Boldly Grounded

Kylie Epperson

Boldly Grounded with Kylie Epperson is a podcast that perfectly balances depth with delight, where transformative conversations come with a side of genuine laughter and real-life adventures. As a quick-witted farm wife and entrepreneur, Kylie brings her magnetic personality and refreshing humor to discussions about self-directed growth and authentic living for rural women. Through conversations that range from deeply introspective to wildly entertaining, she creates a space where personal development doesn't have to be precious or perfect. Each episode weaves together self-awareness and belly laughs, bold moves and honest mishaps, proving that becoming your most magnetic self can (and should) be an adventure worth talking about. The show features monthly 'Shop Talk' episodes with her husband Jordan, where their natural chemistry and candid banter bring agricultural life into the mix. Whether she's sharing hilarious farm life stories, diving into powerful growth conversations, or keeping it real about the messy middle of transformation, Kylie's approach is refreshingly unfiltered and endearingly authentic. Join Kylie as she builds a community where rural women are empowered to write their own stories, trust their inner compass, and find joy in the journey. Boldly Grounded is where personal sovereignty meets playful spirit - because who says profound growth can't come with a good laugh

  1. 4 HR AGO

    When Sunshine Saved My Soul: Growing Dahlias Through Hard Seasons with Kylie Gray Eilers

    Follow Kylie on Instagram @boldlygroundedpodcast or @kylieepperson_ Or check out her website www.kylieepperson.com You can find Kylie Gray Eilers on Instagram @graygirlfarms or head to her website to see all she has going on www.graygirlfarms.com   Host Kylie Epperson interviews Kylie Gray Eilers, owner of Gray Girl Farms and Nursery in Royal City, Washington, a fifth-generation row crop background turned first-generation dahlia tuber and flower root farmer. Gray Eilers describes farming in the irrigated Columbia Basin, taking major losses as a first-generation renter, and pivoting by applying potato-production methods to dahlia tubers. She explains scaling from about one acre and 2,000 tubers to roughly 10 acres, shifting from flower delivery to farm pickup bloom buckets, and making most income by digging, dividing, storing, and shipping tubers nationwide, alongside peonies and flower seeds. The conversation also covers postpartum depression, using daily time outdoors as a key support, setting non-negotiables for work and motherhood, social media boundaries, volunteering in local communities, and her recent purchase of a pot-in-pot tree and shrub nursery run as wholesale with pop-up events.   00:00 Welcome to Boldly Grounded 00:45 Meet Kylie Gray Eilers 02:30 From Row Crops to Dahlias 03:38 First Gen Farming Reality 06:36 Going All In on Growth 09:27 Selling Flowers and Tubers 10:21 Farm Visits and Expansion 13:15 Postpartum and Baby Steps 16:21 Motherhood and Perspective Shift 17:39 Burnout as a Young Mom 18:38 Chasing More vs Contentment 19:44 Social Media Exhaustion 22:41 Breaking the Phone Habit 24:32 Boundaries Create Not Consume 26:08 Volunteering and Local Impact 27:33 Ripple Effects and Civic Duty 29:14 Seasonal Posting and Limits 30:26 Buying a Wholesale Nursery 33:14 Building a Legacy and Wrap Up

    37 min

  2. 31 MAR

    From Teacher to Creator: Kayla Zenner on Motherhood, Flexibility, and Monetizing Social Media

