With January coming to an end we thought we would include one final new year episode! We asked our listeners for their lists of ins & outs for 2025 as well as compiled lists of our own- sharing all the details here!!

We talk about embracing seasons of chaos and seasons of figuring it out, creative hobbies, and eating out. The listener submissions are shared in order of popularity.

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We wanted to finish our thoughts on Simplicity Parenting by Kim John Payne, specifically surrounding childhood sports and extracurriculars. We talk about what activities we are comfortable with at this current stage of kindergarten and how we are exploring the world of extracurriculars with a grain of skepticism and permission to adjust as needed!! Paris talks about starting Miles in hockey and her end goals for her children’s activities. Britt talks about interviewing for a full time job and then about your children coming as they are and adjusting expectations in your current family from how you grew up.

We hope this episode feels helpful and relatable in some way to what you are currently experiencing! We would love to hear how you are currently managing the push and pull of extracurricular activity!!

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Book Club Episode!! Simplicity Parenting by Kim John Payne

We loved this book and felt either around the Holidays or at the beginning of the year felt like the most appropriate time to give it a read. We’re so excited to share with you all that we learned and want to takeaway! We talk about toys, scheduling, meals, and daily rhythms. Let us know what you think and if you read along please share your insights with us over on Instagram @kindred_conversations.

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Another year down! Another “Year in Review” episode is here!

In this episode we talk about our favorite books of the year (both parenting and personal), our favorite style trends, mindset shifts we’ve had, and other lessons we’ve taken with us from this year.

With another year in the books, we are immensely grateful for you! Thank you so much to all of our loyal listeners and podcast supporters- each one of you truly builds this community in a meaningful way!

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Santa WARNING: This episode (and all Christmas themed episodes) we highly suggest listening through your headphones or alone so little ears aren't listening!

In this episode we are reading listener submissions on how you have a Christ-centered Christmas. We discuss elf on the shelf, Christmas books, advent calendars, and more.

Mentioned in this episode:

- Nativity Gift Tags from our Favorite Haven Haus! (currently 30% off Christmas decor) LINKED HERE.

- Here is another beautiful option I liked on etsy!

- Why Christmas Trees Aren't Perfect LINKED HERE

- A Small Miracle (wordless picture book) LINKED HERE

- Simplicity Parenting LINKED HERE

- Little People Nativity Set LINKED HERE

A listener messaged us saying how she wanted to switch up her girls nights from their standard dinner out. We had so many thoughts we had to make a whole episode! Join us as we discuss how to make a simple girls night more intentional and ideas for each month of the year.

If you enjoyed this episode we always so thoroughly appreciate a review and share!

Thank you to Haven Haus Co in Midway for sponsoring this episode.

We asked what holiday episodes you wanted to hear this year and a highly requested topic was a gifting breakdown and strategy for Christmas. In this episode we talk about how we like to budget, what we like to focus on for gifting, and how we are handling gifting with our current families and extended families.

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This is a conversation with Kylie Hempy who is a perinatal therapist and mother of three. In this episode we talk about the FairPlay method and how we can apply it in less traditional homes. We talk about tips for getting the most enjoyment from the busy end of the year. And we touch on a few more general tips for caring for our mental health as we grow our families.

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If there are any guests you would like to hear from (or if you would like to come on the pod) you can reach out via Instagram DM or email us at [email protected]

Today's Book Club Episode is featuring Raising Mentally Strong Kids by Dr. Daniel Amen (MD) and Charles Fay (PHD).

We both enjoyed and highly recommend this book to any parents! The marriage of Love and Logic and Amen Clinics is truly an answer to so many parenting struggles and questions we've had over the years.

You can find the book here.

You can find the One Page Miracle here.

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We look forward to being with you next Friday!

In this episode we discuss the current favorite books and shows we have been consuming, followed by a few recent favorite purchases. Our episode topic is based off of a phrase that Paris' mom used growing up: "That's life happening for you." She used this phrase to indicate that sometimes things out of your control (whether they seem good or bad) are actually working together in your favor. We talk about a few of the ways we've seen life happening for us over the last few years.

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We'll be here next week!