Podcasts about chasing slow

Erin Loechner is a writer, speaker, and the founder of The Opt-Out Family, a movement dedicated to helping families reduce screen time and foster deeper connections. She is the author of The Opt-Out Family: How to Give Your Kids What Technology Can't, a guide offering practical strategies to reclaim family life from the grip of technology. Erin's other books include Chasing Slow, a memoir about embracing mindfulness. A former social media influencer, Erin now lives a low-tech lifestyle with her husband and three children, sharing insights on her blog, Design for Mankind.In this episode, Erin shares her journey of opting out of the technological influences and the American dream to form a family life centered around what they truly value. She discusses how her previous life as a social media influencer led her family to reevaluate their relationship with technology, resulting in a substantial reduction in tech use. Erin shares advice on creating engaging family activities free from screens, encouraging intrinsic motivation, and fostering a community supportive of low-tech living. This conversation delves into the challenges and triumphs of maintaining a balanced family life in an increasingly digital world.

The Walk A Little Slower Podcast with Tanner Olson 117: Slowing down with Erin Loechner Erin Loechner is an author, speaker, and former social media influencer. She is all about slowing down and being present. Erin is the author of Chasing Slow and her upcoming book, The Opt Out Family: How to Give Your Kids What Technology Can't. Have something you'd like to ask me?: Ask here!⁠⁠ Support the podcast: ⁠⁠⁠Patreon.com/writtentospeak⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Substack: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://tannerolson.substack.com/⁠⁠⁠⁠ Website: writtentospeak.com⁠⁠⁠

Today's guest is the wonderful Erin Loechner, author of one of my all-time favorite books, Chasing Slow. From blogging to creating content for HGTV, hear why Erin walked away from her TV career, and how she's built a successful business without social media (or even a smartphone).Erin is an author, NYT-bestselling editor, and founder of the global tech-free movement The Opt-Out Family. Her work has been featured in the New York Times, The Washington Post, the Wall Street Journal, and the Huffington Post, as well as on the Today Show.Her new book “The Opt-Out Family” will have you rethinking your relationship with technology and how to build a life off-line that is more engaging than the algorithm.WILDFLOWER SHOWNOTES : shannaskidmore.com/erin-loechner

Are you feeling worried, tensed, and overwhelmed about the end of the year?  Moms often tell me how stressful the end of the year is, because of all the holiday traditions, and expectations that many of us feel obligated to participate in. In this week's episode, I'm sharing my journal entry from 2017, when I recovered from my first experience with burnout.  Tune in for a little perspective shift and the one thing that will help you end the stress and overwhelm, so that you enjoy the end of the year with more peace and calm.Ready to work privately through mentorship and coaching? Book a sales call HERE to get started. Join my free email community, Permission Granted HERE.Let's chat on Instagram at  https://www.instagram.com/oliveandblisswellness/If you want more of what you heard in this episode, you'll love working with me. Check out all the details and get started at https://www.oliveandbliss.ca/

ANDDD up this week on The TODAY Podcast... Cassie Pitts joined me as a guest. Each week I am so thankful for the great conversations featuring women in business here on the pod. I hope that you all are valuing these conversations full of wisdom and knowledge; taking it and then applying it to the different areas of your life. Cassie has grown up in a family of entrepreneurs and so of course she has now stepped into that realm. We chatted about her jewelry making business that she once had but her now painting business. She has such a unique style of painting and so make sure to check out her art that is linked through her website below. She in life, is Chasing Slow and so we were able to connect on that level as I too (even though it may not look like it all the time) desire a slower paced/ back to the basics life. Hope y'all enjoy this new episode as much as I did. https://www.instagram.com/prissy.hippie/https://www.aprissyhippie.comAs always thank you for listening TODAY. My LinkTree is the BEST place to find all my links whether you are wanting to follow me on Instagram, book a call about real estate, learn more about eXp Realty, shop my looks, or book one of our Airbnbs. This link is the one stop shop for all your needs! https://linktr.ee/madelinecampPlease leave a review and I will catch you on the next episode!

Stephnie Karlovits is a licensed Spiritual Therapist, Spiritual Teacher, Certified Spiritual Psychology Coach and certified Trauma Release Specialist who holds her Masters in Consciousness. After being awarded for Canadas 40 under 40 for excellence in entrepreneurship for founding and running Epic Fitness & Lifestyle for 10 years; she left everything she had created and has been on an expansive spiritual journey ever since.Stephanie will help awaken Truth in you. That's for sure. In this episode we are diving into various topics and modalities she has found on her spiritual path. Interested in attending my upcoming event Chasing Slow? It's January 29, 3-6pmHere is the link to purchase your ticket: Grab Your Ticket To Chasing SlowFollow me on IG: @malorieavalineStephanie K's IG:@stephaniekarlovits

Right now, the average amount of time that kids are spending outside is four to seven minutes.  But the data shows that the amount of time they should be spending outside for their brain development, for their growth, for critical thinking skills, for leadership should be four to seven hours. And the average amount of time that kids today are spending on devices is four to seven hours. We have it completely backwards and if you're an entrepreneur who is raising kids, this is an episode you have to hear.  This is one of my all time favorite interviews on this show. My guest today is a good friend of mine, Ginny Yurich. Ginny is the Founder of 1000 Hours Outside and the entire premise of Ginny's movement, and her company is really propelling kids to get outside and experience all the beauty that nature has to offer and the benefits that it has on their growth and their leadership. In today's conversation, we go over the birth of this movement and how it came to be so organically for Ginny and how the pain in her life as a mother really propelled her into where she was being led. Ginny also gives strategic, tactical steps on how you can do this too and explains the way she brought her kids into the business and the benefits of entrepreneurship for her family. So there's practical wisdom in today's episode, not to mention the fact that she's just a wealth of knowledge around so many different things.  Can't wait for you to hear this one! SHOW NOTES: https://luminaryleadershipco.com/episode144   RESOURCES FROM THIS EPISODE: Visit 1000 Hours Outside website: https://www.1000hoursoutside.com/  Connect with Ginny on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/1000hoursoutside/  Connect with Ginny on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/1000hoursoutside  Download 1000 Hours Outside Trackers: https://www.1000hoursoutside.com/trackers  Ginny's new book coming out in December: https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/712828/1000-hours-outside-by-ginny-yurich/ Learning All the Time by John Holt: https://www.amazon.com/Learning-All-Time-John-Holt/dp/0201550911  Balanced and Barefoot by Angela J. Hanscom: https://www.amazon.com/Balanced-Barefoot-Unrestricted-Confident-Children/dp/1626253730  The Singularity Is Near by Ray Kurzweil: https://www.amazon.com/Singularity-Near-Humans-Transcend-Biology-ebook/dp/B000QCSA7C/  Your New Playlist: The Student's Guide to Tapping into the Superpower of Mindset by Jon Acuff, L.E. Acuff, McRae Acuff: https://www.amazon.com/Your-New-Playlist-Students-Superpower/dp/154090248X  Digital Madness by Nicholas Kardaras: https://www.amazon.com/Digital-Madness-Driving-Crisis-Restore/dp/125027849X  Glow Kids by Nicholas Kardaras: https://www.amazon.com/Glow-Kids-Screen-Addiction-Hijacking/dp/1250097991  Emotionally Resilient Tweens and Teens by Kim John Payne: https://www.amazon.com/Emotionally-Resilient-Tweens-Teens-Empowering/dp/1611805643  Chasing Slow by Erin Loechner: https://www.amazon.com/Chasing-Slow-Courage-Journey-Beaten/dp/1531834337  Connect with me on Instagram! Did this episode resonate with you? Help spread the message by rating and leaving a review for the show here!

