The Kindred Life Podcast

What do we do in seasons that feel chaotic and overwhelming? If you’re like me, you might find yourself giving in to the chaos, skipping too far ahead, getting paralyzed by the details and to-dos.

But that’s not how we’re meant to meet the challenges we face in life.

In this episode, I share a story of something important I learned in the month of May two years ago, that there is so much peace to be found when we stop grasping and instead receive just what we need for this day, this moment - like manna.

If you have no idea what manna is, you’ll learn about that too. 😊 As usual, I share a gratefulness practice at the end, and this one is inspired by a recent trip back to my hometown. For a breath of fresh inspiration, listen in! 🍃

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SHOW NOTES:

• BONUS Episode 22: Learning to Be Free - A Body Image Story
• Story of manna in Exodus 16
• Sabbath by Wayne Muller
• American Meadows
• Go to this episode’s blog post for photos and more at ChristineMarieBailey.com/blog.
• Grab a copy of my book, The Kindred Life: Stories and Recipes to Cultivate a Life of Organic Connection.
• Join my email community at ChristineMarieBailey.com and get some fun freebies for signing up!
• Follow me on Instagram @organicstine and @thekindredfarm.
• Visit my Amazon Storefront: https://www.amazon.com/shop/thekindredfarm
  

My favorite person is on the podcast this week, and there are NO EDITS! 🫢 Join me for a fun conversation with my fellow farmer and adventurer, inspiring entrepreneur and insanely talented chef - my husband, Steven Bailey. For this episode, we sat down late one night in the barn studio here on Kindred Farm with a bottle of our favorite wine to share some thoughts about our spring farm-to-table dinner that we hosted last weekend...and so much more.

We had zero plan for what to talk about, so what we share in this freestyle convo is what you get to hear! We pull back the curtain on how and why we do farm dinners and on Steven’s full-time work as a private chef. This episode will inspire you to embrace imperfection, take risks outside your comfort zone, and live with more boldness and authenticity, right where you are. LISTEN IN!

A few of the topics we chat about in this episode:

• What is it about an experience that makes it “magical?”
• How you can host people in an authentic, welcoming way in your own space
• Why being pushed outside our comfort zones is an absolute necessity
• Engaging kids of all ages without screens
• A key element of “kindred” that’s different from other experiences

I’m excited to bring Steven back on the pod in the near future for more “no-edit” episodes, so stay tuned!

Steven Bailey, a.k.a. The Korean Farmer, is a private chef, regenerative farmer, menu-creator, and farm-to-table consultant. Raised by a mother from the rice fields of South Korea and a father who grew up on a North Carolina tobacco farm, Chef Steven has been trained by his taste buds and unique Korean/Southern cultural heritage rooted in food and agriculture. As a private chef for his weekly clients and special occasion dinners, Steven crafts creative and inspiring food - from kimchi tacos to hand cut pappardelle, and everything in between. Steven attended Baylor University where he began cooking and baking and was probably the only guy in his fraternity to own a Kitchen Aid Mixer. Right out of college and living in Dallas, Steven started a missions travel company called 963 Missions and a fair-wage coffee company before founding Urban Acres, an organic produce co-op, market, and urban farm, in 2009. After selling Urban Acres in 2015, he moved his family to the rolling green hills of Santa Fe, Tennessee where they broke ground and began Kindred Farm.

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SHOW NOTES:

• Cannonau di Sardegna Riserva - Sardinian wine
• Thirst by Scott Harrison of Charity: Water
• TheKoreanFarmer.com
• Join our Kindred Farm email list to have first access to dinner tickets and other events and classes!
• Go to this episode’s blog post for photos and more at ChristineMarieBailey.com/blog.
• Grab a copy of my book, The Kindred Life: Stories and Recipes to Cultivate a Life of Organic Connection.
• Join my email community at ChristineMarieBailey.com and get some fun freebies for signing up.
• Follow me on Instagram @organicstine and @thekindredfarm.

