Home Where You Belong

Urban planner, realtor, and certified high performance coach Rosemary Medel talks about her mission to empower women with the knowledge and skills they need to make informed real estate decisions. In a world where women often pay more for their dream homes, Rosemary sheds light on how to conduct due diligence like a pro.

 

GUEST BIO - Rosemary Medel, founder of The Medel Group LLC, combines real estate savvy with life skills, empowering women to save time and money while purchasing their dream homes. With over 30 years of experience as an urban planner and realtor, Rosemary teaches women how to conduct real estate due diligence like a pro. She’s committed to ensuring they know how to navigate city hall, determine property value, collaborate with realtors, negotiate and renegotiate deals, and know when it's time to walk away from the table. She further empowers women through her work as a certified high performance coach.

 

RESOURCES

• Want to learn how to conduct real estate due diligence like a pro? Visit Rosemary's website at rosemarymedel.com.
• Download Rosemary's free Home Buying Checklist.
• Learn more about Rosemary's work as a certified High Performance Coach.

 

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Mary Barlow, author of the inspiring memoir, Home: My Story of House and Personal Restoration, talks about the love and painful memories attached to her childhood home and how restoring a vintage home as an adult led to personal restoration and healing.

 

GUEST BIO - Author of the memoir, Home: My Story of House and Personal Restoration, Mary Barlow is a graduate of Clark University. She graduated magna cum laude, earning a bachelor’s degree in the science of professional communications. As a medical writer, Mary has written extensively for commercial organizations on numerous diseases, life sciences products, and on the business of healthcare. She is an expert on how healthcare in the United States works and on the challenges related to its accessibility.

 

Before her medical writing career, Mary served as a journalist for the Blackstone Valley Tribune, a small community newspaper that operated in Northbridge, Massachusetts and for the Telegram and Gazette, a daily paper circulated in Worcester County. She resides north of Boston and is Mom to two awesome sons and a mischievous apricot poodle, inappropriately named Sage.

 

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• You can learn more about Mary and her book, Home: My Story of House and Personal Restoration, by visiting her website, mgbarlow.com.
• You can purchase Home: My Story of House and Personal Restoration on Amazon, Bookshop, the Black Rose Writing website, or wherever you shop for books.

 

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Seasoned professional organizer Nicole Gabai shares tips for better managing the stress and chaos of moving. With over two decades of experience and a best-selling book, "The Art of Organizing: An Artful Guide to an Organized Life," Nicole honed her skills working with diverse clients, from parents to professionals in various fields. Join us as we explore her insights and practical tips for simplifying the daunting process of moving, making it a smoother transition towards a happier and more organized life.

 

GUEST BIO - Nicole Gabai is the best-selling author of "The Art of Organizing: An Artful Guide to an Organized Life”. During more than two decades as a professional organizer, she's organized hundreds of homes and offices, working closely with a diverse clientele, including small business owners, parents, educators, legal and medical professionals, artists, and entertainment industry insiders. Her distinctive 6-part system is designed to make organization easy and enjoyable, and help people move from feelings of stagnation, fear, or overwhelm to happier, more productive lives.

 

Nicole, who is based in Cape Cod, Massachusetts, holds a BFA in Textile Design from the Fashion Institute of Technology and is a distinguished Golden Circle member of the National Association of Productivity and Organizing Professionals (NAPO). Prior to her organizing career, she spent a decade in television production, refining her organizational skills at MTV, Nickelodeon, and the Orlando Film Commission.

 

RESOURCES

• You can learn more about Nicole's professional organizing services by visiting her website at b-organized.net.

Buy Nicole's book, "The Art of Organizing: An Artful Guide to an Organized Life" on Amazon or wherever you shop for books.

 

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Author, engineer and professional organizer Connie Lockhart Ellefson talks about how she's empowered others to unlock creativity and energy by clearing clutter – physical, emotional, and more. Her new book, "Clear the Space ... Feel the Rush", reveals how decluttering transforms lives, leading to enthusiasm, enjoyment, and lightness.

