The Soft Focus

This episode is a GOOD one.  

Today’s conversation is for anyone who has ever hid from life, and has chosen an insufficient coping mechanism over the present moment. This is the subject of today’s dialogue, between Corinne and sober pal Tim T. 

He shares his experiences growing into a “wholehearted person”, someone who embraces the unknown and experiences gratitude on a daily basis. His perspective is inspiring, grounded, and invites anyone listening to get in the game and start experiencing a fuller life.

What is it like to embrace life as a mystery to be experienced, instead of a puzzle to be solved?

Tim T. is a father, and executive, living in downtown Los Angeles. Corinne and Tim discuss the vulnerable parts of discovering yourself, and the courage and motivation to stay open to all the chaos life has to offer. 

Corinne and Tim discuss: 

• Defining recovery
• How recovery has changed Tim’s experience of day-to-day living, and relationships. 
• Tim’s life philosophy 
• Gratitude for quitting drugs and alcohol
• How Tim experiences the unknown
• Seeking as Tim’s spirituality 
• The opening up of the heart to itself 
• Compassion and suffering 
• Releasing thinking, and accepting feeling 
• The beauty in unanswered prayers
• Accepting others’ viewpoints, and engaging in tough conversations 
• and so many more gems 

Usually, at this point in the show notes, we discuss where to connect with our guests.
If you would like to connect with Tim, you can find him via email: [email protected] 

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Thanks for being here.
– Corinne

Have you ever felt a rush from organizing your pantry, or cleaning behind the water heater? It’s no secret that our homes are the center of our lives, but the way we care for them can change the way we experience life in the present moment.

Today’s guest, Meghan Wallace James, an expert in ritualized aesthetics, would like to show you how to align your home with your life path. She’s part engineer, part mystic, and completely a genius when it comes to the home. 
Meghan speaks in a language of style and sensuality. For her housekeeping is a moving meditation, and internal work from which everyone can benefit. 

Follow along as we discuss:

• Ritualized aesthetics and the idea of a “happy” home
• The home as a mirror for life, a roadmap 
• Personal accountability, agency, and sovereignty 
• Letting our homes guide us to what’s next
• Witnessing active transformations
• Learning about “home” from our lived experience 
• How Meghan works with clients
• Loving change
• Healing “forwards and backwards”
• Ways that our patterns show up in our spaces, and how our spaces inform our patterns
• Loving on the present moment as a practice in your home 
• Meghan’s new experience on her farm

If you want to connect with Meghan

• Check out her blog https://www.meghanwallacejames.com 
• and be sure to follow along on her IG @m.uu.j. 
• She also referenced her hotline 3108481990— call or text. 

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Thanks for being here.
– Corinne

Today's episode is for anyone interested in nutrition and holistic health, especially women. Laura Lyons is a nutritionist, who works with women in her practice Wild Lyons Wellness. I felt Laura as a kindred spirit, and enjoyed her anti-diet culture approach to health. 

We covered

• Laura's backstory, and how she became inspired to study nutrition 
• How diets can be harmful to overall health 
• Issues she is seeing with clients in her mentorship program 
• The pervasive problem of underlying stress 
• Corinne's miscarriage, and bouncing back 
• Minerals, meat, and regenerative agriculture
•  What are PUFAs and why should we be aware of them? 
• Irisology 
• How to get started on your health, today
• Non-diet factors that move the needle on health 

Enjoy today's episode and be sure to connect with Laura online

• https://wildlyonswellness.com/
• IG @wildlyonswellness

If this episode resonated with you, share it with a friend or leave a review—it helps this work grow.

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And if you’re craving food that aligns with your values, don’t forget to order from the ranch. It’s nourishment that supports your body and the soil.

Connect with us:

[email protected]

IG@latebloomerranch

Thanks for being here.
– Corinne

Since launching The Soft Focus Podcast, we’ve received some questions about Late Bloomer Ranch, and the way we farm in the Tetons. Well, this episode is the answer to those questions!
I, Corinne get interviewed by Late Bloomer Ranch foreman, Elliana Araujo.
We have a deep conversation about the underlying principles that shape life on the ranch. 

We discuss:

• How Corinne got started in agriculture
• The birth of Late Bloomer Ranch
• Why animal agriculture
• Life as a first generation and woman farmer 
• Gender roles in agriculture 
• Nutrition and local food 
• What role labeling plays in sustainable food production 
• The future of Late Bloomer Ranch
• The importance of honoring humans as part of farms
• Nurturing workplace relationships 
• Finding purpose in the work 
• And so much more.

If this episode resonated with you, share it with a friend or leave a review—it helps this work grow.

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And if you’re craving food that aligns with your values, don’t forget to order from the ranch. It’s nourishment that supports your body and the soil.

Connect with us:

[email protected]

IG@latebloomerranch

Thanks for being here.
– Corinne

Are you interested in home births, modern midwifery, and the topics of prenatal and postpartum care? If so, this episode is for you.

Corinne sits down with Shayna Barnhill, the “Wild Midwife”, to discuss all
things natural birth. Shayna is a licensed midwife in the state of Idaho, specializing in home births.

Her professional experiences have connected her with hundreds of women, and newborns, all over the world;
and she is kind enough to share some of the wisdom she has gleaned with us on the podcast.

