Podcast appearances and mentions of kelly welk

Diana Frazier - Entrepreneur, mother, story teller, musician, worship leaderWe start by checking in with Diana and how she is doing during this time of shelter in place.She says it's been crazy.  As she tells her kids let's “taking one day at a time,” and she takes her own advice by waking up and thinking only of today.Diana's business - Poulsbo Elderberry - is the busiest it's ever been in the year and half that she's owned it. This comes during a time when she now has her four children at home with her and her husband still working. She says is overwhelming, “How do I keep producing and keep up with the ever increasing demand while also being a mom some how?”When things first starting amping up she was so busy that one day she realized she hadn't gone to the bathroom in over six hours. It was because she was working, not stopping to eat or  even to go to the bathroom all the while her “house was exploding around her” with kids running around.We asked her why is her business booming so much? She started Poulsbo Elderberry back in 2018. It's a pre-made Elderberry syrup with herbs that used as an antiviral immune support. Diana said even just 5 years ago people didn't really even know about Elderberry. The added herbs like echinacea, hibiscus, ginger and other things that help boost the immune system. It's been growing in popularity since 2018 but with the Coronavirus she says that even people who “wouldn't believe in that stuff” are even thinking they should try it.Winter cold and flu season is usually her busy time of year of but she has seen her business increase by 500%!! Which is insane. She said it really would be more but she actually runs out and can not meet the demand! Like a lot of businesses right now she is stuck waiting on the supply chain. Diana always tries to buy locally and support other business in the Seattle area but when the Coronavirus hit it was sudden and hard she found herself unable to get the bottles she used and even some of the herbs. She has to order from 7 or 8 places and hope that one of them will be able to fulfill her order and actually show up.It's said all over media that this is “unprecedented,” we are living in a time when nothing like this has ever happened. It reminds Danielle about trauma and how it has all these tentacles reaching so many different parts.Diana reiterates that trauma is a place of powerlessness and right now none of us have control over what's happening or will happen. She said she can feel like she is in control by placing orders to her suppliers, but she doesn't have any control over whether they will be filled.She and her husband have a long history of significant medical trauma and so to experience COVID-19 right now she is coming from a perspective of “I've already sat vigil while he was dying three times…. I don't want to do that again.”  She finds her herself busy with work and wondering if she is busy because she doesn't want to think about or experience the trauma they are in. Everything is amplified for a lot of people because of trauma that we carry with us.The fact that this is a medical trauma feels very personal for her.There is this sense of triggering; we've done this before, while also having nuances that are different and how our responses can be different. Most of the time when someone is triggered they are having feelings from the past come up in the present but their present self is actually safe. Diana says what we're experiencing now is a trigger but with a real sense of danger to our present self.Danielle said many people are struggling to just validate their reality. There's this attack against our reality. “In this moment I may be safe, but I don't know.” That is legitimate fear.  COVID lives in the air for three hours so the air we breathe could be toxic even when there is no one around. So even when we take all the precautions of social distancing there's this weight that it is not enough. How do we validate ourselves without freaking out?Diana says there's an inner dialogue happening, “Am I spiraling right now?" Where we critique our own feelings. There's so much peace in just saying, no that's a real feeling right now and there is so much that is uncertain for ourselves and our loved ones. We also don't have the benefit of being able to go on a walk with a friend or get coffee with a friend.Maggie says she is an extravert this is has been a hard season of not being able to get together with people. She asks Diana what she does in lieu of not being able to go hang with her friends? Diana says she is also an extravert and her self care is looking like showering every day. “What can I do that gives me a sense of normal right now? I shower and I put on makeup and it doesn't matter that I won't see anyone.” She also finds time to play piano and sing, working out. She does these things not because she is pretending everything is normal but knowing that she isn't going to feel great if she has not showered and is not dressed and ready for the day.Danielle asks Diana about any resources that she has been using during this season: Going to therapy! Still having a safe connection, a place where she can empty out what she is processing. Diana also curates what she is viewing on instagram, making sure that she is not seeing things that make her feel like she is not enough. She I just aware of what she is interacting with with.You can connect with Diana at: poulsboelderberry.com also on facebook and instagram.