    You can find Kylie on Instagram @boldlygroundedpodcast or @kylieepperson_ Go follow Kayla @thefarmstyle Or check out her website for her recipes www.kaylazenner.com Kylie Epperson talks with her friend Kayla Zenner, a former rural math teacher turned farm wife and entrepreneur, about leaving full-time teaching after childcare challenges and an unpaid maternity leave. Kayla shares how postpartum life and the loss of local daycare options pushed her to seek flexibility at home, while also struggling emotionally with not earning her own income for the first time in years. She describes starting sourdough baking, selling loaves, and teaching in-person classes, then realizing scaling an in-home bakery would recreate a stressful full-time job. Kayla shifted to sharing family-friendly recipes online, experienced rapid follower growth from viral videos, and began monetizing through a recipe website with ad-network revenue, plus paid brand partnerships managed with help from a brand manager. She explains her focus on quick, practical meals and the joy of hearing followers add her recipes to their family rotations.   00:00 Welcome to Boldly Grounded 00:40 Meet Kayla Zenner 01:25 Leaving Teaching and Daycare Struggles 05:09 Postpartum Pressure and Identity 06:37 Sourdough Hobby to Side Hustle 07:59 Money Mindset as a Stay Home Mom 11:55 Scaling Back for Flexibility 16:27 Going Viral and Growing Online 18:04 Monetizing with Website Ads 20:03 Brand Deals and Staying Authentic 24:45 What Kayla Creates Now 28:05 Family Meals and Picky Eaters 33:33 Where to Find Kayla 34:13 Final Thoughts and Sendoff Kylie Epperson talks with her friend Kayla Zenner, a former rural math teacher turned farm wife and entrepreneur, about leaving full-time teaching after childcare challenges and an unpaid maternity leave. Kayla shares how postpartum life and the loss of local daycare options pushed her to seek flexibility at home, while also struggling emotionally with not earning her own income for the first time in years. She describes starting sourdough baking, selling loaves, and teaching in-person classes, then realizing scaling an in-home bakery would recreate a stressful full-time job. Kayla shifted to sharing family-friendly recipes online, experienced rapid follower growth from viral videos, and began monetizing through a recipe website with ad-network revenue, plus paid brand partnerships managed with help from a brand manager. She explains her focus on quick, practical meals and the joy of hearing followers add her recipes to their family rotations.   00:00 Welcome to Boldly Grounded 00:40 Meet Kayla Zenner 01:25 Leaving Teaching and Daycare Struggles 05:09 Postpartum Pressure and Identity 06:37 Sourdough Hobby to Side Hustle 07:59 Money Mindset as a Stay Home Mom 11:55 Scaling Back for Flexibility 16:27 Going Viral and Growing Online 18:04 Monetizing with Website Ads 20:03 Brand Deals and Staying Authentic 24:45 What Kayla Creates Now 28:05 Family Meals and Picky Eaters 33:33 Where to Find Kayla 34:13 Final Thoughts and Sendoff

    35 min

  3. 24 MAR

    When Your Phone Becomes Your Escape Hatch: Breaking the Social Media Habit Loop

    Follow Kylie @boldlygrounded or @kylieepperson_ Or check out her website www.kylieepperson.com Kylie Epperson shares how a weekend trip with her kids to Great Wolf Lodge in Kansas City prompted her to try "bricking" her phone using the Brick app to block distracting apps like Instagram, TikTok, Facebook, Amazon, and others while keeping essentials like texts and calendar. She explains how constant scrolling affects her mental health through a dopamine drip, an escape from boredom or overwhelm, and a habit loop that's hard to break—especially since social media is tied to her business and community. After three days, she notices feeling less rushed, being more present, and getting more done at home. She outlines ideas for returning with boundaries: asking why she's opening an app, setting timers, replacing scrolling with walking, chores, reading, journaling, or time with kids, spotting trigger moments, and starting with one clear boundary focused on family presence.   00:00 Welcome to Boldly Grounded 00:51 Quiet Morning Check In 02:09 Family Trip Recap 04:00 Why I Bricked My Phone 06:11 What I Blocked and Why 08:05 The Real Cost of Scrolling 09:36 Three Parts of Addiction 14:20 Why It Feels Hard to Stop 16:49 Early Wins Without Socials 18:56 My Plan for Boundaries 22:54 One Boundary to Start 26:33 Final Thoughts and Goodbye

