Simple

By Tsh Oxenreider

Education

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Archived in 2019, Simple hosted conversations about living well and ignoring the rest.

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02.18.2020
Bonus: You, at 5 and 85
Surprise! These people are the only ones that matter — and keeping this in mind will probably help you keep the right things, the right things. Plus, Tsh's friend Crystal hops on to share what idea is currently on...
01.01.2020
The Good List: Trailer!
Tsh's new show launches in January 2020. Listen to the trailer and know right away when the first episode drops.
12.20.2019
Thank You | 225
Ending this chapter is bittersweet, because we have all LOVED what we’ve created here at Simple, and yet there’s so much goodness to come. This show has existed in some iteration since 2011 — a LONG time in podcast years....
12.13.2019
Our Holiday Good Lists | 224
Why not do what we’ve long loved here on this show? Tsh and Christine each share their current Good Lists, holiday-edition: a thing, a habit, a work of art, and an idea that’s both making their lives (and holidays) better...
12.06.2019
My Good List | 223
If you don’t yet know Shawn Smucker or his work, GET READY, because you should. He is one of my favorite modern writers, both as a human and as a creator of good work — our whole family loves his books....
11.29.2019
Bonus: An Announcement!
Tsh has a rather big announcement to make. And well, she’d be honored if you took a few minutes to hit play and hear what’s up. For more elaborate details, including a logo-rific walk down memory lane, head to the...
11.22.2019
Your Advent + Holiday Mindset | 222
It’s time once again for the holidays, so in this chat, Andrea shares some practical tips for staying sane during the holidays as an introvert — these ideas are great for both introverts and extraverts. And because Advent is coming...
11.15.2019
Marriage | 221
Crystal and Tsh are in different stages of their respective marriages, so in this chat, Crystal talks about things she didn’t know about marriage when she was younger — the things MANY of us don’t realize until we live through it...
11.08.2019
Hosting a Farm-to-Table Dinner + Nouns & Verbs |220
Christine and her family host Kindred Dinners on their farm, where over a hundred people gather for a true farm-to-table feast with live music, locally-made beer, and beyond. She talks about what it’s like to put on an event like...
11.01.2019
YA Books for Adults + Adult Books for YA | 219
Nicole has a fantastic bookstagram account, and she particularly loves reading the Young Adult genre. So in this chat, she and Tsh talk about why so many adults like them love to read YA, along with lots of recommendations for...
10.25.2019
Gathering IRL | 218
Katherine created a mom’s group in her small town, where everyone’s welcome, they provide fabulous childcare, and it’s all about building relationships, not a program. In this chat, she shares the nuts and bolts of how to start something...
10.18.2019
My Good List | 217
Caroline Starr Rose has written six children's books, and her most recent one just came out. Like we do on the show every now and then, she shares with Tsh her Good List: a thing, a habit, a work of...
10.11.2019
Know the News (& Don't Lose Your Mind) | 216
Sometimes topics are timeless. We're re-sharing an episode from a little over a year ago, when Tsh and her friend Erin Loechner did a four-part deep-dive about knowing the news — this feels pretty relevant right now since so many...
10.04.2019
Fall Fullness > Frenzy + New-to-You Book Genres | 215
There's benefits to reading different genres of books, even (especially?) when you don't naturally gravitate to one. In this chat, Tsh talks to Christine about what we can learn from genres like sci-fi, historical non-fiction, mysteries, and more. And since...
09.27.2019
Fixer-Upper DIY + Hometown Nostalgia | 214
There are places in our lives that end up staying with us long after we leave them. In this chat, Katherine talks with Tsh about nostalgia — why we have it about certain places, how to embrace it instead of...
09.20.2019
Friendships as Self-Care | 213
A little over a year ago, Tsh and Haley Stewart had a four-part deep-dive conversation on the idea of social self-care for the greater good; the simple idea that being healthy means we’re better citizens, members of our community, neighbors,...
09.13.2019
Art Well + Work Well | 212
Crystal talks about why it’s so important to make time for whatever it is you love — without the added burden of doing it so that you’re a better mom, or wife, or neighbor, or human, or even because the...
09.06.2019
Rhythms + Community | 211
It seems like it’d be easier to connect with neighbors living in her previous urban neighborhood over the farm where Christine now lives and works, but she’s found the opposite is true. In this chat, she shares little ways their...
08.30.2019
Life Lessons + Learning | 210
It’s back to school season, but what about those of us who are no longer students? Katherine shares 3 things to help us keep learning more about history, ecology, and contemporary poetry. And Tsh turned 42 this week, so she...
08.23.2019
Tech + Family + Creativity | 209
Springboarding off her deep-dive this week into the 11 books Tsh read on her month-long sabbatical, in this episode she chats with Andrea about how to keep technology in its proper place at home, and the different steps her family...
08.16.2019
Sabbaticals + Work | 208
This summer I took a whole month off my work and stepped away from all screens. (Spoiler: it was fantastic!) In this chat with Crystal, I get into both the professional and personal lessons I learned. Crystal is also self-employed...
08.09.2019
At Home in China | 207
A few years ago, Tsh and her family spent a school year traveling around the world in one direction, living out of backpacks. It was life-changing for all five of them, and what travel taught Tsh about home that year...
08.02.2019
My Good List Summer Series (5/5) | 206
We’re wrapping up our summer series called My Good List, where Tsh has asked a few people to share four things in their life that are making everything sweeter: a thing, a habit, a work of art, and a philosophy. ...
07.26.2019
My Good List Summer Series (4/5) | 205
We’re continuing our summer series called My Good List, where Tsh has asked a few people to share four things in their life that are making everything sweeter: a thing, a habit, a work of art, and a philosophy. In...
07.19.2019
My Good List Summer Series (3/5) | 204
We’re continuing our summer series called My Good List, where Tsh has asked a few people to share four things in their life that are making everything sweeter: a thing, a habit, a work of art, and a philosophy. In...
07.12.2019