When was the last time you did something for yourself? With so many things on our checklist each day, many of us are guilty of getting lost in the day-to-day activities and stresses of the external world.  We neglect the most important thing: connecting with ourselves.  But here's the truth.  Whether you are a CEO or a stay-at-home parent, you can't connect to anyone else in inspiring ways until you connect with yourself in honest ways. Connection heals our wounds, awakens our souls, and invites us into our most authentic, courageous, and honest selves. In this episode, my guest, Karen Hardwick, executive leadership coach shares her powerful practices to stay connected to your feelings, sense of self, and journey. So you can be connected to others both at home, and as a leader. Listen in… Show Highlights Include: How to break free from the “Superhero Trap” that keeps you disconnected from your true self (6:35) 2 powerful questions to reconnect with yourself when you feel off balance (9:37) How to teach better ways to connect for our children through modeling (14:22) How we subconsciously create barriers around us and push away our loved ones when we need them the most (and how to be vulnerable again) (16:31) How to overcome the comparison trap that kills your connections before they even started (19:23) How strengthening your spiritual connections helps you feel grounded (even through trauma and chaotic times) (23:29) The Chasing Slow practice to feel more connected and prepared for the day (26:56) Interested in coaching with Brilliant Balance? Schedule an exploratory call here: www.brilliant-balance.com/schedule  Subscribe to The Brilliant Balance Weekly and we'll deliver it to your digital doorstep each Tuesday: www.brilliant-balance.com/weekly  Need a few moments of peace? Listen to our free 5 Minute Meditation: www.brilliant-balance.com/breathe/  Follow us on Instagram: www.instagram.com/brilliant_balance  Join our private Facebook Group: www.facebook.com/groups/281949848958057  Join 30 Days to Vibrant Energy: www.brilliant-balance.com/energy

Erin Loechner, author of Chasing Slow, founder of Design for Mankind as well as Other Goose, takes us on a journey through her own life and discusses how truly difficult it can be to slow down.  There is a lot of fear surrounding doing less. Maybe we will be left behind or thought less of? Maybe we will pass up a really good opportunity? In this episode we talk parenting, imperfection, and surrender. We talk about Erin's husband's brain tumor and how they manage that as a family. We talk about choosing to run a different race, heading toward a different type of finish line than the majority of those around us... and then being okay to lose that race. Simple does not necessarily mean easy. But simple is still worth pursuing. Purchase your copy of Chasing Slow here: https://amzn.to/3movukf Check out Design for Mankind here: https://designformankind.com/ Learn more about Other Goose here: https://othergoose.com/about-us/

Do you change you who you are based on who you're with? Though this is a common human behavior, the real question is, why do we do it? Is it because we are afraid that if people find out who we really are, they will not want to be around us? In today's episode, we look at how we edit our own souls, and how that habits actually creates opportunity for some incredible divine moments. Mentioned in this episode: // "Chasing Slow" by Erin Loechner // "How to Win Friends and Influence People" by Dale Carnegie // Christmas Eve at Christ the Rock. Find out more at www.christtherock.org //"Be at rest once more, o my soul, for the Lord has been good to you." -Psalm 116:7

As the world begins to speed up again, many of us are looking for a way to find slow, intentional living that isn't forced upon us by a pandemic. Erin Loechner has been a guiding star in my life in this area (and so many other areas), and I'm excited for her to join me on this episode to talk about slowing down. She is the author of one of my favorite books, Chasing Slow, as well as the founder of the foundational homeschooling co-op, Other Goose. You can find show notes and more information by clicking here: https://bit.ly/2ZouZOw Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

As the world begins to speed up again, many of us are looking for a way to find slow, intentional living that isn't forced upon us by a pandemic. Erin Loechner has been a guiding star in my life in this area (and so many other areas), and I'm excited for her to join me on this episode to talk about slowing down. She is the author of one of my favorite books, Chasing Slow, as well as the founder of the foundational homeschooling co-op, Other Goose. You can find show notes and more information by clicking here: https://bit.ly/2ZouZOw

Hello and welcome back to the campfire! Today we have Erin Loechner joining us. Erin is a bestselling author, founder of Other Goose, and homeschooling mom of 3. After traveling the world and searching for an all-inclusive classroom that valued play, freedom, and structure, Erin discovered the solution in her own backyard: homeschooling.But when the time came to choose an educational plan for her kids under the age of 7, the search wasn't so simple. Where was the methodology that valued all philosophies of learning? Where was the boxed curriculum that didn't box out the parent? Where was the simple homeschooling strategy that held space for open-ended discovery?Other Goose was born from these questions. Together with a team of thought-leaders, childhood development experts, research scholars, and environmentalists, Erin welcomes all learners. So grab a seat by the fire as we travel to the Midwest to discuss simple and fun homeschooling for the early years!Quick reminder. With Fall approaching and the leaves changing, we are excited to announce the release of our Free Ultimate Family Camping/Outdoor Checklist! Nathan and I have been camping for years with and without kids. So we put together this checklist in hopes to help other families wanting to get out and camp more. See link below for download.If you like what you hear and have enjoyed our show, please show your appreciation by subscribing to our Podcast and leaving us a review on your Podcast App of choice. We would love to hear from you so please email us with any comments or questions you have.Visit us and all of our content, including our blog, at www.thehomeschoolprojectpodcast.com As always, let's Light A Fire They Can't Put OutThank you for listening!Show NotesOther Goose website: Welcome - Other GooseInstagram: @ othergooseFree Other Goose Workshop: Workshop - Other GooseErin's book, Chasing Slow : https://amzn.to/3zH8wJ2Other books mentioned:The Brave Learner : https://amzn.to/3zGTtiDThe Little Prince : https://amzn.to/3m3gJCHOngoing Community Support:Our Free Homeschool Getting Started Packet: https://thehomeschoolprojectpodcast.files.wordpress.com/2021/08/guide-to-getting-started-packet-1.pdf Our Free Ultimate Family Camping / Outdoor Checklist: https://thehomeschoolprojectpodcast.files.wordpress.com/2021/08/camping-checklist-2.pdf The Waldock Way: https://www.thewaldockway.com/ref/76/ Wild Learning Curriculum: https://discoverwildlearning.com/?ref=927 All About Reading: https://www.allaboutlearningpress.net/go.php?id=2109 "We are a participant in an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for us to earn fees by linking to affiliated sites."

Episode 168 | Today I share the idea of chasing a carrot but not taking the action to actually be able to grab it. We are staying stuck by stories and limiting beliefs. I chat about this and how it relates to shifting seasons as we begin to enter fall.  Layered Growth AcademyThe Layered Growth Business CourseBuy Motherhood Stripped!Check out freebies here. Join Erin in her free Facebook Community, Same Boat Huddle.Find resources, information and connect with Erin through her website. Follow Erin on Instagram or Facebook

When you slow down you see and appreciate the beauty that you never saw before. When you live with intention you actively choose what is important to you and drop the rest. When you simplify you create space for meaning and purpose to unfold.  By slowing down and choosing to live more intentionally and simply you dispose of negative energy, and instead draw in positive energy. Not only will this shift make you feel light within, you become more able to live your life with ease. Also, by de-cluttering your entire life you also enhance your manifestation power by creating the space within to attract abundance. Clearing out the clutter in your mind as well as physically decluttering your home, inbox and anything else that may be taking up space in your energetic field will bring you more mind-body wellness and is also a great way to clear the path for miracles to materialise.  Thank you for joining me for week 8 of the Everyday Miracles Course. Today we will be dipping into slow, intentional and simple living. There is also a breath awareness meditation that goes along with today's lesson.   Listen to the B R E A T H Awareness Meditation that goes along with today's lesson here >>>    Written and spoken by Claire Charters   Join me on a yoga retreat at https://theomcollective.org   Or alternatively treat yourself to some of my hand-made, plant-based, natural home and body products over at https://botanicaltrader.com   The OM Collective Copyright 2021 All rights reserved.   This work is not intended to substitute for professional medical or counselling advice. If you suffer from a physical or mental illness, please always seek professional help.   DO NOT DRIVE OR OPERATE MACHINERY WHILST LISTENING TO RELAXATIONG AND MEDITATION MUSIC, BINAURAL BEATS OR GUIDED SLEEP RELAXATIONS