    28 min

  4. 17 MAR

    Maybe We'll Never Fully Heal: Burnout, Motherhood, and Trusting God's Timing

    Folllow Kylie @boldlygroundedpodcast or @kylieepperson_ www.kylieepperson.com Host Kylie Epperson shares her ongoing journey of self-discovery, faith, and recovery from intense mental and physical burnout that deepened after the emergency C-section birth of her third child, in December 2020. She describes severe postpartum struggles, feeling overwhelmed by caretaking and motherhood demands, and reaching a point where she admitted she wasn't okay, began low-dose anti-anxiety medication, and later pursued therapy (including EMDR) and functional medicine testing. Kylie recounts a major anxiety spiral in 2022–2023 when she feared she had a brain tumor, leading to an emergency MRI that showed nothing serious. She reflects on repeated "fix it" patterns, disappointment when test results didn't show dramatic improvement, and a new perspective: healing may not be the endpoint, but a lesson in slowing down, replenishing, and trusting God's timing while continuing to grow in faith.   00:00 Welcome to Boldly Grounded 00:48 Why This Episode Matters 01:07 Emergency C Section Story 02:56 Postpartum and Hormones 04:14 Caretaker Weight of Motherhood 06:33 Burnout and Needing Space 08:28 Admitting I Was Not Okay 10:15 Medication Therapy and Testing 12:48 Health Scare and Anxiety Spiral 14:41 Stepping Back to Recover 15:23 Repletion Era Not Perfection 17:41 Maybe Healing Is the Lesson 20:29 Closing and Next Steps   Listen to Kylie's full Postpartum Journey here

    22 min

  5. 10 MAR

    Small-Town Talk: Staying Grounded even when people talk

    Kylie Epperson shares why she took a week off the podcast after a hectic February and uses the episode to process a recurring challenge in rural communities: how to handle rumors and knowing others are talking about you, especially when you or your farm business are doing things outside the norm. She explains how her response has shifted over time from defensiveness and shrinking back to caring less about others' opinions, particularly when integrity feels questioned. Kylie outlines three reasons people talk negatively—insecurities and comparison, projection of their own "not enough" feelings, and discomfort with disrupted social order when someone changes. She shares a friend's reminder that what someone says about you reveals more about them than you, and encourages listeners to keep growing, trust themselves and God, and not let criticism reinforce their own insecurities.   00:00 Welcome to Boldly Grounded 00:43 Back After a Break 01:58 Small Town Rumors 05:06 Why People Talk 06:41 Insecurity and Comparison 08:06 Projection Explained 10:30 Disrupting the Norm 13:42 Sally and Susie 15:55 Keep Growing Anyway 18:41 Closing and Farewell   To connect with Kylie @boldlygrouded  or @kylieepperson_

    20 min

  6. 24 FEB

    From Nebraska to Boot Barn HQ: Tara Miller on Design, Business, and Branding

    Follow @Bouldygroundedpocast or@kylieepperson Kylie Epperson talks with interior designer Tara Miller, founder of Heartland Interior Design, about building a commercial and residential firm in Nebraska that now has national and international projects. Tara shares her path through UNL's interior design program, graduating into the 2013 recession, learning sales as an architectural/design rep, and eventually going full-time in her own firm as client work grew. They discuss entrepreneurship realities like backend operations, hiring support (like bookkeeping), sticking with business long-term, and why social media and founder-led branding matter today. Tara also расскаunts how an Instagram connection led to designing Boot Barn's corporate headquarters, including a fast timeline and material-themed floors (stone, leather, iron, timber).   00:00 Welcome to Boldly Grounded 00:48 Meet Tara Miller 02:05 Design Passion and Roots 04:32 Tubing Nebraska Style 08:06 Why Start a Business 09:03 Interior Design School Path 11:47 Early Career and Pay Reality 14:10 Bootstrapping the Firm 20:51 Entrepreneur Strengths Mindset 24:27 Social Media as Sales 25:16 Social Media Burnout 26:20 Founder Led Branding 29:15 Follow to Grow 31:04 Internet Overload 33:15 Dopamine and Mental Health 35:52 Postpartum Reality Check 39:19 Boot Barn Design Story 47:45 Designing by Materials 50:52 Where to Find Tara 51:56 Closing Message