----Alex Jacobson: Wife, mother of 5, leader, bible journal-er, speaker, writer, avid book reader and book reviewer, activist, advocate, lives on her hobby farm with her husband of 12 years, and she's an excellent cook sharing her cooking tips and tricks on Instagram.Alex has been strictly  social distancing since March 13th [16 days at the time of this recording] because both her husband and her father, who she usually sees daily, have auto-immune disorders so they have been taking social distancing very seriously from the start.It's weighty to carry the responsibility of her husband's health as well as trying to keep the trauma low for their kids by making the experience positive while also keeping them informed and helping them understand why we're going through this. “There's a very specific reason we're taking extra precautions.”For her kids, only one even knows or heard the word “coronavirus.” Their family had gone screen-free two months ago, which she felt was a prompting for her family, and so her kids are getting very little outside influence. She says that they know that they are staying home to stay healthy, and that means not seeing going to see friends and really not even going out to the store for errands. It's a means to protect their Papa who has diabetes, as well as their grandparents, “Nona” and “Dandad.” They've focused on re-learning to wash hands. They are keeping medical visits through screens as well as with their kids' teachers. “We're just really being selective as to what screen, what media they engage with.”Danielle said that's a lot to juggle: managing her kids and protecting her husband and father… But how is she doing?Alex says she normally ends her days “tired" because she is a high energy multi-task-er but now she ends her days exhausted. She's been sore in her body and also more sleepy-tired, sleep being much harder to come by with a nursing baby. She said she also has less child-free adult time, and that has been hard as well. She knows sleep is important so her husband has been trying to give her an extra hour of sleep in the morning. In the evenings she has been caring for her body by getting in the hot tub to relax. She is watching an hour of news every couple of days and reading which feeds her. And with this that she HAS to do, like cooking three meals a day, she tries to make them fun by trying new recipes and sharing on social media.When their self-quarantine started she recognized her need to acknowledge what she's grateful for. She hasn't ever kept a gratitude journal or anything but she just knew she needed to say what she is grateful for in this season and she decided to share it on social media. And on that first day she had a response that it was so good to read that she decided to keep it up every day. Now that she's doing it, it's easier to find things she is grateful for.Alex has always done cooking at home in her Instagram stories but now that people are home and cooking at home they are reaching out to her more and using it as a resource. One thing she's been thinking about in this time is how to care for others. She said,” there's only so many things I can do during the day” but responding to people on Instagram about their cooking questions feels like one way she can care for others during this time, especially as she is limited by the walls of her home.  Alex wants to love on and encourage others as best she can.Danielle remarks that social media has become more community oriented. Before social media was a polarizing and isolating, plagued with comparison. And now there's this sense that “no, I don't have to be Alex… can you help me? How do you do this?” It's a sweet connection.Alex noticed the same thing. She was watching Kelly Welk's instagram story on pizza dough and it inspired her to try it. It didn't work for her so she jumped over to her cousin's post on some quick and easy Korean beef bowls and she was able to whip that up instead. The sharing on social media as been life-giving in so many ways. The ways we are influencing each other, rather than comparison, are more unifying.Maggie asked Alex how is is staying connected during this time of social distancing. She said her church has moved it's services online and she's been loving that. She's also using a new app called House Party were you can play games live with friends. Because she's an android user she doesn't have FaceTime so she's actually been using Zoom for a long time. Alex also uses Marco Polo which is a video messaging app, which you can view whenever it's convent. When she thinks of someone she texts them right then, because she believes theres a reason she is thinking about that person.Alex, over the past year or so, has been in the practice of writing prayers and using scriptures as prayer. When she thinks about her friends she'll write a prayer, send a scripture or a worship song that reminded her of that person. She tries to let them know the exact words she prayed over them.Connect with Alex:InspirationClothesline.com@inspirationclothesline for both facebook and instagramShe also has done IGTVs and fb live.Alex is doing a book review of Jen Hatmaker's upcoming book: “Fierce Free Fire” so stay tuned on her blog fo the review.-----Jennifer TomposJennifer is a  Pastor in Oregon. She's a Leader, Mother, Wife, Graduate student, hard worker and friend.In light of COVID Jennifer has found that her work has been confusing.  