In this episode, Corinne and Shayna discuss:

• The nature and context of contemporary midwifery
• How Shayna began her journey into the field
• What her experience as a midwife in Nepal and Bangladesh has taught her
• The magic of natural birth
• How Shayna “co manages” care for births in-hospital
• What’s unique about Shayna’s way of supporting her clients
• Supporting mothers post-partum and beyond
• The changes Shayna would like to see in birth culture in the USA
• And so much more

The best way to connect with Shayna is on instagram, @wildmidwife, where you can see pictures of her life, raising her children in the Rocky Mountains. She is well-worth a follow!

If this episode resonated with you, share it with a friend or leave a review—it helps this work grow.

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And if you’re craving food that aligns with your values, don’t forget to order from the ranch. It’s nourishment that supports your body and the soil.

Connect with us:

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IG@latebloomerranch

Thanks for being here.
– Corinne

This week’s episode features Rita Champion of Stitchdown Farm in Bethel, Vermont. Stitchdown farm raises flowers for local shops, a weekly subscription programs, as well as weddings and events. In addition to fresh flowers, they also produce a limited run of seeds, dried flowers, host an Airbnb, and sell merchandise. 

On this episode, Corinne and Rita discuss: 

• The origin story of Stitchdown Farm 
• How Rita first became interested in growing flowers
• The other elements of her family homestead
• How growing vegetables is a “joy outlet” 
• Blending family and farming
• Rita’s experience becoming a mother, and how that shaped her farm
• Letting go of draft horses
• Working through post partum depression
• Farming with a newborn
• The richness of farming
• And so much more. 

If you enjoyed this episode, please share it with someone you think would enjoy it. Also, go support Rita and her family over at https://www.stitchdownfarm.com and @stitchdownfarm on Instagram.

If this episode resonated with you, share it with a friend or leave a review—it helps this work grow.

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And if you’re craving food that aligns with your values, don’t forget to order from the ranch. It’s nourishment that supports your body and the soil.

Connect with us:

[email protected]

IG@latebloomerranch

Thanks for being here.
– Corinne

Welcome back to The Soft Focus Podcast. On today’s show, Corinne is interviewing Tenshin Fletcher of the Yokoji Zen Mountain Center in Mountain Center, CA.

Tenshin is the director and abbot of the fully accredited Zen Center, training individuals interested in continuing the practice. Part of his role as abbot is hosting regular dharma talks, many of which are cataloged on their free, monthly podcast: Yokoji Zen Dharma Talks.

If this episode resonates with you, it is highly encouraged to check out their podcast. On their website, Yokoji Zen Mountain Center describes itself as welcoming to people across all walks of life. “Our doors are open to people from all spiritual traditions and walks of life who would like to directly experience, and gain insight into, their true nature. We offer a regular daily practice schedule, introductory courses, silent meditation retreats (sesshin) ranging from 2 to 7 days, and two intensive training periods a year.”

Please consider supporting their work by attending their trainings, or donate here.

In this episode, Corinne and Tenshin discuss: 

• What is Zen? 
• How Tenshin found Zen, and what keeps him returning to his practice. 
• What Tenshin continues to learn in the practice. 
• Using discernment with ancient teachings, updating the teachings for the times. 
• How Tenshin leans into what is happening in the moment, instead of curricula from the past. 
• Meditation beyond the fad. 
• Releasing the need to intellectualize the tradition. 
• The non-linear nature of the practice. 
• Compassion
• The richness of the full feelings in the present moment. 
• The gifts of silence and stillness
• Absorption in Buddhism 
• & so much more.

If this episode resonated with you, share it with a friend or leave a review—it helps this work grow.

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And if you’re craving food that aligns with your values, don’t forget to order from the ranch. It’s nourishment that supports your body and the soil.

Connect with us:

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IG@latebloomerranch

Thanks for being here.
– Corinne

Welcome to the first episode of The Soft Focus Podcast!

On today's show, we have Danielle Beinstein, a psychological and intuitive astrologer based in Nashville, Tennessee.

If you have reservations, or preconceived notions about the relevance of astrology as part of a nuanced conversation, Danielle will be a breath of fresh air. On her website she writes: "If you're rolling your eyes, you're not alone. I get it. Many people are skeptical. I sued to be one of them. But in my 20+ years of experience studying this stuff, I've never found it to be wrong. Wild, I know. It's archetypal. We're constantly playing our different aspects of the human psyche and our natal charts reflect this, revealing our instincts. This knowledge offers us the gift of choice. We can begin to harness our energy with direction and purpose. Because the more we understand the impetus behind our actions and reactions, the more agency we have over our own lives. The more integrated we become".

In this conversation, Danielle and Corinne cover:

• Danielle's work as an astrologer, helping her clients embrace the whole version of themselves.
• Her experience moving from NYC to LA to New Zealand and currently Tennessee. 
• The importance in trusting your own life, and the beautiful unfurling of one's life path.
• Viewing life as a nourishing super-food or as a meditation.
• The value of ritual.
• Holding space for people in a cacophonous world.
• Contemplative practice in a technological age.
• The practice of living from truth, however layered and complex
• the nature of Danielle's group programs.
• How to work with Danielle.

CONTACT DANIELLE

• https://www.daniellebeinstein.com/
• IG @danibeinstein

If this episode resonated with you, share it with a friend or leave a review—it helps this work grow.

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And if you’re craving food that aligns with your values, don’t forget to order from the ranch. It’s nourishment that supports your body and the soil.

Connect with us:

[email protected]

IG@latebloomerranch

Thanks for being here.
– Corinne