 

GUEST BIO - Connie Lockhart Ellefson is an author, engineer and professional organizer working in the Denver metro area. Since 2008, she has helped others discover greater creativity and increase energy that was tied up in unnecessary clutter. Whether physical, emotional, or possessional, clutter takes up space in our psyches and calendars that could be put to much more productive, creative, and fun use. In her new book, "Clear the Space ... Feel the Rush", Connie shares how her decluttering journey ultimately led to a life of enthusiasm, enjoyment, and lightness. She discovered you can approach decluttering from any of several directions, not just your possessions. 

 

RESOURCES

• You can learn more about Connie and her book, "Clear the Space ... Feel the Rush", by visiting her website, clearthespace.com.
• For more information about the Emotional Freedom Technique (also known as "tapping") that Connie mentioned in this episode, visit thetappingsolution.com.

 

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Host Chip Alford shares an update on the status of the podcast, plans for the future, and a request for help in growing the Home Where You Belong community. He also shares how a freak injury is delaying the release of new episodes for a few weeks and talks about his upcoming move into his 27th new home.  

 

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Matt Barrios is on a mission: helping people create a quality home life that inspires growth, connection and extraordinary impact. Through his company, Homelife Design Lab, and a podcast he co-hosts with his wife, Lindsay, the California-based researcher, writer, and transformational coach shares research-backed insights gained from experts and everyday people around the world.

 

GUEST BIO - Matt Barrios is a researcher, writer, and transformational coach based in San Francisco, CA. He has over 10 years experience helping 1000+ people grow into greater purpose and energy. Matt's research focuses on the intersection of home, personal growth, and human centered design. He and his wife, Lindsay, co-host the podcast, "Homelife for Extraordinary Impact", where they share insights on how people can create a home that is inspiring, impactful, connected and restorative. You can learn more about Matt's work at homelifedesignlab.com.

 

RESOURCES

• Visit Matt Barrios' website, homelifedesignlab.com.
• Listen to the podcast, Homelife for Extraordinary Impact, hosted by Matt and Lindsay Barrios. 
• Learn more about Matt's "Work from Home Boundaries Workshop".

• Sign up for the Homelife weekly newsletter and get the free 10-Step Ultimate Dinner Party Checklist.

 

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Every year, more than 200,000 people from around the globe hike the Camino de Santiago, a popular spiritual pilgrimage that winds hundreds of miles through beautiful countryside, the Pyrennes mountains, and welcoming villages in France, Spain, and Portugal. After completing her Camino journey five years ago, Tennessee native Hollee Brock shared the experience in a thoughtful podcast that infused real happenings with an occasional layer of "holy imagination". The result? A reminder of what connects all of us to each other and to God and a revelation about the true meaning of home.

 

GUEST BIO - Hollee Brock ponders life like a philosopher, expresses herself like a poet, and inspires others with her vibrant faith and contagious curiosity. A native and current resident of Chattanooga, Tennessee, Hollee is a wife, mother of six, creative storyteller, and an avid traveler and adventurer. In 2018, she logged more than 500 miles while hiking the Camino de Santiago, a popular spiritual pilgrimage through France and Spain. She shared experiences from the six-week journey and the “holy imagination” they inspired in a 34-episode, self-produced podcast called Along the Camino.

 

RESOURCES

• Listen to Hollee's podcast, Along the Camino, on Apple Podcasts or Spotify. 
• Learn more about the Camino de Santiago on caminoways.com.

 

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The garage is often the first space that welcomes us home, but when it comes to home improvement, it's usually an afterthought. Aaron Cash and his team at Garage Living are changing that reality. They've already transformed thousands of garages across North America, changing them from cluttered parking spots to custom solutions featured in media like Architectural Digest, Dwell, and HGTV. Listen as Aaron shares his passion for the utility of the garage and the return on investment that comes with it.

