Oregon Raised: A Pac NW Girl's Guide to Living Intentionally Cultivating Community

This week's episode is short, sweet and a little different.  Join Maryann as she takes over the podcast this week, and talks about being joyful for the traditions and memories she has with her kids and Robbie, as well as new and old traditions that she's kept.

In today's episode we will explore ways to find joy in the events and shopping of this holiday season.

We will also be chatting about how we have found ourselves struggling to have joy when participating in these events which make up a big portion of the holidays.

We hope you'll join in on the conversation after listening to today's episode.

In a season commonly associated with joy, what do you do if you are struggling with finding it? In this first episode dedicated to finding joy, the Oregon Raised girls talk a little bit about their struggles in being joyful this season, and the experiences they had to remind them that you can find joy everywhere.

It's Thanksgiving week, and the Oregon Raised girls are opening up about the holiday overwhelm they have been facing. Working through business, family, and being inundated with emails talking about the latest sales and opportunities, the girls discuss the benefits of giving ourselves the space we need to turn "off" for a bit in order to recharge/self-care as well as talking to someone when the overwhelm gets too strong.

On this week's episode of Oregon Raised, the girls take a look at what it means to be on the receiving end of someone's giving, and the times it has created an impact in their lives.

On this week's episode of Oregon Raised, the girls discuss whether giving your time or money is more impactful, shaming based on how you give, and various ways people and companies make a difference in their communities.

When we talk about giving, especially during the holiday season, we tend to think about donating to those who are struggling., Yet giving may be anything from sending someone a card to let you know that you are thinking about them all the way to raising money to make improvements to the resources in a community. During this first episode dedicated to giving, the Oregon Raised girls take a look at what it means to give with an open heart and provide a sneak peek into what you can expect to hear on the Oregon Raised Podcast during the month of November

This week we close out our discussion on failure by taking a look at what happens when we feel like we aren't as far along as we should be in life. A common question to ponder when approaching a major milestone or going through a transformative change, the weight of failure can be crushing, especially when we believe ourselves to be letting down ourselves and others. What are the metrics of a successful life? Tune in as the Oregon Raised girls parse through whether they have wasted their time in life or in believing they have failed.

From past regrets to hopes for the future, feeling like you have failed in a relationship can be devastating. This week on Oregon Raised, we put romantic relationships to the side, focusing instead on common areas of failure when it comes to our friendships and relationships with our kids.

This week on Oregon Raised, Jeff Petsche of NextHome Solutions in Orange County joins Rebecca and Maryann to talk about failure in business, everything from how we define failure, lessons learned, and why failure doesn't need to be the end of your sentence.