Home Where You Belong

EPISODE DESCRIPTION - Remember that Christmas when your Dad built a manger in the living room so your Mom could reinforce the true meaning of Christmas? Chip Alford does. 

 

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EPISODE DESCRIPTION - A curated third space designed for connection, Common House boasts three locations in Virginia and Tennessee, and already has plans to expand to other cities. Members enjoy everything from restaurants and co-working areas to a pool and fitness center. Josiah Newport, General Manager of the Chattanooga location, describes the house’s offerings and appeal and how it encourages a sense of community.

 

GUEST BIO - Josiah Newport is General Manager of Common House in Chattanooga, TN, where he has also served as a sommelier. Josiah’s previous experience includes work in digital production, photography, health and wellness, vendor relations, coaching and customer service. He holds a BA degree in History from Bryan College in Dayton, TN.

Learn more about Common House.

 

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Everyone wants to feel like they belong, especially at home and in our closest relationships. Sadly, a growing number of people report feeling lonely and disconnected. What’s the solution? Author, businesswoman, and TEDx speaker Dea Irby believes people experience real community when they are CLAIMed – Chosen, Loved, Acknowledged, Invested in, and Made for greatness.

 

GUEST BIO - Author, businesswoman, and speaker Dea Irby has lived in more than 15 homes in five states serving churches with her pastor-husband, owning and operating a tearoom, and working as a realtor. The common thread throughout her life is building real community wherever she has lived: in her home with eight children, in their churches, and in her businesses. 

 

You can learn more about Dea's work and access links to her books and other resources by visiting her website at https://www.deairby.com/.

 

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A cattle auction in Scotland. A plot to subvert the rightful succession to the English throne. Three ancestors buried inside three ancient churches. What do these subjects have to do with Home Where You Belong Host Chip Alford? Find out as Chip shares amazing discoveries about his family’s history he made on a recent trip to the UK. You’ll also hear from Genealogist Heather Murphy, host of the Stories in Our Roots podcast, about how to harness the power of genealogy to live your best life.

 

View photos from Chip's trip to the UK.

 

GUEST BIO - Genealogist, speaker, and host of the Stories in Our Roots podcast, Heather Murphy has spent over 20 years helping people learn who they are and where they come from, performing client research, and speaking around the country at events like RootsTech, the largest conference in the family history industry. Entrepreneurs and professionals work with Heather to leverage the power of their genealogy to develop greater curiosity, clarity, and courage to live their greatest potential. You can learn more by visiting her website – https://heathercmurphy.com/.

 

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On any given night in America, more than half a million people experience homelessness. That includes individuals and families – adults, teenagers, and children – who have no place to call their own. No stranger to the crisis himself, Mike Smith is working tirelessly to put an end to homelessness in his community and state.

 

Guest Bio

Mike Smith is Executive Director of the Chattanooga Regional Homeless Coalition, which leads, coordinates, and strengthens efforts to prevent and end homelessness throughout Southeast Tennessee. Mike has extensive experience with federally funded homeless assistance programs and has been directly involved in securing over $100 million in funding that helped shape the systems of care across many communities in Tennessee over the past two decades. No stranger to the crisis, Mike was homeless himself several times as a child and young adult, a struggle that ended thanks to the grace of a stranger. That act of grace left him committed to end homelessness for all persons and he has dedicated his life to achieving that goal.

 

Help End Homelessness

If you’d like to learn more about homelessness and what you can do to help, check out the following organizations:

• United States
  • National Alliance to End Homelessness
  • National Coalition for the Homeless
• Southeast Tennessee
  • Chattanooga Regional Homeless Coalition

 

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Episode Description

For many people, treehouses bring back wonderful childhood memories of fun-filled afternoons playing away the hours with a birds-eye view of nature. Today, they’re being used as much more than playhouses; they’re sought-after hotel rooms, Air B&B rentals, and temporary or permanent housing for residents on several continents. In this episode, Chip interviews a Tennessee man who built his own home away from home in a giant Tulip Poplar tree, which happens to be the state tree of Tennessee, near his farmhouse in Goodlettsville.

Guest Bio

A native of Tennessee, Danny Harris earned a B.S. degree in International Economics and Political Science from Middle Tennessee State University in Murfreesboro. He spent more than three decades as a technical lead and senior systems administrator for Hewlett Packard, working on healthcare-related system projects for the State of Tennessee. In 2012, he left the IT world behind to pursue one of his passions – fixing and building things. As owner of Eldin's Home Repair and Maintenance in Nashville, you can find Danny doing everything from remodeling any room in a house to building a fence or children’s playhouse. 

