Modern Homemaking I Mindset and Methods for Happier, Healthier Homes

116 - Summer Slowdown: How to Unplug, Rest, and Recharge as a Homemaker

Last week my oven broke. And while I was troubleshooting the problem, I had a moment in my kitchen that I haven't stopped thinking about since, because the fix was so sim

115 - How to Build Home Routines That Actually Stick: Routine Trains & Anchor Times

Summer is just around the corner and schedules are shifting, so if your routines are falling off the rails, you are not alone and you are not the problem. In this episod

114 - The Hidden Clutter Nobody Talks About: Time Clutter and the Overscheduled Life

We talk a lot about clutter in the homemaking world, the piles on the counter, the overflowing closets, the junk drawer that haunts us. But what about the clutter that do

113 - What Do You Do All Day? The Invisible Work and Mental Load of Homemaking

We talk a lot about why home feels hard. We troubleshoot the systems, we tweak the routines, we reorganize the spaces. But so often, the real reason home feels heavy has

112 - What Is a Holistic Home? The Five Foundations Every Modern Homemaker Needs to Know

What does it actually mean to create home holistically and why does it matter so much for modern homemakers? In this episode, we're going back to the foundations. If yo

111 - Cycle Syncing for Homemakers: Run Your Home With Your Hormones, Not Against Them

If you've ever had a week where you were completely on top of your home , feeling motivated, capable, and everything is running smoothly. And then the very next week you

110 - Why Your Home Decor Feels Off Even When It Looks Fine: How to Decorate with Intention

Have you ever finished decorating a room, stepped back, and thought... something still isn't right? You've shopped for it, hunted for pieces, arranged and rearranged unti

109 - Why Your Home Routine Keeps Falling Apart (And What to Build Instead)

One of the most common frustrations in modern homemaking is routines that just don’t stick. You start the week with a plan. Maybe you’ve mapped it out beautifully, creat

108 - Why Is Decluttering So Hard? 7 Emotional Blocks Keeping You Stuck

Clutter is one of those things we tend to blame on being busy, disorganized, or just not having enough storage. But what if the real reason your home feels stuck has noth

107 - Five Emotional Patterns Creating Stress at Home and How to Change Them

In this episode, we’re going a little deeper and exploring some emotional patterns that quietly shape the way our homes feel. Often, when we are stressed and our homes

106 - Why Marie Kondo Decluttering Feels So Hard: What Japan Taught Me About Home

In this episode, I’m sharing a reflection from our recent family trip to Japan, and how it reshaped the way I think about home, space, and modern homemaking. Years ago,

105 - Spring Planning: How to Set Goals and Get Clear on What You Really Want

In this episode, we’re continuing the conversation about spring as the natural new year. It is a season that invites fresh starts, renewed energy, and the opportunity to

104 - Spring Reset: Declutter Your Home and Start Fresh This Season

In this episode, we’re exploring the energy of spring - a season that naturally invites us to begin again. Every January, we’re encouraged to set resolutions and start f

103 - Healthy at Home: Eight Ways Your Home Shapes Your Health and Wellbeing

In this episode of Modern Homemaking, we’re talking about something that sits at the very heart of what it means to create a home that truly supports you. Most wellness

102 - Are You Happy at Home? The Psychology of Creating a Happier Home

Are you happy at home? It’s a simple question… but many of us don’t slow down enough to really ask it. When we do, we often start thinking about our physical home, whet

101 - Welcome to Modern Homemaking: What It Means and Why I’m Reclaiming Homemaker

In this episode, we’re opening a brand new chapter. After years of avoiding the word homemaking, I’m finally claiming it, and renaming this show Modern Homemaking. This

100 - Ten Lessons from 100 Conversations About Modern Homemaking: Mindset, Mental Load & Meaning at Home

Today marks a milestone. Celebrating 100 episodes of The Common Nest Podcast. When I pressed record on episode one two years ago, I had no idea what this show would be

099 - The Only Thing More Powerful Than Hate Is Love: How to Love in Heavy Times

In this episode, we’re talking about love, but  not the soft, sentimental kind that fills store windows in February. We are talking about the kind of love that holds up w

098 - Make Home Great Again? Creating a Home with a Different Kind of Greatness

In this episode, we continue the conversation,  but this time, we move forward. After naming the cultural, political, and theological stories shaping our homes in Part 1

097 - When Politics Come Home: MAGA, Christian Nationalism, Trad Wives & the Stories That Shape Homes

In this episode, we’re opening a tender and necessary conversation about what’s happening in the world,  and how it quietly finds its way into our homes. What began as p