 Here are the things to expect in the episode:The potential value in having someone else help you get to your goals. You don’t have to do all the heavy lifting by yourself!Being able to automate repeatable things in your business. The impact that having an abundance mindset can have on pivoting during tough times.Sometimes you just have to slow down and celebrate. If you don’t, then what are you living for in the first place?And much more!~About Emily Morgan:Emily Morgan is the Founder and CEO of Delegate Solutions, a premium-level virtual assistant company that helps entrepreneurs create a strategic delegation plan for meeting their goals. Emily speaks nationally on the topics of delegation, automation, remote workforces, and flexwork culture. She's been featured in Forbes as a Top 50 Remote Employer, highlighted in the New York Times, and named as the Philly Chamber of Commerce's Small Business Person of the Year.~Connect with Emily Morgan!Website: https://www.delegatesolutions.com/Twitter: https://twitter.com/delegateincFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/delegatesolutions/LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/delegatesolutions/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/delegatesolutions/Chasing Slow by Erin Loechner:https://www.amazon.com/Chasing-Slow-Courage-Journey-Beaten/dp/1531834337---Connect with Kamie Lehmann!Website: https://www.kamielehmann.com/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/kamie.lehmann.1LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kamie-lehmann-04683473

In her book, Chasing Slow, Erin Loechner describes how sometimes, in our search for more, we add things to our lives. We buy more things, add more tasks, take on more. However, often, what we need is actually less. In this episode, she shares with us her insights on living with the lion inside of us, the one who always is whispering to us that we must do more, have more, BE more. What do we do with this voice when we are different phases of life? Some phases require more stillness, and others have space for more goal reaching, and there is beauty in all of these phases. This embracing of each phase of life that Erin embodies led her to search for and then create, along with child development professionals and educators, a beautiful homeschool curriculum called Other Goose. It is built on these three pillars of education: connection through nature, community through stories, creativity through play. It offers flexibility to parents of younger children and is a wonderful resource for any of you out there who are considering homeschooling this year. Erin Loechner has been an online educator, homeschool advocate, and author for over 10 years. Her all-in-one homeschooling plan for the early years, Other Goose, has been used by over 25,000 students worldwide, and includes daily literature, creativity, foundations, outdoors, relationships, language, math, rhythms, logic, and habit lessons for kids ages 2-7. To find out more about Other Goose and take the assessment go here. Chasing Slow is her fabulous book and you can find it here. Other Goose on Instagram: instagram.com/othergoose Erin on Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/erinloechner/ Her blog is https://designformankind.com/ Related Episodes Episode 44: Making Education Awesome Episode 85 Homeschooling and Trusting Your Ability to Teach with Jen Lumanlan We would love for you to share our episode with your friends and family. Also, thank you so much for your kind reviews! We are so honored have such wonderful listeners. How to leave a review on iTunes: Open podcast app Search for Find the Magic Click on episodes Scroll to the bottom of the page Click on write a review Tap the stars to rate us and then write us some feedback:) Hit SEND We LOVE reading your words and your kindness often brings us to tears! Thank you! Here is a list of ALL our favorite books! Enjoy:) Our Website: (You can find all show notes here, along with book recommendations and links to all past books) https://www.findthemagic.co Find us on instagram: https://www.instagram.com/findthemagicpodcast p.s. Our secret to reading so many books is this little baby, a magical wireless earbud:) --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/findthemagic/support

This week, Erin Loechner, the author of Chasing Slow, shares how her principles for intentional living can apply to homeschooling. We talk about the importance of understanding the personalities of our children. And we announce two new events at the Wild + Free Farm Village. So grab a cup of coffee and join us on the front porch. LINKS Ainsley Arment: instagram.com/ainsl3y Jennifer Pepito: instagram.com/jenniferpepito Erin Loechner: instagram.com/erinloechner/ Farm Village Events: bewildandfree.org/upcoming Wild + Free: instagram.com/wildandfree.co Wild + Free Book: bewildandfree.org/book

Are you in the pursuit of more...more time, more meaningful relationships, more space and margin, more adventure? Often times in order to receive the "more" that we're desperately looking for, we need to give up something in return. In today's episode I sit down with friend and business owner Amy McCasland as she shares her family's story about giving up having it all in order to live fully as the family they were created to be. As Amy shares, she challenges us to not live in a "someday world." Her tips include: writing and recording what you're sensing and feeling consider what you're willing to give up to make the changes confide in a friend who can cheer you on make a list of action steps to move the needle forward experiment along the way Some of the resources she recommends are: Chasing Slow by Erin Loechner The More of Less by Joshua Becker Present Over Perfect by Shauna Niequist Make it Happen by Lara Casey The Cozy Minimalist Home by Myquillyn Smith You can find Amy at abideink.com or on Facebook, Instagram and Pinterest @abideinkco

Listen in as your friend Jeanette chats with her friend Blake Guichet about the book Chasing Slow by Erin Loechner. Blake decided about two months ago to read this book and she immediately started sending screenshots of quotes from it. So I decided to just join her and read it alongside her and then I told her that our conversations about the book would make a great episode for the podcast. So here we are! Our first book club episode! I hope you enjoy it! Connect with Blake Connect with your friend Jeanette Instagram // Website// Podcast