View photos of Danny's treehouse

Treehouse Resources

The Treehouse Guide – treehouse plans, list of treehouse builders in the U.S. & Europe, pictures of over 250 treehouses around the world

Nelson Tree House – The Treehouse Masters, creating singular structures around the world through unrivaled artistry and ingenuity

Treehouse Masters – American reality television series that airs on Animal Planet where a master treehouse builder and his team design and build custom treehouses for clients across the country. Also viewable on Discovery+, Hulu, Netflix, Amazon Prime and other streaming services.

Tree Top Builders – tree house design, consulting services, construction

Tree House Map – discover the world’s most beautiful and glamorous treehouses and treehouse hotel on a map

Treehouse Supplies – treehouse plans, kits, hardware, netting, accessories, instructional videos, and other helpful resources

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Episode Description Define Your Vision. Declutter. Thrive. In a nutshell, that’s professional organizer and productivity specialist Lindsey Hardegree’s formula for helping individuals, families, and companies create their ideal life. Her company, Get Organized Y'allTM, helps people spend less time dealing with clutter and disorganization and more time accomplishing the things that matter to them. Listen as Chip talks with Lindsey about how to create a home where everything (and everybody) belongs.

Guest Bio Georgia’s first Certified KonMari Consultant, Lindsey Hardegree is a professional organizer and productivity specialist trained and certified by tidying expert and best-selling author Marie Kondo. Her company, Get Organized Y'allTM, works with individuals, families, and companies to create their ideal life by organizing their homes and businesses. She’s also one of the first YNAB Certified Budgeting Coaches; trained to coach people on using the transformative You Need A Budget method and software.

Lindsey is a member of the National Association of Productivity & Organizing Professionals and a proud Cultivate Club Coach.  For more information on Lindsey and the professional services she provides, visit her website at getorganizedyall.com.

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Get Organized Y'all For more information about professional organizer and productivity specialist Lindsey Hardegree and the services she provides, visit her website at getorganizedyall.com.

LibraryThing.com A community of 2.5 million book lovers, LibraryThing.com is the free and easy, library-quality online catalog Lindsey mentioned during our interview. You can catalog your books from Amazon, the Library of Congress and 4,941 other libraries.

About Marie Kondo For more information about tidying expert and bestselling author Marie Kondo, visit her website at https://konmari.com/.

Purchase Marie Kondo's books:

1. Marie Kondo's Kurashi at Home: How to Organize Your Space and Achieve Your Ideal Life

2. The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up: The Japanese Art of Decluttering and Organizing

3. Spark Joy: An Illustrated Master Class on the Art of Organizing and Tidying Up

4. Joy at Work: Organizing Your Professional Life

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The average restless American will move a dozen times in a lifetime. Aren’t we supposed to put down roots at some point? And how does the place we live become the place we want to stay? In the podcast’s inaugural episode, host Chip Alford interviews journalist Melody Warnick, author of This is Where You Belong: Finding Home Wherever You Are. Learn how Melody discovered what it takes to love where you live and the benefits of “place attachment”.

Background info on guest:  Melody Warnick is the author of This Is Where You Belong: Finding Home Wherever You Are, a book that explains the concept of place attachment and helps people fall in love with their town. Her second book, If You Could Live Anywhere: The Surprising Importance of Place in a Work-from-Anywhere World, helps location-independent people find the right place to achieve success and happiness. She’s also written articles for numerous publications such as the New York Times, Washington Post, Reader's Digest, Fast Company, Good Housekeeping, and O: The Oprah Magazine.

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Visit Author Melody Warnick's website: http://melodywarnick.com/

Purchase Melody's books:

1. This Is Where You Belong: Finding Home Wherever You Are

2. If You Could Live Anywhere

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Episode Description:   It’s no secret. One of the best ways to get to know people is to share a meal together. That truth comes to life each month in the South Broad area of Chattanooga, Tennessee as a friendly couple prepares and shares an authentic, multi-course Italian meal with a growing number of their neighbors. Listen as Chip talks with Julian and Mary Elizabeth Kaufman about why they started this tradition and what those meals have meant to them and their neighborhood.

Background info on guests:  Julian and Mary Elizabeth Kaufman are residents of the South Broad neighborhood in Chattanooga, Tennessee. Julian is a football, track and field, and strength training coach at Baylor School and owner of Forte Fitness, a personal training business in the city’s Northshore. Mary Elizabeth is a luxury travel advisor with King and Whitson Travel. The Kaufmans are the proud parents of three children – Kate, Porter, and Julia.

SHOW NOTES

Passeggiata -- A leisurely walk or stroll, especially one taken in the evening; a promenade (used with reference to the tradition of taking such a walk in Italy or Italian-speaking communities).  Source: OxfordLanguages

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Home Where You Belong explores how people from different backgrounds and different places create a feeling of belonging in their living spaces, neighborhoods, communities, and relationships. Host Chip Alford explains why he's launching the podcast, what you can expect from future episodes, and how you can be a part of the Home Where You Belong community.

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