My Good List Summer Series (2/5) | 203
We’re continuing our summer series called My Good List, where Tsh has asked a few people to share four things in their life that are making everything sweeter: a thing, a habit, a work of art, and a philosophy. In...
07.05.2019
My Good List Summer Series (1/5) | 202
We’re starting our summer series called My Good List, where Tsh has asked a few people to share four things in their life that are making everything sweeter: a thing, a habit, a work of art, and a philosophy. In...
06.28.2019
Travel Q & A | 201
In this summer-worthy episode, we’ve got for you a best-of travel Q&A;, where you ask Stephanie and Tsh your burning travel questions, and they do our best to answer them: everything from long-term planning strategies to ideas for nearby weekend...
06.21.2019
All Things British | 200
Episode number 200! Andrea just returned from an epic trip to Scotland, and as you're listening to this, Tsh is currently in London about to lead her second Literary London. So in this episode, she and Andrea nerd out on...
06.14.2019
Roadtrips with Littles + Girlfriend Getaways | 199
There's value in roadtripping with little kids — even when it doesn't feel like it. Crystal talks about why she prioritizes it, how they camp and go to national parks, and when she knows to press the pause button and...
06.07.2019
Body Image + Sabbaticals | 198
Just in time for summer, Tsh and Christine talk about simple (but not always easy) ways to overcome negative body image issues. Then, Tsh shares why and how she’s going on sabbatical for a month in July. In our...
05.31.2019
A Multicultural Family & My Good List | 197
The U.S. is a melting pot, so what does it look like to incorporate your ancestral heritage into your day-to-day family life? Tsh chats with Jacqui Skemp, who shares small, simple ways she weaves her culture — as a first-generation...
05.24.2019
Changing Your Mind + Investing In Help | 196
In what ways have you changed since high school? If you're normal, you've changed in so many ways you've lost count. Tsh shares how (and about what) she's changed her mind regarding her values, worldview, and perspective in the 20+...
05.17.2019
Friendships + Habits | 195
Friendships: in this chat Tsh and Katherine talk about why we need to take the time for them even when life is busy, plus little ways we can better cultivate them. (The Internet, for all its foibles, can also be...
05.10.2019
Nature + Teaching | 194
What’s important about learning the names of things like flowers, trees, frogs — the stuff we usually drive by and don’t think about? Andrea’s loved nature since she was a kid, but she’s re-embraced this side of her as a...
05.03.2019
Social Media in Work + Life | 193
We’ve gotten into this episode’s topic off and on here, but Crystal’s a bit unique: while she doesn’t use social media for her own personal work, a huge part of her job is helping others use social media for their work. She knows what...
04.26.2019
Fasting, Feasting, & Intuitive Eating | 192
Yep …Our relationships with food. Christine articulates what it means to feast, to embrace a season of coming around the table to share a meal and how that pairs really well when you also embrace more fasting in your life....
04.19.2019
Weekend On-Ramps + Easter | 191
Tsh shares a little practice she's been doing the past few months to help her weekends go much smoother. To anyone around her, it probably looks like nothing — but to her brain, it’s been a game changer. And Katherine’s not only...
04.12.2019
Hometown Tourism + Abundant Mindset | 190
What's the difference between a scarcity and an abundant mindset? It really comes down to gratitude as the ultimate antidote, whether it's fear, overwhelm, jealousy, or good old-fashioned FOMO. What does it mean to be a hometown tourist? It’s also...
04.05.2019
My Good List | 189
This is a regular series here on the show — and in this one, Tsh talks to her good friend, Emily P Freeman. She’s a fellow writer and podcaster, and she’s got a new book of the same name (it might...
03.29.2019
Analog Living + Reading Classics | 188
Christine is a farmer: in this chat, she gets into what she’s learning about the value of slowing down, of learning to embrace our full plates (while eschewing “busyness”), and the beauty of “delightfully misplacing our phones.” And because Tsh...
03.22.2019
Apartment + Fixer-Upper Life | 187
There’s this idea that home ownership is the destination that crowns you officially a grown-up. In this chat, Andrea and Tsh agree this simply isn’t true. Andrea’s in her mid-30s and has rented an apartment with her husband for the...
03.15.2019
Decluttering + Travel | 186
Crystal's recently learned stuff about herself via something she’s never done before as an adult: decluttering her own closet. She and Tsh talk about discovering personal realizations when you do something as surprisingly vulnerable as weeding out your wardrobe. And...
03.08.2019
Placemaking | 185
We’ve got another in our series called My Good List: a thing, a habit, a work of art, and a philosophy. (Don't worry, we're not nixing our new format! We're simply still doing MGLs every now and then...) I’m talking to...
03.01.2019
Busyness + Gurus| 184
What happens when you're hit with the truth that you're WAY busier than you thought you were? Katherine shares real-talk truth she gleaned after she wrote out a recent day-in-the-life recap — seeing her day broken down by the hour helped...
02.22.2019
Writing + Silence | 183
Even if you’re not a writer — or even in a sort of work where you create — you’ll find wisdom and inspiration in Andrea's life lessons she's learned from writing. And because I wrote about podcasts I’m currently into,...
02.15.2019
Dating + Marriage (With Kids) | 182
Cultivating a healthy marriage sometimes looks different when kids are at different ages. Christine and her husband have kids under 8, so she shares how they find ways to date in the nooks and crannies of their life. Tsh and...
02.08.2019
Partial Solutions + Her Good List | 181
Crystal and Tsh get into Marie Kondo, a new book they're both excited to read, and something Crystal's been doing weekly with her husband (and then Kyle & Tsh started doing this right after this conversation). And then springboarding off...
02.01.2019
Reading More + Mindfulness | 180
Anxiety plagues a ton of people, and Andrea has been on quite a journey the past decade-plus learning how to live with it. In this episode, she shares a practice that helps her float through it (instead of fight or flight). Tsh...
01.25.2019
My Good List + Yoga | 179
What's it like to be a full-time pastor of a local church, then decide to also become a certified yoga instructor? In this chat, Katherine talks about the misconceptions she had about yoga before she began a few years ago,...