She and her team have to redefine what a win looks like and how to make a team work well. “It's hard to lead teams when you're not getting together.”Musical time has been a felt loss.What are we offering to people, how do we offer community when no one can be together, and how to make content that's helpful rather than just more noise.There's so much context out there already. Pointing to other stuff out there lacks the personal connection, the people you know. Contextual applicable down to the community level.Staff signed up on a google sheet and are taking turns going live online instagram for 5-10 minutes to keep people updated and communicated with. You don't want to run the risk of being just “promotional.” You don't want to be distracting. There's a tension — they need to hear from you and you need to let people off the hook.It's easy to be discouraged right now, “Am I accomplishing anything?” Everyone is asking these same questions during this time of upheaval. Before you can ask someone to meet another person's need, as a leader you need to make sure they are okay first, to experience their own grief.This season marathon not a sprint.Sabbath and rest is super important for Jennifer. This time is not a break for everyone, especially for people who are being targeted by racial injustice, who are low income or are struggling finically to make it through this time.This time is a little counter cultural - everything is normally very fast paced and we have an opportunity to slow down. Jennifer calls it the silver-lining of this current situation is to make time for rest as leaders. Jesus rested!It's easy as a leader to become a part of the problem if we're pushing our people to be more productive. It's actually antithetical to the gospel. This is an opportunity for healthier rhythms, rhythms that create more peace in the midst of this anxiety.Danielle says there is already a layer of trauma in our society. One way to numb out from trauma is to get really busy so you don't have time to notice what's around you, to feel depressed or traumatized. We are living through trauma right now it is ongoing, and we need permission to feel, to become un-busy, and to rest in the grief.Jennifer says she wonders if leaders feel awkward doing instagram live; there's a vulnerability to saying things out into the internet and not knowing who is listening out there…. It feels more intimidating than in person trainings that aren't recorded.Danielle asks Jennifer how she holds zoom meetings and work from home with kids and do grad school. She replies, “well it's all a big circus!” Her husband interrupted her zoom meeting last night because their son had swallowed a plastic dinosaur and had to go to the ER. “Not a place you want to be going during a pandemic.” She said most of her life works right now because she and her husband are tag teaming it. She knows it is a privilege that her husband is working from home right now and not everyone has that luxury, so that helps. She is leveraging tv time, using it for when she needs to do video conferencing.Jennifer said that she'd had to lower her expectations. She finds there's a correlation between expectations and her level of aggravation. There's more freedom at her house than their usually would be… Kids pick up on tension and anxiety from us. The kids are also missing their friends and the regular schedule.Jennifer in regards to her grad school said she would not advise learning an ancient language in the middle of a pandemic. Every day she sets expectations for what is reasonable to do during this day only in regards to self care, kids, husband, school, and work.Connect with Jennifer on Instagram @JenniferTompos

Joining us this week is Kelly Welk: She is a wife, mother, hostess, cook, owner of Cider Press Lane and founder of the Freedom Dinners.Kelly talks about how she found her way into her calling by simply doing the things she already loves doing. After releasing herself from doing "big things" it was actually through the little things--like her love of cooking and gathering people together--that she found a way to make a big impact and develop community. With the creation of the Freedom Dinners she combined her love of food and people to help combat the injustices she saw around the world. She used these dinners as a way to raise over $50,000 for Rescue: Freedom International, an organization that sets people free from slavery around the world.Kelly also talks about the importance of doing things slowly, so that they can be done well. It requires both time and practice to do things well. One of the temptations we have in our culture is to do a lot of things and to do them fast. Through giving herself permission to go deep and slow, she's been able to learn the self-discipline it takes to say "no" to things, in order for her to be able to say "yes" to the things that she is really passionate about. It was in this process that she built both a business and a way of life that she and her family love and share with others. Kelly talks about work-mode vs mom-mode and finding the balance that life requires when you are a business owner with three school-aged children.This conversation is full of great nuggets about pursuing your dream, following your calling and building community along the way. The everyday and ordinary are not frivolous, they can have meaning and purpose if you live intentionally.Kelly is reading The Ruthless Elimination of Hurry by John Mark ComerKelly listens to the Exploring My Strange Bible Podcast.Kelly is inspired by her three kids.You can get Kelly's Books; "Dinner Changes Everything" and "Dream Catcher" as well as her other fair market goods (such as aprons, wooden spoons and bowls) on her website: ciderpresslane.com Follow Kelly on Instagram @ciderpresslane or @kellywelk