The internet can be used for good, my friends! Meet Sara Janssen, a.k.a. Nesting Gypsy, whose vibrance, creativity, fun recipes, and wholehearted joy have inspired me online over 18 years! A few weeks ago, we finally got to meet in person for the first time when she and her family came here to Kindred Farm. Of course I had to take the opportunity to sit down with her in the barn studio and capture some of her fascinating story to share with you!

Sara and her family’s journey began by traveling in a VW Bus, then in an RV run on vegetable oil, and continues now in their 13th motorhome that they take around the country for family adventures...that is, when they’re not renovating their 1895 South Dakota farmhouse and growing lush flower gardens on their own prairieland!

Woven throughout, you’ll hear how Sara cultivates both her sense of home and her spirit of wanderlust with her family by her side.

Just a few of the questions/topics we cover in this episode:

• How Sara used the internet to create real-life community
• Sara and Matt’s creative solution for traveling on a tight budget when they first started out
• The beauty of “ordinary days” and importance of cultivating home
• The benefits of sharing meals with strangers
• The benefits of bringing our kids along on adventures and socializing them with people of different ages, backgrounds, cultures
• Sara’s favorite places she’s traveled over the years

LISTEN IN, and be inspired to add more adventure, beauty, and healthy rhythms to your life, wherever you are. 🌈

Sara Janssen and her husband Matt have been married for 23 years and have spent almost half of those years traveling around the country in their motorhome! They have now settled into an 1895 farmhouse on the prairielands of South Dakota, where they homeschool their 3 daughters and enjoy 21 acres of woods and wildflowers. Sara is an Air Force veteran, an accomplished photographer and writer, and a lover of all things gardening and green.

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SHOW NOTES:

• Sara on Instagram: @nesting.gypsy and @nestinggypsy
• Sara’s Website: NestingGypsy.com
• HappyFoody.com
• Sara’s raw coconut macaroon recipes - my fave!
• The Bible Recap
• Go to this episode’s blog post for photos and more at ChristineMarieBailey.com/blog.
• Grab a copy of my book, The Kindred Life: Stories and Recipes to Cultivate a Life of Organic Connection.
• Join my email community at ChristineMarieBailey.com and get some fun freebies for signing up, including a free guide to starting your own book club and the first chapter of my audio book!
• Follow me on Instagram @organicstine and @thekindredfarm.

In this BONUS episode, join me for a quick 6-minute story from spring 2021 about a time I learned more about being FREE and embracing my body as it is, in all its uniqueness. This story is about joyfully taking care of our bodies out of appreciation of our Creator and kindness to ourselves, and it is a clarion call to freedom and authenticity in the way we carry ourselves in the world. I hope this encourages you today! ~ ~ ~ ~ SHOW NOTES: Go to this episode’s blog post for photos and more at ChristineMarieBailey.com/blog. Grab a copy of my book, The Kindred Life: Stories and Recipes to Cultivate a Life of Organic Connection. Join my email community at ChristineMarieBailey.com and get some fun freebies for signing up, including a free guide to starting your own book club and the first chapter of my audio book! Follow me on Instagram @organicstine and @thekindredfarm. Visit my Amazon Storefront: https://www.amazon.com/shop/thekindredfarm.

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

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

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

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

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

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SHOW NOTES:

• Christine Wilson on Instagram: @thinktimeplanner
• Get your free download of The Dream Sheet at think-time.com
• Buy a Think Time Planner for 10% off - enter code “kindred” at checkout
• Think Time Membership Community
• The Power of One More by Ed Mylett
• Simplicity Parenting by Kim John Payne
• Boundaries by Dr. Henry Cloud and Dr. John Townsend
• Wild + Free
• The Kindred Life Podcast Ep. 45: Meaningfully Busy
• Go to this episode’s blog post for photos and more at ChristineMarieBailey.com/blog.
• Grab a copy of my book, The Kindred Life: Stories and Recipes to Cultivate a Life of Organic Connection.
• Join my email community at ChristineMarieBailey.com and get some fun freebies for signing up, including a free guide to starting your own book club and the first chapter of my audio book!
• Follow me on Instagram @organicstine and @thekindredfarm.
• ⁠Visit my Amazon storefront⁠ for all the things I talk about on the podcast, fave books and more. As an Amazon influencer, I earn commission from qualified purchases.