The English Homemaker

Episode 31 : A Balanced Monthly Meal Plan

This episode of The English Homemaker is about how I build my monthly meal plan and why it's been working so well for our family in this season of life! Hopefully you go

Episode 30 : A Revolution in my Wardrobe

This episode of The English Homemaker is about finding the balance between practicality and beauty in your wardrobe. Whilst also balancing a budget and wanting to choose

Episode 29 : Hold the Mother, A Nourished Postpartum

This episode of The English Homemaker is about all things postpartum... I share my birth story (well "our" birth story really, it's hers and mine), how I prepared my home

Episode 28: The Year of Cultivating Joy

This episode of The English Homemaker is about joy! How we can cultivate it, build it, nurture it, experience it. All the different ways we are doing that in our family a

Episode 27 : The 14 Day Pantry Challenge

This episode of The English Homemaker is about conscious/principled spending, rising food prices and our two week pantry challenge. I've been excusing our spending on foo

Episode 26 : Time is our Treasure, On Loss and New Life

This episode of The English Homemaker is about pottering through the house intuitively, listening to the still small voice and getting rid of the to-do lists. I also tell

Episode 25 : A Soul Nourishing Advent Season

This episode of The English Homemaker is about the joy, abundance and overwhelm of Christmas for the homemaker. I talk about how I set about creating a really intentional

Episode 24: In a Glorious State of Disarray

This episode of The English Homemaker is about home renovations, the ups and downs of having our bathroom redone and our rooms painted. And ultimately about always choosi

Episode 23: Living a Principled Permaculture Life, with Martin Carter

This episode of The English Homemaker is the continuation of our last episode, we came back to talk through Permaculture principles 7-12, delve in to how they can apply t

Episode 22: Permaculture for the Homemaker, with Martin Carter

This episode of The English Homemaker is a conversation with my brother, Martin, about how we can start to use the principles of permaculture as homemakers. We talk throu

Episode 21: Back to School? Our Homeschool Adventure

This episode of The English Homemaker is all about home education, our story, why we started and what we're doing right now. I hope this is a helpful overview of the pro

Episode 20: Our Natural First Aid Kit, Holistic Home Remedies

This episode of The English Homemaker is all about what I keep in my first aid kits, in my tea cabinet and around my home for first aid and wellness. I talk my favourite

Episode 19: To Live in Awe and Wonder with Agnes Becker

This episode of The English Homemaker is an interview with Agnes Becker, she's an artist, a nature lover and a science communicator - I love her perspective on the world

Episode 18: Why Home is the Most Important Place on Earth

This episode of The English Homemaker talks about the art of homemaking, what the home is for and why it's vital to society. 'Home' isn't about being a mother or wife, it

Episode 17: Stop the World, Take a Picture

This episode of The English Homemaker is a little spring catchup. I talk about why and how I love to take and preserve photos and videos, and why I take 15 seconds to try

Episode 16: Seeking Balance in the Everyday

Really I don’t think ’balance’ is a thing we find the magic key to and then voila we’re suddenly all ok, I think life is richer with the variety it brings and we need to

Episode 15: A Scrumptious Breakfast Feast

A long, luxurious breakfast is the epitome of slow, hygge living, especially when we get the crossword out over a cup of hot chocolate with our favourite music playing so

Episode 14: Choosing Joy and Restor(y)ing Christmas with Martin Carter

This episode of The English Homemaker is a conversation with my brother all about Christmas traditions, embracing winter and remembering your childlike joy.

Episode 13: Why The Small Work Matters Most with Elisa Rathje

This episode of The English Homemaker is a gorgeous conversation with the incredible Elisa Rathje of AppleTurnoverTV and The Journal of Small Work.

Episode 12: Living Beautifully on a Budget

This episode of The English Homemaker is all about money, budgeting, saving, frugal living, questioning ’normal’, money management and finances.