Cohesive Home Podcast : Minimalism | Families | Adventure | Intentional Living

Kate Saffle and Melissa Risenhoover
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Cohesive Home Podcast : Minimalism | Families | Adventure | Intentional Living

Melissa and Kate, two laid-back moms, explore the topics you most want to hear about it--family minimalism, adventuring with your kids, balancing family and work, and more--all in the time it takes you to brew your morning coffee. Sometimes ridiculous, always on point, these two best friends put the fun back in parenting and creating your happier, simpler home.

  1. JUL 14

    Homebodies

    Do you feel most comfortable at home OR love being out in the world, around other people? In this episode, Kate and Melissa talk about how they've both realized what homebodies they've become. They also share the ways they ground and reconnect back to their homes after being away and why these simple rituals make such a difference.  We would love to hear from you, send us an email at cohesivehome@gmail.com Find Kate on IG: Happier In Motherhood Or her website Find Melissa on Youtube: The Indie Shelf or her vlog channel Or IG: Melissa Risenhoover

    23 min

  2. JUL 1

    Summer Travel and Books

    By the time you hear this episode, Kate and Melissa are well underway with their BIG summer plans. Listen in to hear how they're intentionally making the most of vacation time with their families and slowing down.  We would love to hear from you, send us an email at cohesivehome@gmail.com Find Kate on IG: Happier In Motherhood Kate's website Find Melissa on Youtube: The Indie Shelf or her vlog channel Find Melissa on IG: Melissa Risenhoover

    20 min

  3. JUN 17

    Organization

    Melissa and Kate chat about how they stay organized and the many ways they get off track.   We would love to hear from you, send us an email at cohesivehome@gmail.com Find Kate on IG: Happier In Motherhood Find Melissa on Youtube: The Indie Shelf or her vlog channel

    29 min

  4. JUN 10

    Cohesive Home is BACK!

    SURPRISE! Kate and Melissa have jumped back on the mic and share where they have been the last 5 years, as well as future plans for Cohesive Home.  We would love to hear from you, send us an email at cohesivehome@gmail.com Find Kate on IG: Happier In Motherhood Find Melissa on Youtube: The Indie Shelf or her vlog channel

    31 min

  5. 03/18/2019

    Plaine Products and the Zero Waste Movement with Lindsey McCoy

    To connect with Kate or Melissa head to : Kate: @thestreamlinedlife Melissa: wildair.blog Interested in the zero or low-waste lifestyle? Need some fresh inspiration to jumpstart your journey? In episode 58 of the Cohesive Home Podcast, Melissa chats with Lindsey McCoy, co-founder of Plaine Products, a sustainable, vegan, and non-toxic hair and body line. Lindsey shares her drive to start the company and practical ideas for living sustainably. In this episode: Companies to check-out for your zero-waste lifestyle: https://us.whogivesacrap.org brushwithbamboo.com dentallace.com Try Plaine Products and get 20% off your order with code “cohesivehome”. Head to plaineproducts.com to shop!   Follow Plain Products on Instagram @Plaineproducts

    32 min

  6. 02/25/2019

    Parenting Peacefully + the Montessori Method with Simone Davies

    Interested in a more peaceful way of parenting and a simpler home experience for your children? In episode 57 of the Cohesive Home Podcast, Kate interviews Simone Davies, the Montessori teacher and blogger behind the popular website The Montessori Notebook, which helps families bring the Montessori Method into their daily life. She's also about to release her new book The Montessori Toddler, a positive parenting guide to raising little people. If you're scratching your head and asking, what's Montessori? You will learn so much from this episode. Even if you're familiar with the method, Simone shares so much wisdom and practical advice for implementing it in your home.     In this episode: What is the Montessori method? Simone's story and how she got started with it What inspired Simone to write The Montessori Toddler How parents can incorporate Montessori into their home and parenting The benefits of the Montessori method, and how you can get them at home, even if you don't send your kids to one of the schools Simone's own take on living simply and her new interest in wabi-sabi   Where to find Simone: Instagram: @themontessorinotebook Web: themontessorinotebook.com

    33 min

  7. 02/18/2019

    5 Tips to Being More Intentional and Less Reactive

    In episode 56 of the Cohesive Home Podcast, Kate and Melissa tackle a listener question about living intentionally.   A listener said “How do you all figure out how to live intentionally every day instead of reactively? I know what my values are, but I’m not sure how to be purposeful on a daily basis and actually living them. Listen on as we share our top 5 ways to be intentional in your days:    Know your values  Set your non-negotiables  Organize your days  Be willing to say no  Watch your mindset Thank you for listening to episode 56! If you enjoyed this episode, please leave us a review on iTunes or share it with a friend. Thank you so much to our sponsor, Care/of! Take advantage of this month’s special New Year offer! For 50% off your first month of personalized Care/of vitamins, go to TakeCareOf.com and enter "cohesivehome50".

    34 min

  8. 02/11/2019

    Organizing Your Life and Reaching Your H.E.A.R.T. Goals with Whitney English

    Planners, goal setting, and habit shifts with Whitney English in episode 55 of the Cohesive Home Podcast. Whitney English, founder of Day Designer, a business strategist and creator of H.E.A.R.T. Goals, shares her story and wisdom with Kate.   In this episode: Whitney's story and how her business has changed over the years Comparisons on social media and how to not let it affect you How to keep your New Years Resolutions as well as think differently about them Innovative ways to shift habits and create new ones Why it's important to focus on the journey instead of just the end  To connect with Whitney, you can find her:   @whitneyenglish   whitneyenglish.com

    36 min
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Melissa and Kate, two laid-back moms, explore the topics you most want to hear about it--family minimalism, adventuring with your kids, balancing family and work, and more--all in the time it takes you to brew your morning coffee. Sometimes ridiculous, always on point, these two best friends put the fun back in parenting and creating your happier, simpler home.

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