50 Things I've learned in 50 Episodes The Wifi will ALWAYS go out on recording day2. There are incredible women doing AMAZING THINGS ALL OVER THE WORLD!3. Women of all ages yearn to see other women walking in purpose, #45 Rita Bautista with Empowerment & All That , #43 Alice Edgerton & Karol Clark with Fulfilled after 50 Podcast , #37 Kaylin with Journey to You Podcast 4. When women hear inspiring stories told by other women, they are motivated to create their own story. Kindra Hall #39 5. Podcasting IS HARD & mostly thankless6. No matter where you are in the world, you can find someone that shares the same values with you. #7 Malina Enlund & #8 Krya Anachkova 7. Virtual friends are the single greatest blessing of 20198. Technology has empowered us to make a greater impact.9. Social media can be terrible, but it can also be beautiful!10. People want to bring about change, they just don't know where to start. 11. Show someone how to start, give them a little encouragement and your impact has become exponential. 12. We can talk about hard things and change stigmas about mental health: #19: Lyndsie's Light, #36 Les Cross13. Women everywhere struggle with “poser syndrome” 14. With Google & Jesus we can 100% do anything we set our mind to. 15. Women can be the most supportive people on the face of the planet16. I don't know jack about editing. 17. Garage band isn't just for my kids to make funny noises on. 18. There is an entire world of people out there that totally understand audio editing, decibels, LUGS, and whatever else is involved for professional editors. 19. Professional podcasters (formerly radio) can get hung up on super minor details20. People don't care about quality nearly as much as content.21. “Influencers” are normal people looking to make an impact and are genuinely honored when you reach out to them. 22. An overwhelming amount of people have never listened to a podcast. 23. An even greater number of people don't understand what a podcast is. 24. And, most people that listen to podcasts still don't know how to rate or write a review. WRITE A REVIEW PLEASE! 25. Focusing on ONE thing while wanting to do ALL the things is the greatest struggle for a 326. The Enneagram is LIFE!27. You can find people online that align so closely with you that you think they are inside your head 28. We can disagree about many things and still have impactful conversations about the big ones. 29. A purpose-driven woman on a mission is unstoppable, #26 Donna Durham, #17 Kelly Welk, #5 Caroline Verver,30. A book can be written in 90 days. 31. Having a mentor that has gone before you in every area of life is crucial32. Your Purpose continues even after a loss : Episode 3 with Kristen Brown, #9: Kayla Eggenberger, #12: Tiffany Scott, #23: Heather Quisel 33. A woman that answers God's call can have profound impact: Alicia Bush #14, Melissa Ice #27, Amy Hehre #47, #4 Jodie Webb, Amy Cassidy, 34. Married christian women enjoy an authentic conversation about being a freak in the sheets, #25 Heather McGilvray 35. We are all trying to survive this whole parenting thing: #31 with Demi Austin, #41 Parenting 101 36. It is never too early to start walking in purpose and following the call God has on your life. Kate Watson #15, Mattie Simmons #2 (neither were 18)37. God truly can form beauty from ashes: Your Past doesn't define you #33 Sandy Storm, Coach Nikki Foster 38. It's okay to pivot in life when God calls you in a different direction: Natalie Wood #2, #13 Maria Elena Infantino 39. A COLLEGE DEGREE MEANS NOTHING: hard work and and determination goes further 40. A podcast is as good of a place as ever to share your voice with the world, but the truest platform we have all been given is our every day life. How do you show up? 41. When it comes down to fight or flight, do not underestimate a tiny blonde with a fierce loyalty to family, and penchant for Walking Dead: Terra Newell 42. We are all better together and can accomplish so much more when we realize there is room at the table for all of us. Collaboration over Competition: #46 Cause Pods 43. I really enjoy business coaching and marrying that with walking in purpose. Turns out, my audience digs it to. If you want more purposeful business coaching tips from me, check out the-powerproject.com/powerfulbusiness 44. A podcast is like any other business and will NOT grow itself. It require endless marketing and promotion in order to cast a wider net and REACH those God intends you to reach. Stop, take a screen shot right now. Post it on social media. Tag me. It's our birthday!!!45. Speaking of birthdays, you can throw a birthday party for a podcast. I'm doing it next week, be sure to tune in for the Facebook Live over on The Power Project page. You're not going to want to miss the cake I'm having made! 46. People Love to talk about themselves when they hear you have a podcast! 47. Weird: people telling you in the grocery store that they love your podcast. 48. It is easier to take compliments from strangers online that it is from someone you know.49. You can find 100 people saying similar things, but your unique voice will reach the one person it was intended to reach. 50. God gave me a voice to share on this platform with all of you and if I hadn't pursued it, it would have been disobedient. I would have never fulfilled my call and been able to walk in purpose.

