From Kristen With Love: Recent Episodes
Kristen
Spring is here & I'm iching to get my hands in the dirt, but our Oregon spring weather is not cooperating. So while I wait for the earth & sky to warm up, I'm dreaming about gardening tools & gadgets. On this episode I talk about a handful of my favorites. For a free download of 25+ Must Haves for the Lavender Lover (that aren't from Amazon) with links go to the show notes at www.waywardwindslavender.com/the-lavender-podcast/
In today's episode of The Lavender Podcast I am excited to interview Angelina Octavia who is a self taught painter and teacher who sells her art online and at markets and studios in the Willamette Valley of Oregon. Her preferred mediums are oil, watercolor, and gouache. Over the past 10 years while she raised her two babies, as she’d take them out on daily walks and grew a new appreciation for wildlife and plants. It brings her so much joy to share what she has learned about birds and nature through her art. She teaches lavender watercolor classes in the summer at Wayward Winds Lavender Farm, as well as lessons at wineries, and private one-on-one or group class.
Visit the show notes at Waywardwindslavender.com to download Angelina's FREE PDF of her botanical lavender print card. It's pretty enough to frame!
Connect with Angelina online in the following ways:
https://www.angelinaoctaviaart.com/
https://www.instagram.com/angelina.octavia.art/
https://www.etsy.com/shop/angelinaoctavia?ref=simple-shop-header-name&listing_id=1007566107
I need to make one correction of information from this episode. We mention the Willamette Valley Lavender Festival and Plein Air Art Show. This festival is always the second full weekend in July and brings together farms, vendors, and artists. Find out more information at Chehalem Cultural Center’s website .*
Get inspired by Nicole Callen of Norwood Lavender Farm in Tualatin, Oregon, as she shares her love of lavender mocktails & cocktails on this episode of The Lavender Podcast. You can visit our show notes at WaywardWindsLavender.com to download a FREE pdf printable "Cocktail Reciept Cards with a bonus card on 15 Ways to Use Lavender Simple Syrup", that Nicole has graciously provided. Listen to the end of this episode to get a coupon code for Norwood Lavender Farm's online store. Follow all of Nicole & Norwood Lavender Farm's inspiring posts on Pintrest, Instagram, Facebook, & TicTok as Norwood Lavender Farm or visit their online store at norwoodlavenderfarm.com
School Bell Flower Farm is a new lavender farm located in southeastern Idaho, about 2 hours away from Yellowstone Park and Jackson Hole Wyoming. They have about 8 acres of land that can be dedicated to growing lavender, but for right now, they have about an acre and a half growing. They specialize in soaps, lip balm, and dog shampoo. They open their upick and onsite store this summer. They have been participating in the local farmers market and have had a warm reception there. They are interested in personal care products, pet products, lavender bundles, and more. Website- https://schoolbellflowerfarm.comInstagram- schoolbellflowerfarmFacebook- schoolbellflowerfarmTiktok- schoolbellflowerfarm Find Amy's PDF How To Floral Arrangement on Instagram @thelavenderpodcast link in bio or at WaywardWindsLavender.com/thelavenderpodcast
Learn more about what's happening at Wayward Winds Lavender Farm & what you can expect on future podcasts.
Too much chaos. Can I get an AMEN?! Schooling from home, building a house, Halloween disappointments, COVID fatigue, parenting & my marital relationship. It all feels overwhelming. To top it off I've been feeling like I've wasted my life & I'll never accomplish much because I can't seem to stay focused long enough to do anything worthwhile. I can't blog constantly. I can't podcast constantly, I can't even meal plan constantly. How will I ever even come close to success in anything?! Ugh...enter Melody Beattie & her devotional for Codependency. I swear this woman is hiding in my closet listening to my life, because she nearly always hits the nail on the head for me. Peace first...then proceed...she says...nothing worth doing is truly accomplished out of chaos. Hmmm...I got some work to do. How about you?
Journaling is one thing I am using to help reduce stress in my life. There has been plenty of studies done on journaling for health and healing and Nicole Sachs is a licensed therapist who works with chronic pain sufferers and her primary tool is something she calls journal speak which is a specific technique for journaling. On this episode I give a brief explanation of Nicole's process for journal speak in hopes that it might help you form a practice of journaling for healing & health. For more information on Nicole Sachs' work visit her website @thecureforchronicpain.com
In this episode I share 20 ways in which I am reducing stress in my life I believe stress is the number one thing keeping me from being healthy and therefore I need to reduce it. Grab a pencil this episode is chalked full of resources and information. Below you will find some links to some of the things I refer to. I hope this episode inspires you to at least acknowledge the ways you are already reducing stress in your own life and pat yourself on the back for it and hopefully you'll be inspired by the things I am doing. Check out: https://www.youtube.com/user/LWRFitnessChannel and https://www.youtube.com/c/LazyDancerTipsWithAlessia and https://www.harrietlerner.com/ and https://self-compassion.org/ and https://nourishedbynutrition.com/seed-cycling-for-hormone-balance/
Exploring my own shame is crucial to my personal growth. So I'm diving in & finding out as much as I can about this very strong destructive emotion. Join me!
My journey has brought me to a place of learning self-compassion. I have finally, after 4 years, picked up Kristin Neff's book on this topic & am going through her steps, because if I have learned anything it is that shame causes people to not show up. I need to show up for myself, my family & my world. Now,more than ever, I need to learn self compassion & to model it. I started with a letter to myself committing to being my own best friend.
Hold on to your girdles girls (guys & anyone else) this app will blow your mind 🤯. This could quite possibly be the key to where I keep going wrong (and likely where you might be struggling too) & it is so simple. It is also mortifying. So on that terribly encouraging note...enjoy this week's thoughts, From Kristen With Love
It's Mother's Day & time for you to celebrate yourself. It's your job so don't be shy celebrate you tomorrow! It will only lead to good things.
Turns out we all have multiple minds. It's just most of us can maintain control over them so as not to need medical attention. However, these multiple parts of us are still effecting our lives and recognizing their existence & the parts they play in protecting our vulnerable person may help us manage our mind better, by growing & maturing our Lead Self, which we can trust because it is that of God in us. Today I share a brief intro to Internal Family Systems Therapy as far as I understand it. I'm no expert, but this model has been very helpful to me in my own journey to be the best me I can be. If you are interested in learning more about Internal Family Systems Therapy I encourage you to listen to "The Sum of Our Parts" by Richard Schwartz on Audible or visit the website at https://ifs-institute.com/ From Kristen, With Love
In this episode I share one of my favorite quotes & talk about how it applies to our life as people who have a relationship with a Greater Being. If you'd like a beautiful printout of the quote follow this link kristen1058.wixsite.com/mysite/free-printouts
When we were born the world gave us a bucket and as we grew up that bucket slowly started to fill with poop. Only problem is what do you do with the poop?