Meredith and Kaytee are back in your earbuds and speakers. And we’re feeling a little feisty this week (we know.. that’s your favorite)! You’ll hear a “bookish moment of the week” from each of us: an explanation for the extreme busy-ness around here, and a Patron-related milestone! Next, we discuss our current reads for the week. Two titles from each host, middle grade, YA, contemporary romance, and classic #bookstagrammademedoit. We’ve got an update for you on our Slow But Steady reads and what’s been happening for our own SBS reads in the past week, as well as a few emails from listeners to share. For our deep dive this week, we are discussing our favorite self-help and productivity books. Two Penelopes talking about productivity? Don’t worry, the show notes have ALL the titles! Finally, this week, we are Bellying Up to the Book Bar. Jasmine Lake wants sweet and fun books, she doesn’t mind heavier topics, but as an HSP, they need to be dealt with gently. And we’ve got a bunch of goodies to share with her! As per usual, time-stamped show notes are below with references to every book and resource we mentioned in this episode. If you’d like to listen first and not spoil the surprise, don’t scroll down!  . . . . . 0:45 - Currently Reading throw in the Zazzle Store 4:31 - Currently Reading Patreon (so many fun ways to connect with us over there!) 6:21 - Evvie Drake Starts Over by Linda Holmes 9:05 - House of Salt and Sorrows by Erin A. Craig 11:45 - A Curse So Dark and Lonely by Brigid Kemmerer 13:31 - Crossing to Safety by Wallace Stegner 15:16 - East of Eden by Richard Poe 17:41 - Patrons get access to monthly Kaytee Reads Too Much episodes! 19:11 - Furthermore by Tahereh Mafi 19:19 - Nevermoor by Jessica Townsend 23:26 - Hannah Coulter by Wendell Berry 24:44 - North and South by Elizabeth Gaskell 24:57 - On Writing by Stephen King 25:54 - Swan’s Way by Marcel Proust 26:49 - Fall and Rise: The Story of 9/11 by Michael Zuckoff 27:15 - Alexander Hamilton by Ron Chernow 27:21 - War and Peace by Leo Tolstoy 27:30 - Great Expectations by Charles Dickens 27:32 - The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness by Michelle Alexander 29:23 - The Gifts of Imperfection by Brene Brown 29:37 - Daring Greatly by Brene Brown 29:52 - Braving the Wilderness by Brene Brown 30:17 - The Happiness Project by Gretchen Rubin 30:22 - Better Than Before by Gretchen Rubin 31:01 - The Power of Habit by Charles Duhigg 31:24 - Atomic Habits by James Clear 32:02 - Time Management from the Inside Out by Julie Morgenstern 32:28 - 168 Hours by Laura Vanderkam 32:54 - Off the Clock by Laura Vanderkam 33:08 - The Fringe Hours by Jessica Turner 33:12 - Episode 7 of Currently Reading with Jessica Turner 33:36 - Stretched Too Thin by Jessica Turner 34:13 - The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck by Mark Manson 34:44 - You Are A Badass by Jen Sincero 35:08 - The Lager Queen of Minnesota by J. Ryan Stradal 35:26 - Essentialism by Greg McKeown 35:31 - Side Hustle: From Idea to Income in 27 Days by Chris Guilleabeau 36:00 - Come As You Are by Emily Nagoski 36:34 - The Four Agreements by Don Miguel Ruiz 36:52 - Love Warrior by Glennon Doyle 37:34 - Chasing Slow by Erin Loechner 37:36 - Notes From a Blue Bike by Tsh Oxenreider 38:01 - 10% Happier by Dan Harris 38:48 - Present Over Perfect by Shauna Niequist 40:44 - Tell Me Three Things by Julie Buxbaum 40:55 - Garden Spells by Sarah Addison Allen 41:06 - Blended by Sharon M Draper 41:09 - Heart Land by Kimberly Stuart 41:11 - Nevermoor by Jessica Townsend 42:11 - Love and Gelato by Jenna Evans Welch 42:23 - To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before by Jenny Han 42:29 - When Dimple Met Rishi by Sandyha Menon 42:45 - What to Say Next by Julie Buxbaum 42:56 - The Story of Arthur Truluv by Elizabeth Berg 43:01 - Night of Miracles by Elizabeth Berg 43:23 - The Shop on Blossom Street by Debbie Macomber 44:04 - The Snow Child by Eowyn Ivey 44:09 - Stardust by Neil Gaiman 44:51 - Furthermore by Tahereh Mafi 45:01 - Winterhouse and Secrets of Winterhouse by Ben Guterson 45:17 - The Secret of Platform 13 by Eva Ibbotson 45:19 - The Beasts of Clawstone Castle by Eva Ibbotson 45:52 - Harry Potter by JK Rowling 46:09 - The Willoughbys by Lois Lowry 46:38 - The Bookshop Girl by Sylvia Bishop 47:11 - Blue Birds by Caroline Starr Rose 48:06 - Patrons get access to monthly bonus Belly Up to the Book Bar episodes! *Please note that all book titles linked above are Amazon affiliate links. Your cost is the same, but a small portion of your purchase will come back to us to help offset the costs of the show. Thanks for your support!*  

Today I am sharing my interview with Erin Loechner, author of Chasing Slow and founder of Other Goose, an international homeschooling co-op. We talk about simplifying everything, especially early learning for our children, and we dig into homeschooling a bit as well. How can we do all of these things without HAVING all the things? How can we teach our children in the context of our everyday lives? We answer these questions as we chat and I think you'll love our conversation - Erin is so very insightful and lovely! Links: Sign up for Other Goose:https://othergoose.com/~access/a1c757f/ Other Goose Free Workshop: www.othergoose.com/workshop Free Trial Offer: https://othergoose.com/14-day-trial/ 5-Day Challenge (Other Goose) here Chasing Slow Other Goose on Instagram Erin on Instagram   Desirae on Instagram Get the podcast Newsletter Get the free ebook on getting started with Realistic Minimalism Join the Giveaway!  

Lara Casey, CEO of Cultivate What Matters and Founder of Southern Weddings Magazine stops by the Perfête Podcast to share how she got started and her journey to discovering her purpose.  From the spontaneous yet intentional start of her iconic magazine to her decision to let go of the dream after 10 years, Lara shares her heart, and tips for Chasing Slow, Letting Go and Cultivating What Matters. Lara talks about her passion for helping people flourish through finding the meaningful reasons for their goals. She discusses why you need to go for it and Make it Happen.  This episode is a "must listen" for anyone who's feeling stuck or on the verge of starting something new.  Links in this episode: cultivatewhatmatters.com laracasey.com southernweddings.com Lara Casey's Books: Make it Happen: Surrender Your Fear. Take the Leap. Live On Purpose: http://bit.ly/2QMSHf5 Cultivate: A Grace-Filled Guide to Growing an Intentional Life: http://bit.ly/2WMHnF2

In today’s episode I am talking about needing this newer version of myself. The one that is taking the time and making “slowing down” a reality. Overwhelm and depression are not my thing, so these days I am learning how to chase slow. You may remember my friend Ali from Episode 17. Recently she has been sharing pieces of a book called Chasing Slow with me. Let me tell you these excerpts are really hitting home. As you know, I have been on maternity leave so there is not much time for me to read so I really appreciate these pieces I have seen thus far and cannot wait to dive into the book in its entirety. Have you recently tried to slow down? Have you read Chasing Slow, the book mentioned in the show? Tag me on Facebook and Instagram @ownyourprettynow so we can continue this conversation. I would love to hear your thoughts. For more info on the Own Your Pretty Now Brand and Podcast visit ownyourprettynow.com. After listening to today’s show, I would love to hear your feedback. Simply leave me a review on iTunes letting me know what part of this episode really hit home for you! Want to learn more about my haircare business that I mentioned in the show? The one I can run from my phone while home with the kids? Connect with me here:  https://ownyourpretty.mymonat.com/ To check out what products I am loving right now and to grab a copy of Erin Loechner’s book, Chasing Slow visit my Amazon Store here: https://www.amazon.com/shop/katielschacht Interested in becoming a sponsor for an episode of the Own Your Pretty Now Podcast? Send me a message on Instagram here: https://www.instagram.com/ownyourprettynow/ Stay Pretty, Katie

Today I'm talking about a topic I'm super passionate about- living slower. I talk a bit about the reasons for slowing down, and encourage you to think about your life and your schedule, what it looks like vs. what you'd like it to look like. I also encourage you to say no, to find margin for rest in your days, and to take control of your days by slowing them down. I believe this message can be for anyone- whether you're single or a mama of 7. We can all find a way to slow down, it's just a little counter cultural to do so.  In this episode, I suggest a book to you, so here's the link to the book: Chasing Slow by Erin Loechner.  Other links: How to leave a review on iTunes The Podcast Instagram Podcast Website

So glad to be hosting Erin Loechner today on the podcast! Author of Chasing Slow and founder of Design for Mankind, Erin Loechner has been blogging and speaking for more than a decade. Her heartfelt writing and design work has been showcased in The New York Times, Lucky, Parenting, Dwell, Marie Claire, Elle Decor, Huffington Post, and a two-season HGTV.com web special, garnering over one million fans worldwide. She has spoken for and appeared in renowned international events for clients such as Walt Disney World, IKEA, Martha Stewart and Home Depot. Now nestled in a Midwestern town, Erin, her husband, and two kids strive for less in most areas except three: joy, grace, and goat cheese.   Find Erin here: Design for Mankind Her book, Chasing Slow, can be found at Amazon!