What's Simple about?

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Simple episodes:

Bonus: You, at 5 and 85

The Good List: Trailer!

Thank You | 225

Our Holiday Good Lists | 224

My Good List | 223

Bonus: An Announcement!

Your Advent + Holiday Mindset | 222

Marriage | 221

Hosting a Farm-to-Table Dinner + Nouns & Verbs |220

YA Books for Adults + Adult Books for YA | 219

Gathering IRL | 218

My Good List | 217

Know the News (& Don't Lose Your Mind) | 216

Fall Fullness > Frenzy + New-to-You Book Genres | 215

Fixer-Upper DIY + Hometown Nostalgia | 214

Friendships as Self-Care | 213

Art Well + Work Well | 212

Rhythms + Community | 211

Life Lessons + Learning | 210

Tech + Family + Creativity | 209

Sabbaticals + Work | 208

At Home in China | 207

My Good List Summer Series (5/5) | 206

My Good List Summer Series (4/5) | 205

My Good List Summer Series (3/5) | 204

My Good List Summer Series (2/5) | 203

My Good List Summer Series (1/5) | 202

Travel Q & A | 201

All Things British | 200

Roadtrips with Littles + Girlfriend Getaways | 199

Body Image + Sabbaticals | 198

A Multicultural Family & My Good List | 197

Changing Your Mind + Investing In Help | 196

Friendships + Habits | 195

Nature + Teaching | 194

Social Media in Work + Life | 193

Fasting, Feasting, & Intuitive Eating | 192

Weekend On-Ramps + Easter | 191

Hometown Tourism + Abundant Mindset | 190

My Good List | 189

Analog Living + Reading Classics | 188

Apartment + Fixer-Upper Life | 187

Decluttering + Travel | 186

Placemaking | 185

Busyness + Gurus| 184

Writing + Silence | 183

Dating + Marriage (With Kids) | 182

Partial Solutions + Her Good List | 181

Reading More + Mindfulness | 180

My Good List + Yoga | 179

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