I can't wait to introduce you to one of my party planning heroes, Kelly Welk of Cider Press Lane! Kelly shares her best tips and tricks for hosting beautiful and unique dinner parties...but in a realistic way for the busy mamas listening! She discusses how she's used her natural gifts for hostessing and entertaining-something she's already doing in her everyday life, to create a business that actually makes an impact and difference in the world. CLICK FOR FULL SHOW NOTES, GET THE RESOURCES DISCUSSED AND SEE THE INSANELY BEAUTIFUL DINNER PARTIES KELLY HOSTS! SHOW SPONSOR It’s finally here! My Ultimate Busy Mom’s Guide to Surviving and Thriving This Summer! This guide has everything you need to make cherished memories with your kids this summer while still tackling your to-do list and not playing cruise director for months. Looking for the answer to having the most memorable, productive, and fun summer of your parenting life thus far? Click here and download your guide! Go connect with Kelly and say Hi! Website and Shop: Cider Press Lane Instagram: Kelly and Cider Press Lane Facebook Tickets to the Next Freedom Dinner! Kelly’s Books: Dinner Changes Everything and Dream Catcher Please SUBSCRIBE to the show, SHARE with your friends, and leave a REVIEW! This helps get the show in front of even more mamas, and allows me to get awesome guests who are going to blow your mind! Head on over to my free Facebook group, Memories in Moments Insiders! There you’ll find additional resources to support each episode, more information on guests and how you can connect with them, visual and video tutorials, and best of all, connection as we navigate parenting and making memories together! JOIN THE FACEBOOK GROUP!  Follow Along On Instagram! 

On Episode 223 of the Mama Bear Dares Podcast, Leslie sits down with Kelly Welk, hostess extraordinaire and anti-sex trafficking advocate. Years ago, Kelly looked around and saw extra — extra food in her refrigerator, extra space in her home, extra seats at her table — and felt compelled to find ways to share her plenitude. She started by throwing a dinner party for friends to raise money for Rescue Freedom International and has since raised tens of thousands of dollars for trafficked girls, started a business, and engaged her community in big and beautiful ways. The women talk about how to act on your big and bold dreams, how to channel what you love into making a difference in what you care most about, and how to find the courage and wisdom to engage the Mama Bear to share your abundance. For complete Show Notes, visit the Mama Bear Dares website.

Have you ever heard about an injustice and thought, I have to do something about this? That's exactly what happened for our inspiring guest, Kelly Welk, who saw a need and didn’t just stand by and hope someone else did something but leaned into her specific gifts and abilities to create incredible impact. She is the founder of Freedom Dinners, which takes the power and community that happens around a table, and utilizes it for the freedom of others. Her work has expanded into Ciderpress Lane, which includes a Fair Trade shop, online community, and more - all to contribute more to Rescue:Freedom in order to liberate people from human trafficking. Tune in as Kelly shares how creating spaces and giving herself permission to put value on her everyday life is being leveraged to bring freedom to women near and far.

In this week's episode, Kelly Welk with Cider Press Lane & Freedom Dinners speaks with us about how she had a passion for entertaining and cooking but felt God calling her to a life of purpose. In the past 5 years, she has fed 500 people and raised over $30,000 personally with her Freedom Dinners that support Rescue Freedom International. She talks about how God instilled in each of us a desire to help those that are hurting and she challenges each of us to think of one small thing we can do this month in honor of National Human Trafficking Awareness month. You can find out how to host your own Freedom Dinner on Kelly's website www.ciderpresslane.comIn this place community creators, food makers, and freedom fighters unite in one common place to share new recipes with new and old friends that believe what they do can make a difference.You can also join her Dream Catcher Community on Facebook. Follow her on Instagram @kellywelkand Facebook CiderPress LaneHave you written a review yet? What are you waiting for! Go do it now!

Kelly Welk joins Isaiah on the fifty-eighth episode of the Dream On Podcast. Kelly shares with us practical advice on how to uncover your dream and bring it to life.1:10- About Kelly3:15- Struggling to find a dream8:30- Uncovering your dream15:15- Making space20:30- Committing to your dream24:20- Staying on course30:00- Kelly's info See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.