Do you remember hearing the sound of the ice cream truck when you were young?  That sound was so exciting. Of course, now as an adult the best sound ever is that of the delivery truck. Am I right? Well, in this first episode of Diary of a Doer, I share a story about a very special delivery I received one night; a 17-month old foster child.  Yes, that’s right, a child. Today, I want to share with you my journey of how her entrance into my life changed my outlook about everything, dramatically.   I’ll start by telling you that I am wired to go all in; much to my detriment.  And, for the longest time I was on the trajectory to become CEO of an anesthesia group. Then, I decided, “Nah, I want to be like the Play-Doh moms.” I wanted to be at home with my foster child and other children. So, I began working part-time.  But yet, Mom was only part of the definition of who I am. I knew God meant for me to be much more. I realized, I wanted to teach other moms there was more than Play-Doh, too. I share how I went from almost-CEO to the owner of Priority VA; a company that allowed me to be mom, business owner and help other moms be at home with their children, too. But, this new business also forced me to go into overdrive and become self-destructive in many ways.     I stopped doing many of the things that I loved. I was becoming distant from my children. And, I was angry at it all. I was crashing HARD. In 2017, I knew I had to create a new trajectory for my life. I attended a mastermind event where I had an eye-opening conversation. It made me recognize I was chasing ambition, prominence, and status. It led me to having an epiphany of sorts, I realized I should be chasing slow. Yes, slow. Listen to this episode to hear how I went from chasing the “fast and the furious” to chasing slow, instead. In this episode, you’ll also hear about: The call that changed my life forever Quitting the “CEO” lifestyle My “I have 3 days to live” list How pushing myself so hard led me to contemplating suicide Slowing down and making time And, my full circle moment

Meredith and Kaytee are back in your earbuds to chat Non-Fiction and some other really wonderful titles! You’ll hear a “bookish moment of the week” from each of us: a bookish candle and IRL friendships that are reading more. Next, we tackle what we are currently reading, just two titles from each of us so we have time to talk about 50 thousand additional books! Our deep-dive this week centers on some of our favorite non-fiction genres! We throw a whole metric crap-ton of titles at you to get you started in the non-fiction world, if that seems to be a place that you’re lacking. Every one of these titles have been vetted by one or both of us (along with many others that we’ve mentioned in past episodes), and we are all about you picking them up! As always, we finish up with A Book (yep, capitalized) that we’d like to press into every reader’s hands. This week we have some beautiful fiction as well as a great and FUN contemporary mystery. Time-stamped show notes are below with references to every book and resource we mentioned in this episode. If you’d like to listen first and not spoil the surprise, don’t scroll down!  .  .  .  .  .  1:21 - Friday Reads candle from Main Line Candle Company 5:06 - Some Writer! The Story of E.B. White by Melissa Sweet 6:37 - Stuart Little by E.B. White 6:39 - Charlotte’s Web by E.B. White 6:56 - The Trumpet of the Swan by E.B. White 7:35 - A Study in Scarlet Women by Sherry Thomas 8:24 - Episode 10 of Currently Reading 9:23 - The Beekeeper’s Apprentice by Laurie R. King 12:02 - Finding Holy in the Suburbs by Ashley Hales 12:55 - The Art of Neighboring by Jay Pathak and Dave Runyon 15:12 - The Turquoise Table by Kristin Schell 15:45 - Little Free Library! 17:16 - Hens Dancing by Raphaella Barker 17:47 - Bridget Jones Diary by Helen Felding 23:23 - Sound of Gravel by Ruth Wariner 23:35 - Magnolia Story by Chip and Joanna Gaines 23:51 - Food: A Love Story by Jim Gaffigan 24:28 - Yes, Please by Amy Poehler 24:31 - Monsoon Mansion by Cinelle Barnes 24:55 - Coming Clean by Seth Haines 25:18 - Educated by Tara Westover *Other memoirs mentioned in past episodes that I LOVE: As You Wish by Cary Elwes, Born A Crime by Trevor Noah, anything by David Sedaris 26:38 - Disney War by James B. Stewart 27:29 - Smartest Guys in the Room by Bethany McLean 27:34 - Conspiracy of Fools by Kurt Eichenwald 27:46 - The Pixar Touch by David Price 28:11 - Bad Blood by John Carreyrou 28:55 - So You Want to Talk About Race by Ijeoma Oluo 28:57 - I’m Still Here: Black Dignity in a World Made for Whiteness by Austin Channing Brown 29:08 - The Sun Does Shine by Anthony Ray Hinton 29:13 - Evicted by Matthew Desmond 29:41 - Just Mercy by Bryan Stevenson 30:08 - Tattoos on the Heart by Gregory Boyle 30:10 - Barking to the Choir by Gregory Boyle 31:14 - Same Kind of Different As Me by Ron Hall and Denver Moore 32:11 - Start With Why by Simon Sinek 32:17 - Leaders Eat Last by Simon Sinek 32:24 - Pour Your Heart Into It by Howard Schultz 32:44 - Delivering Happiness by Tony Hsieh 32:58 - 15 Commitments of Conscious Leadership by Jim Dethmer and Diana Chapman 33:30 - Tools of Titans by Tim Ferris 35:07 - Essentialism by Greg McKeown 35:38 - Better Than Before by Gretchen Rubin 35:39 - The Four Tendencies by Gretchen Rubin 34:50 - The Gifts of Imperfection by Brene Brown 35:05 - Daring Greatly by Brene Brown 35:07 - Braving the Wilderness by Brene Brown 35:10 - Dare to Lead by Brene Brown 36:33 - Fringe Hours by Jessica Turner 37:15 - The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People by Steven R. Covey 37:28 - The 7 Habits of Highly Effective Teens by Steven Covey 37:45 - Chasing Slow by Erin Loechner 38:20 - Present Over Perfect by Shauna Niequist 39:06 - Cozy Minimalist Home: More Style, Less Stuff by Myquillin Smith *Other productivity books mentioned in past episodes: Stretched Too Thin by Jessica Turner 41:00 - This is How It Always Is by Laurie Frankel 44:28 - Big Little Lies by Liane Moriarty 45:59 - The Husband’s Secret by Liane Moriarty 46:02 - What Alice Forgot by Liane Moraiarty 46:54 - Nine Perfect Strangers by Liane Moriarty *Please note that all book titles linked above are Amazon affiliate links. Your cost is the same, but a small portion of your purchase will come back to us to help offset the costs of the show. Thanks for your support!*  

As Season 3 comes to a close, and Fall is just around the corner, I'm finding that I'm ready to slow down. Our summer was purposefully jam packed: We visited England, we went on a family trip to San Diego, and I traveled to Atlanta for a conference. It was fun, it was exciting, and it was exhausting. As the seasons change, I'm longing for a slower pace and an I'm finding myself tired of the busy-ness. In this week's episode, I'm looking back at the first episode of Season 3, which was all about the steps to slowing down and savoring joy. Are you feeling the same way? With returning to school, and winding down from summer, do you feel the shift in perspective? Somewhere in the midst of traveling, creating, connecting, loving, and following my heart, I think I got wrapped up in the busy-ness and distraction of other stuff, too. Promoting the show. Finding the perfect stock image and the quote to go with it. Staying up too late as I danced with perfectionism. Joy was getting intertangled with shoulds and being perfect and it got heavy. What I needed to do was re-set my perspective. Have you read the book, "Chasing Slow," by Erin Loechner? She says “It takes work to change your perspective. Work that is not easily done when you’re looking everywhere else.” In the midst of sitting with a slower pace, and getting re-acquainted with joy, I found that these six steps are a great foundation for slowing down and saving joy: 1. Agree to slow down. Give yourself space. 2. Take a good hard look at the thing that is no longer bringing you the joy it once did, and take note of why. 3. Reflect on what about this thing used to bring you joy. Write it down. 4. Ask yourself what would make this thing joyful again? 5. If a break from the thing sounds good, take it, and let it be a true break. Notice what you miss about the thing if anything. 6. Check back in after a month or so and see if you want to return to doing the thing. If so, make your plan. If not, let it go. Resources: The book list from Episode 101: (includes affiliate links) Paula recommends:The Spy: A Novel of Mata Hari by Paulo Coehlo Laura recommends: Commonwealth: A Novel by Ann Patchett Kate recommends: The Paris Wife by Paula McLain Deb recommends: White Hot Truth by Danielle LaPorte Michelle recommends: Chasing Slow by Erin Loechner OR Tim Gunn's Guide to Style Listen to Episode 101, where Michelle shares about Erin Loechner's book.