 

GUEST BIO - Aaron Cash is a co-founder and partner of Garage Living, which has completed thousands of garage transformations across North America. After graduating from The Ivey School of Business at The University of Western Ontario, Aaron set out with classmates to investigate business opportunities in the U.S. by way of Canadian distribution rights. Following nine months of development, the group refocused and Garage Living and NewAge Products were established with the goal of creating a North American distributor of garage storage products and a Toronto-based garage storage and organization contractor. Since that time, NewAge Products has become a world wide distributor of its own design of storage and organization products with AAA retail customers in the U.S. and Canada. Garage Living pioneered the garage renovation category, became Canada's largest garage storage and organization contractor and continued its growth over the past six years with 42 North American franchisees.

 

RESOURCES

• Check out the Garage Living website.
• View a gallery of Garage Makeovers.
• Download a free copy of the Garage Living Idea Book.
• Connect with Garage Living on Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn, Pinterest, Twitter, and YouTube.

 

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Looking to buy a home but feeling overwhelmed by the process? Considering relocation but unsure what questions to ask before making a final decision? Successful Denver metro area real estate veteran Amy Terry shares her tips and insights on making the home buying process smoother, and how realtors can assist you in finding your dream home.

 

GUEST BIO - Amy Terry is a partner and managing broker at 8z Real Estate in Littleton, Colorado, one of the most successful real estate firms in the state. An 18-year real estate veteran, Amy began her career answering phones as a 16-year-old and rose through the ranks to become a top producing agent and eventually a market leader. In addition to helping over 300 homeowners find a new home, Amy has bought, sold, rented, flipped, developed and held all kinds of property, allowing her to grow a real estate portfolio and achieve financial freedom. She is passionate about helping people build long term wealth through real estate and leading her brokerage with authenticity and vulnerability.     RESOURCES

• Connect with pro realtor Amy Terry through her website (8z.com/agent/amy-terry) or Instagram (@amyterry8zrealtor).
• Check out 8Z Real Estate's Complete Guide for Buying Your Home.

 

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Interested in creating a home environment that fosters learning? Looking for ways to overcome common challenges every parent faces in effectively teaching their children? If you answered "yes" to one or both of those questions, this episode may be just what you're looking for. Listen as host Chip Alford talks with education coach and writer A. Keith Young and project manager and trainer Tamarra Osborne about the role of the home as the first learning environment.

 

GUEST BIOs - A. Keith Young is an education coach, trainer, and writer. After a short stint at seminary, he pivoted to teaching secondary students English and math. Eventually, Keith shifted to training teachers and leading school improvement efforts at the district level. Later, he became a principal, leading school turnaround work and regularly increasing student outcomes by double digits in Colorado, Puerto Rico, and Arizona.

Keith now trains and coaches administrators, school leadership teams, and teacher coaches. As a trainer, he maintains a progressive philosophy and teaching style that embraces the best of constructivism and direct instruction. As a coach, he's known for telling it like it is and using a blended coaching model.

Tamarra Osborne is a project manager, trainer, and coach with WestEd, a San Francisco, California, national nonprofit. Tamarra's philosophy of early education favors students learning through experiences and using play to learn academics. She is known as an effervescent trainer and technical coach who sees the heart of a problem and provides sensible, warm-hearted solutions. Her training topics include formative assessment, curriculum development, presentation skills, implicit bias, and educational technology.

Along with publisher and consultant Angela Bell Julien, Keith and Tamarra are authors of the book, The Instructional Coaching Handbook: 200+ Troubleshooting Strategies for Success.

 

RESOURCES

• Connect with A. Keith Young on his website: AKYconsulting.com.
• Connect with Tamarra Osborne on Instagram @joyfulpresenter.
• Order The Instructional Coaching Handbook: 200+ Troubleshooting Strategies for Success from your favorite retailer or these sites: Amazon, ASCD, and Barnes & Noble.

National Association for the Education of Young Children — a professional membership organization that works to promote high-quality early learning for all young children, birth through age 8, by connecting early childhood practice, policy, and research.

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