    53 min

  7. 17 FEB

    Walking with Faith: Embracing Lent's Transformative Power

    Connect with Kylie @boldlygroundedpodcast or @kylieepperson_.  Or check out her website at www.kylieepperson.com Launching on Fat Tuesday during her birthday month, Kylie Epperson reflects on turning 35, explains what Lent is (a 40-day Christian season of preparation for Easter rooted in prayer, fasting, and almsgiving), and shares how her faith has deepened over the past 4–5 years. She talks through practical Lent fasting ideas she's seen (including social media, negativity, speed/busyness, and comfort fasts) and outlines her personal plans: giving up refined/added sugars and artificial sweeteners, considering going gluten-free, and letting go of the weight of other people's opinions and negative self-talk. Kylie also shares what she's adding in—weekday Mass, confession, a Blessed Is She Lent devotional (including a kids version), and prayer support through the Hallow and Ascension apps (including rosary walks). She encourages listeners to share what they're giving up and adding in for Lent, mentions the tradition of Catholic fish fries, and closes by inviting listeners to connect on Instagram.   00:00 Welcome to Boldly Grounded (Show Intro) 00:48 Fat Tuesday, Turning 35 & Lent Around the Corner 02:18 What Lent Is: Ash Wednesday, 40 Days, and the 3 Pillars 03:56 From "Checking Boxes" to a Real Relationship with God 07:00 Fasting Beyond Food: Social Media, Negativity, Comfort & More 09:23 My Lent Plan: Giving Up Sugar (and Maybe Gluten) 12:05 Catholic Fish Fries: A Friday Tradition & Community Builder 13:14 Letting Go of Others' Opinions + What I'm Adding In (Mass, Confession, Devotionals) 15:35 Wrap-Up: Why We Do Lent & Invitation to Share Your Plan 16:46 Final Outro & Stay Boldly Grounded

    18 min

  8. 10 FEB

    Reflections on the Rural Rising Retreat: Stepping Off the Island and into Community

    Join the Rural Rising Wait List here:  https://kylieeppersonevent.myflodesk.com/v3mbctxhej  Follow Kylie @boldlygroundedpodcast or kylieepperson_ Kylie Epperson, host of Boldly Grounded, reflects on the transformative experience of the first Rural Rising Retreat. She discusses the importance of trusting one's gut and staying true to personal values. Kylie recaps the retreat, which brought together female rural entrepreneurs to share insights, support each other, and seek the next right steps in their journeys. Key takeaways include the importance of clarity through action, understanding discomfort as valuable information, and being present in various aspects of life. Kylie also emphasizes the unmatched energy and support from the retreat and encourages listeners to take bold steps in their own lives.  00:00 Introduction to Boldly Grounded 00:43 Reflecting on the Rural Rising Retreat 03:06 Purpose and Impact of the Retreat 09:01 Key Takeaways and Lessons Learned 15:55 Final Thoughts and Future Plans 18:57 Closing Remarks and Stay Connected

    20 min
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Boldly Grounded with Kylie Epperson is a podcast that perfectly balances depth with delight, where transformative conversations come with a side of genuine laughter and real-life adventures. As a quick-witted farm wife and entrepreneur, Kylie brings her magnetic personality and refreshing humor to discussions about self-directed growth and authentic living for rural women. Through conversations that range from deeply introspective to wildly entertaining, she creates a space where personal development doesn't have to be precious or perfect. Each episode weaves together self-awareness and belly laughs, bold moves and honest mishaps, proving that becoming your most magnetic self can (and should) be an adventure worth talking about. The show features monthly 'Shop Talk' episodes with her husband Jordan, where their natural chemistry and candid banter bring agricultural life into the mix. Whether she's sharing hilarious farm life stories, diving into powerful growth conversations, or keeping it real about the messy middle of transformation, Kylie's approach is refreshingly unfiltered and endearingly authentic. Join Kylie as she builds a community where rural women are empowered to write their own stories, trust their inner compass, and find joy in the journey. Boldly Grounded is where personal sovereignty meets playful spirit - because who says profound growth can't come with a good laugh

Information

  • Creator
    Kylie Epperson
  • Years Active
    2025 - 2026
  • Episodes
    64
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © 2024
  • Show Website
    Boldly Grounded

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