In this episode we discuss the second half of Chasing Slow by Erin Lochner.

Trivina Barber, CEO of PriorityVA has three major responsibilities; her family, the 80+ people that work for her, and her clients - a veritable who's who list of online business rockstars who have shaped how online business is done today. In this episode,

Author of Chasing Slow and founder of Design for Mankind,Erin Loechner has been blogging and speaking for more than a decade. Her heartfelt writing and design work has been showcased in The New York Times, Lucky, Parenting, Dwell, Marie Claire, Elle Decor, Huffington Post, and a two-season HGTV.com web special, garnering over one million fans worldwide. She has spoken for and appeared in renowned international events for clients such as Walt Disney World, IKEA, Martha Stewart and Home Depot. Now nestled in a Midwestern town, Erin, her husband, and two kids strive for less in most areas except three: joy, grace, and goat cheese. In today's episode Erin explains how important it is to give ourselves grace in our parenting journey as we are learning, and failing along the way.  She also explains the importance of blessing our children with heatfelt appologies as we learn these valuable lessons. To learn more about Erin you can check out our website  or you can read her blog as well.

Author of Chasing Slow and founder of Design for Mankind, Erin Loechner has been blogging and speaking for more than a decade. Her heartfelt writing and design work has been showcased in The New York Times, Lucky, Parenting, Dwell, Marie Claire, Elle Decor, Huffington Post, and a two-season HGTV.com web special, garnering over one million fans worldwide. She has spoken for and appeared in renowned international events for clients such as Walt Disney World, IKEA, Martha Stewart and Home Depot. Now nestled in a Midwestern town, Erin, her husband, and two kids strive for less in most areas except three: joy, grace, and goat cheese. In today's episode Erin impresses the importance of a grateful heart and modeling thankfulness for our children.  She also encourages parents with the truth that God gave us our children for a reason, and we are the perfect match for them.  We do not need to become the perfect parent, we simply need to point our children to the perfect parent, our Heavenly Father.

Author of Chasing Slow and founder of Design for Mankind, Erin Loechner has been blogging and speaking for more than a decade. Her heartfelt writing and design work has been showcased in The New York Times, Lucky, Parenting, Dwell, Marie Claire, Elle Decor, Huffington Post, and a two-season HGTV.com web special, garnering over one million fans worldwide. She has spoken for and appeared in renowned international events for clients such as Walt Disney World, IKEA, Martha Stewart and Home Depot. Now nestled in a Midwestern town, Erin, her husband, and two kids strive for less in most areas except three: joy, grace, and goat cheese.  

Author of Chasing Slow and founder of Design for Mankind, Erin Loechner has been blogging and speaking for more than a decade. Her heartfelt writing and design work has been showcased in The New York Times, Lucky, Parenting, Dwell, Marie Claire, Elle Decor, Huffington Post, and a two-season HGTV.com web special, garnering over one million fans worldwide. She has spoken for and appeared in renowned international events for clients such as Walt Disney World, IKEA, Martha Stewart and Home Depot. Now nestled in a Midwestern town, Erin, her husband, and two kids strive for less in most areas except three: joy, grace, and goat cheese.  Connect with Erin: WEBSITE // INSTA  Connect with Kelsey: WEBSITE // INSTA 

Today I am spending time with the incredible Erin Loechner. Erin is an author who’s had her own HGTV.com show, and this girl has been blogging for the last 13 years! She is an absolute inspiration when it comes to living authentically and defining what “chasing slow” can look like (and it might not be what you’re thinking)…

Today I'm chatting with Janssen Bradshaw of Everyday Reading, and she and I are going to chat about our favorite summer reading picks. Summer is a great time to chip away at your book list, so whether you are reading a hard copy or listening on Audible, make reading a priority, because when YOU read, your KIDS will read. I will link to ALL the books we talked about below, but definitely, check out Janssen's blog for other recommendations and follow her on Instagram. Book List:  Fiction: "A Man Called Ove", "The Royal We", "My Lady Jane" (great on audio), "To All the Boys I've Loved Before" (trilogy), "The Chemist" Non-fiction: "Present Over Perfect" (check out our book club episode here), "Chasing Slow" (my episode with Erin here), "Textbook Amy Krouse Rosenthal", "Bread and Wine" Self-Help: "Rising Strong", "Four Agreements", "The Collapse of Parenting", "Boys Adrift" Kids: "A Single Shard", "Wonder", "We're all Wonders", Beverly Cleary books Check out the article "You Might Want to Marry My Husband" Check out Janssen on her blog and on Instagram Check out Audiobooks through your library My favorite way to listen to audiobooks is Audible. Get a free book by clicking this link! And if you're looking for more fun episodes check out: "15 Things You Didn't know About Jessica", "Getting Noticed at the Pool", and "Tips for a Successful Summer" Connect with Jessica: Instagram//Facebook//Email: jessica@extraordinarymomspodcast.com Today's podcast is sponsored by Audible. Give Audible a try at this link and get 30 days free and a free book. May I personally recommend "The Four Agreements" or "My Lady Jane"! Treat yo' self this summer!

EPISODE SNEAK PEEK: "I get tired of feeling like, 'OK, it's another rosey day!' Life's hard. It's messy." with Katie Crocombe LISTEN! WHAT'S IN THIS EPISODE? This isn't your average chat about social media. So, go ahead and click play. You're going to want to listen to this one. In this episode, I sat down with Katie Crocombe, a professional life coach, to talk about this love/hate relationship with social media we all have. It's a fascinating conversation (seriously!) and we chat about everything from how time on social media affects our families (and our kids), why we craveee social media, why numbers really don't matter, healthy boundaries, and more. Just click play. And then pour yourself a glass of something good, grab a book, and turn off Instagram for an hour damnit! I promise you'll feel so much better! SUBSCRIBE + LISTEN iTunes Stitcher WHO IS KATIE CROCOMBE? Katie Crocombe, is a professional life coach, who was trained through PCCI, and is the founder of Flourish + Co. She is passionate about encouraging giftedness in women and partnering with them to design an intentional life through speaking, coaching and leading workshops. She’s shared her story of overcoming and her passions while leading Women’s Retreats, speaking at various Mom’s events and conferences, including MOPS, as well as at Creative Industry Meet-ups, such as RTS’ Tuesday’s Together. Katie and her husband, Matt, live in Atlanta, with their 2 daughters, Bella (9) and Ava (7). MORE OF KATIE Katie on Instagram and Facebook www.flourishandco.com LINKS FROM THIS EPISODE: "The Tech Wise Family" byAndy Crouch (psst.. this is an affiliate link, so if you purchase the book or other things using this link, I may get some cash money! thank you!) "The Miracle Morning" by Hal Elrod (this is an affiliate link, too) "Chasing Slow" by Erin Loechner (this, too!) The Light Phone

This show's coffee talk topic includes a reading of the book of Proverbs Chapters 16, which reminds us that the Lord's ways and plans for our lives, are far greater than anything we could ever dream up for our lives. Followed by a powerful testimony and interview with Author, Erin Lochner, about her new book Chasing Slow, an intriguing book title that aligns with Proverbs 16. Theme song: Jesus Kind of Love by Nate Jackson Connect with Erin Lochner at: designformankind.com

