.myflodesk.com/snapshot

• The Holistic Home Plans & Routines GUIDE                       https://thecommonnest.myflodesk.com/buyprguide

• The Holistic Home Plans & Routines BUNDLE                   https://thecommonnest.myflodesk.com/buyprbundle

  
  

Let’s Connect!  If you loved this episode, I’d love to hear from you! Screenshot this episode, share it to your Instagram stories, and tag me @thecommonnest. 

Don’t forget to subscribe, rate, and review the podcast—it helps us reach more people who need support in creating a home that feels good. 💛

Work with Christy:

Please reach out if you’d like to explore how we can work together to create a happier, healthier home with a holistic approach.

Find out more about 

The Holistic Home Method: 

 https://www.thecommonnest.com/holistichome

Looking for personalized support? Check out:

Love Your Home: 

https://www.thecommonnest.com/loveyourhome

Don't know where to start? 

Book a FREE Discovery Call:

 https://calendly.com/tcn-christy/30min

Want to grow in a community?

Join the Holistic Home Membership:  

https://www.thecommonnest.com/membership

You can find more from The Common Nest here:

Website: https://www.thecommonnest.com/