Bloom Podcast: Recent Episodes
Claire Trost
Created for those who love blogs, but finding the time to sit down and read blogs is challenging. Each week, a blog post is read from theblogbloom.com with a short conversation following the piece.
Claire reads "Girl, Be Kind" from April 8, 2021. After, there is a discussion about the "fame" of influencers and how interesting it is and where it could be going.
Claire reads March 30th's blog post, "Weird Kids" and talks about how her parents encouraged not weirdness, but curiosity.
Reading of "Drinking Games," a conversation about the many faces and cultures of drinking alcohol and how each has it's problems.
Reading of March 5th's blog sparkle on deciding to have more kids or not and how "Are you going to have another?" is a more fraught question than it seems. Conversation ends with a discussion about Claire's love of Scout In The City's style and how that translates into her decisions to sparkle.
Claire reads about getting rid of baby things and the one object that is the hardest to get rid of. Be aware: Claire cusses... twice!
Reading of 2/18's blog on the trend of "canceling" Side Parts and Skinny Jeans as well as a quick look at the Carhartt Beanie trend and older millennial follows that are worth it.
Today, Claire discusses the domestic terror attack on in Washington, DC earlier this month. In the essay, Claire shares her thoughts on social media playing a supporting role in the events on, before and after January 6th. Specifically how social media influencers reactions were judged by the masses. In this, there is a conversation about social media influencers and what do we expect from them. Claire ties the essay up with a quick conversation inspired by a quote from Dr. Martin Luther King about human interests, finding a connection to influencers as they are in the business of human interests and how that mean they need to be interested in humans. But, also challenging listeners to do the same.
Happy Thanksgiving! Today, Claire reads the blog post sharing what she is really thankful for this year. There is also a quick chat about the Disney+ Taylor Swift Folklore Studio Sessions and Adam's new obsession with Bon Iver and a slight perspective change on how to talk about your Thanksgiving plans.
Welcome back to the podcast. Today Claire talks about her feelings on writing seasonality and reads from the Bloom blog post on constant creating. At the end, she shares what you all have been creating in the time of COVID and how to look forward to the winter.
Claire reads 2/21's blog post going home and discusses the funk and "blah" feeling that is normal for creatives, makers, and entrepreneurs and how to shake it.
A reading os 2/7 blog post discussing what society leads us to believe female friendship is and can be and a charge to dismantle that narrative. Claire also quickly discusses a great clip from the Today Show that aired this week celebrating longtime female friends. See the clip here: https://www.today.com/video/meet-the-sorority-sisters-celebrating-6-decades-of-friendship-78227525951?fbclid=IwAR2tHvF-9Ktx9cChrmECXZZJf4xoPIU8xHRn88bMA9tuixJHzppoDpo68Ds
A reading from January 23, 2020's blog post Baking Bread. Claire shares the lessons she is finding in making sourdough bread that relate to many other elements in life. The reading is followed by a recommitment to maintaining the podcast and monthly email. Here is to 2020!
The first episode of 2019! Claire is sharing what she learned from "Joy" her word of 2019 and that it isn't as pretty or as cute as she thought.
Claire shares a blog post on how to fight those who threaten to knock down what you are building. She follows the reading with a discussion with where and how to find people who not only cheer you on, but also push to keep building.
Claire shares the blog post "100 Days of..."a piece on making the shift to a more mindful way of living and how it is perhaps the thing we all want most of. She also shares tips and tools she has for being more mindful with and without technology.
Happy New Year! Claire shares the word she has chosen for the year and then a bit on why not to fall into the trap of believing you need a pill, tool or course to get you "there."
Claire reads "The Thirsty Years" and walks though an exercise to get you started on pursuing a passion.
To celebrate Adam's birthday, Claire dedicates this week's post to him as she shares how love changes over seven years and is nothing like the love felt on a Wedding Day.
A piece about longing to redeem the traumatic experience of my first birth and a conversation about getting real about things that can- and do- go wrong when having a baby.
Claire shares how a teeny-tiny hoodie introduced her to sustainable fashion and challenges us to think about who makes our clothes and where it goes when we stop wearing it.
Happy Thanksgiving! Today Claire reads a post about gratitude and how it came to be such an important piece of her daily routine. There is also follow up in the discussion after the reading about the power of gratitude, particularly if you dig deeper and give thanks for those things you often take for granted.
We make a choice each day on who we get to be. Claire encourages us to choose wisely and shares why it is not just okay, but good to be a little selfish.
A challenge for those who identify as People Pleasers as well as a quick introduction to one of Claire's favorites, The Enneagram.
How does the way we talk to children about body image and more that can have an impact on them? How can we do a better job in conveying that body image does not have a relationship with character while instilling wellness goals in our families?
Love isn't a place of being. It's always something to be striving for despite differences, frustrations and limitations.
Claire shares the background of Bloom and why a podcast was an essential part of the relaunch
After putting on weight without even realizing it Claire addresses why it's important to her to get under control and what she is doing about it.