This show's coffee talk topic includes a reading of the book of Proverbs Chapters 16, which reminds us that the Lord’s ways and plans for our lives, are far greater than anything we could ever dream up for our lives. Followed by a powerful testimony and interview with Author, Erin Lochner, about her new book Chasing Slow, an intriguing book title that aligns with Proverbs 16. Theme song: Jesus Kind of Love by Nate Jackson Connect with Erin Lochner at: designformankind.com

Today I'm speaking with the extraordinary Erin Loechner. In addition to be a popular blogger, she most recently wrote her first book, "Chasing Slow," which I devoured! It was soo, soo good and really spoke to the heart of someone who is trying desperately to live out their values. Our conversation covers everything about how she felt once her blog was getting big and she was living the good life in LA, to moving back to the midwest, and how she felt becoming a mom. If anyone has ever felt like they aren't sure if they are cut out to be a mom, Erin feels your pain. She honestly shares how she has come to a place of peace and values-based living, where she prioritizes motherhood, while also pursuing her passions. This interview is one of my very favorites that I've done. Enjoy! Show Notes: Order "Chasing Slow" immediately You can find Erin on her website Design for Mankind and Instagram Connect with Jessica: Instagram//Facebook//Email

Today’s interview is with Erin Loechner. Erin has been blogging and speaking for more than a decade on her website Design for Mankind and she’s now released an incredible book called Chasing Slow. Now nestled in a Midwestern town, Erin, her husband, and their toddler strive for less in most areas except three: joy, grace, and goat cheese. Erin is one of the friendliest, most open people I’ve ever spoken to and I loved chatting with her about minimalism, slowing down our lives, finding our golden hours in order to be more creative, and what she learned about herself from writing her new book.

By 2012, blogger and author Erin Loechner could boast a massively successful blog, an HGTV special, a beautiful home, and even a beautiful new baby. But amid all that success, Erin found herself feeling lost and unfulfilled. In this week’s bonus interview podcast episode, Erin describes her journey toward a slower way of life (and explains how even “slow” living can The post Chasing Slow with Erin Loechner: Voices 09 appeared first on The Mom Hour.

Erin Loechner joins me for Episode 61. She is a writer, stylist and mom, living in the mid-west. She blogs at design for mankind and the heart of her is encouraging women to stop trying to define and label everything and just enjoy the life that we are actually given. And with that, we talk about failure, parenting and the art of letting go. We weave the conversation around her new book Chasing Slow with a common thread of finding freedom, beauty and yourself in the middle of the chase.  Chatting with her truly felt like sitting with a girlfriend that you've known for a long time. Her kindness and authenticity makes her so relatable. I will give you many takeaways from our conversation over at SurvivingSarah.com but the one I want to mention here is really the bottom-line message about learning to embrace who you are--all of you. The parts that are smooth and the parts that are rough around the edges. That is a step in learning to love you and finding contentment where you are. We need to learn to embrace our own hypocrisies and stop trying to soften our edges. Small admissions, no excuses, can bring freedom. Its just about being you--not your better self, but just you. What part of our conversation struck you? Let's not let the conversation end here. Come find me @sarahwbragg on Instagram or Twitter or SurvivingSarahPodcast on Facebook. Support for today's episode is brought to you by Amazon. I do a lot of shopping on Amazon where I buy everything from paper towels to protein powder for smoothies to items mentioned in survival kits. In fact, I just bought a pack of the erasable pens that Merica Stum mentioned on back on Episode 55. So when you shop, simply type SurvivingSarah.com/amazon and the show will receive a small kickback. Its an easy way to support what we are doing. Thank you for supporting the show from purchasing through affiliate links to sharing the show with your friends to leaving reviews on iTunes. Recently, listener osborne.shay wrote: "I have been really thankful for your podcast in 2016. You are one of the most relatable casters and I'm thankful for your realness. Thank you for sharing yourself with the world. I have added many podcasts to my listening last year, but yours remains one of my must listen-to's and I'm grateful. Keep it up, Sarah!" Thank you for leaving that review!! What you said is exactly my goal each week--to relate to you. We aren't alone in this walk of life. And it helps when we know that someone else is saying, "Me too." You, too, can do great things like Shay by leaving a 5 star review on iTunes. It won't take but a minute and then you have cross something off your to do list. Thank you again for listening. And as always, I hope that this show helps you survive a little easier. 

Designer and now author, Erin Loechner, is up these days (or we should say nights) with a baby. A baby she went to retrieve from the hospital as soon as she received a phone call. That seems to be how Erin's life works. From starting a website to a show on HGTV.com, Erin and her husband follow adventure. Or adventure follows them. From the midwest, to Hollywood, back to the midwest, Erin's journey has often been fast and furious. But her new book Chasing Slow is about just that, deciding to live life at a slower pace one intentional decision at a time. Her popular site DesignForMankind.com has reflected that life change. Starting as a holding place for design ideas, the site now peeks into Erin's family life and newfound pace. Join us as we hear Erin's story and how she is embracing her total parts these days. We cover her whirlwind adoption story, how she found herself in Hollywood and why detours work for her. We know you will find a kindred spirit in this creative mama who jumps right into work and love. We found her to be simply delightful.

These days it’s not easy to go slow. Or if you want to go slow, it often feels as if you’re going against the tide. In Episode 67, Christine and Asha interview Erin Loechner, founder of Design for Mankind, co-host of The Simple Show podcast, and author of Chasing Slow. We discuss the individual nature and complexities of how to get to your slow, decoupling self-esteem and happiness from perfection and control, how surrender is an essential part of parenting, reconciling loving beauty and stuff with wanting to simplify, and the challenges of chasing slow in the age of social media. + + + + + Christine Koh and Asha Dornfest are the co-authors of MINIMALIST PARENTING and the award-winning bloggers behind BostonMamas.com (CK) and ParentHacks.com (AD). You’ll find the show notes for this episode, including links to resources we’ve mentioned, at http://edityourlifeshow.com. Do you have a question, comment, or show topic idea for us? Would you like to sponsor an upcoming episode? We’d love to hear from you. Send an email to edityourlifeshow@gmail.com, or leave a comment at facebook.com/edityourlifeshow.

Erin Loechner knows firsthand how the hunger for more can stalk us. She’s familiar with the demands of what is akin to the hustle. How do we unplug when our balance is off?  What will an unexamined life of ours be worth or feel like if we just get on the conveyor belt of life and don’t bother to question what we’re doing or where we’re going?  If we pay attention, our bodies and our minds will speak to us.  We’ll feel something is off and we will get hints we may want to pay attention to. But, how do we listen to the messages we’re being given when we have all of these responsibilities and tasks to accomplish?  Erin began listening as many of us do when things begin to fall apart. In her new and aesthetically beautiful book Chasing Slow Erin Loechner describes her journey towards what I call her inner ahhhh...the kind you can sometimes find on a massage table...or even a really good cup of espresso...where she learns to choose to savor the life she’s been given rather than hanging on by a thread.  So, let me give you a heads up...before you checkout and think there’s no way you’ll ever be able to leave it all behind for a life on the homestead-- let alone create space in your life to pause and reflect, I urge you to reconsider.  Erin is here to remind us that chasing slow has nothing to do with learning to cook organic food or living off the grid. Instead, it’s more about pursuing balance first and foremost, and making sure that we have room in our schedules for what’s most important to us.

In today's episode, we're chatting with Erin Loechner, author of Chasing Slow and founder of Design for Mankind. Erin shares her journey from living fast to slowing down and all the things in between. We chat about motherhood, the question you need to ask yourself before picking up your phone, and making career choices based on your season of life and values. We also tackle laundry, meal planning, and balancing careers and childcare with your spouse. We could have talked forever with Erin so we're excited for you to listen in! BACKGROUND ON ERIN LOECHNER Author of Chasing Slow and founder of Design for Mankind, Erin Loechner has been blogging and speaking for more than a decade. Her heartfelt writing and design work has been showcased in The New York Times, Lucky, Parenting, Dwell, Marie Claire, Elle Decor, Huffington Post, and a two-season HGTV.com web special, garnering over one million fans worldwide. She has spoken for and appeared in renowned international events for clients such as Walt Disney World, IKEA, Martha Stewart and Home Depot. Now nestled in a Midwestern town, Erin, her husband and two kids strive for less in most areas except three: joy, grace, and goat cheese.

Heather MacFadyen, mother of four boys, interviews guests discussing the topic of staying God-centered...both replacing "me" with "He" and remembering we are centered in Him.

Erin Loechner shares her journey from a busy life in LA chasing the American Dream to a life settled in the Midwest chasing slow.

My guest for Happy Hour #121 is Erin Loechner. Erin is the founder of Design for Mankind, and has been speaking and blogging for more than a decade. Her heartfelt writing and design work has been showcased in The New York Times, Lucky, Parenting, Dwell, Marie Claire, Elle Decor, Huffington Post, and a two-season HGTV.com web special, garnering more than one million fans worldwide. She has spoken for and appeared in renowned international events for clients such as Walt Disney World, IKEA, Martha Stewart and Home Depot. Now nestled in a Midwestern town, Erin, her husband, and their children strive for less in most areas except three: joy, grace, and goat cheese. If our conversation sounds like a personal counseling session, that's probably because it was. God has been doing a lot in my heart about where I find my approval, and my conversation with Erin was so timely and therapeutic. We talk about social media - the benefits, but also the pitfalls and dangers. We also chat about her upcoming book, Chasing Slow, and her thoughts and pursuits of a slower lifestyle. I read her book earlier this fall and highly recommend it. You can pre-order today for it's January 10 release. Y'all, let me just take a quick minute to say thank you so much for an incredible year. 2016 was a great year for The Happy Hour with more than 3 million downloads! I'm so thankful for you listening to the show, loving it and sharing it with your girlfriends. You make this show possible and I am so grateful. We have some exciting things planned for 2017, so make sure to stay tuned. Enjoy your New Year's, have a happy hour with a friend, and we'll see you on the other side! {You can listen to the showHERE. And of course, I would love if you would share with your friends. Just use the FB & Twitter links at the end of this post!} Links from the Show Erin's Book: Chasing Slow Franny and Zooey by J.D. Salinger + Upstream: Selected Essays by Mary Oliver + Year of Magical Thinking by Joan Didion + Blue Nights by Joan Didion + A Mile Wide by Brandon Hatmaker + She Reads Truth by Raechel Myers and Amanda Bible Williams + Falling Free by Shannan Martin+ Wild in the Hollow by Amber C. Haines + Wild and Free by Jess Connolly and Hayley Morgan + Rare Bird by Anna Whiston-Donaldson+ Eight Twenty Eight by Ian & Larissa Murphy What Erin is loving: Mrs. Meyer's Iowa Pine Candle, candied pecans, and her slippers Music from Jason Poe Connect with Erin Facebook // Twitter // Instagram Connect with Jamie Facebook // Twitter // Instagram Sponsors: Out of the Spin Cycle Out of the Spin Cycle: Devotions to Lighten Your Mother Load by Jen Hatmaker helps moms step out of the ‘spin cycle’ of everyday life to sit down with Jesus every day. Following Jesus shouldn’t be just one more thing on our to-do list. Jen helps us understand, through 40 devotions, that creating space and time for focusing on our relationship with God is as important as making sure our kids eat breakfast or we get them to school on time. You can find this book online at amazon.com or BarnesandNoble.com. Africa New Life Africa New Life Ministries exists to help children escape the cycle of poverty in Rwanda. Key to this intervention is making sure children receive the food they need to succeed. Consistent, nutritious food is vital for children to not only have healthy bodies, but to also learn, grow, and thrive. Food is the first essential in establishing stability. For $.83 a meal, you can provide the gift of food this Christmas. Help release a child from poverty today at www.foodisrwanda.org

  Today’s Lively Show we are having Erin Loechner, the author of Chasing Slow, and blogger behind DesignForMankind.com, back on the show — at her request! Erin has asked me to unpack and explain the “Lively lingo” that you hear on the show in the solo episodes and peppered throughout interviews as well. In this […] The post TLS #185: The intersection of rational mind and intuitive guidance with Erin Loechner appeared first on Jess Lively.

Today’s Lively Show is a return visit from our very first TLS guest, Erin Loechner! Erin is a wife, mother to two littles, the writer behind the (mega) blog, DesignForMankind.com, and is the author of the new book, Chasing Slow. In today’s episode, we cover a huge range of topics including why her quest to […] The post TLS #184: A Magic Hour with Erin Loechner appeared first on Jess Lively.

Before age 30, Erin Loechner built a fan base of one million women worldwide and earned the title “The Nicest Girl Online” as she was praised for her authentic voice and effortless style. Though she received applause from The New York Times, friends and family, she was still left wanting more. In her upcoming book Chasing Slow: Courage to Journey Off the Beaten Path (Zondervan, January 10, 2017), Loechner shares her journey away from fast, fame and frenzy to a new-fashioned lifestyle of less. Less want, more contentment. Less busy, more rest. Less pressure, more happiness. Less striving, more acceptance. Less fast, more slow.

Jessie Artigue and Erin Loechner chat about everything from murphy beds to brain tumors. In this episode you'll hear about... Meaningful surprises. Whether it's a bad first impression or a day-to-day squeeze in the middle of the kitchen. We've both learned that not all initial reactions are accurate, but being open to where life might take you can lead to some incredible gifts. Honor + respect. Recognizing your partner's priorities and taking care not to tarnish their pride. Being a good student to learn more about what makes them tick and then actually trying not to push their buttons. Frustration during a fight. How to keep your temper from getting the best of you while the shit hits the fan. Alternatively, saying “I don't care” just to end an argument is nearly just as bad. The fragility of life. Acknowledging that everything on earth is temporary to some extent, but we should not let this control our lives or our love for one another. “The only real way to honor this life together is to not let the weight of it cripple you during the difficult moments.” Forsaking date night. This is not as dangerous as it sounds! If it doesn't feel like a big deal to you or your partner, it's better to avoid the “should” and do what's best for you. Keeping an open mind when it comes to committing to continual love no matter who your partner evolves into as you grow together. (Hear Jessie + Gerard talk more about the “growing together” metaphor right here.) “You have to really overcome that deep rooted belief that we're not enough and decide that the other person loves you just the way that you are.” To Erin, Great Love means taking care of yourselves as a unit, serving each other from a place of gratitude, and offering up the grace that comes from giving each other the benefit of the doubt. Find out more about Erin on her website Design for Mankind, and order her book called Chasing Slow. 

In this episode we interview hit blogger and HGTV.com star Erin Loechner about how she turned away from fame and frenzy to chase a slower lifestyle. We talk about everything from capsule wardrobes to slow blogging, cutting down on social media use, and managing gift giving during the holiday season. This one will change your perspective, renew your priorities, and shift your focus for 2017. Like what you heard? Visit coffeeandcrumbs.net for more inspiration on your motherhood journey. And, don't forget to subscribe and leave a review on iTunes! To help fund Season Two of the Coffee + Crumbs Podcast, head on over to our brand new Patreon support page.  

elise chats with Erin Loechner about her ten years writing online, changing your perspective and her upcoming book, Chasing Slow. shownotes for this episode can be found at elisejoy.com/podcast/shownotes115