In this episode, I’m reading a brief chapter from my motherhood memoir of poetry and prose called “Milk & Coffee Years”.

The chapter title “gratitude” is the perfect easy listen on today’s Thanksgiving day.

I am so grateful to you for listening.

You can find my book here

In this episode I’m inviting you to grab a cup of coffee and listen to me talk about my favorite ways to make the kitchen a cozy place. After all, it is the heart of the home in many ways.

From art, to lighting and more I’m sharing easy ways to bring more hygge into your kitchen. Cozy decor doesn’t have to involve big changes, or expensive items.

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My book “Milk & Coffee Years” is available at www.evamariasmith.com - perfect gift for the holidays

In this episode I have invited my first ever interview guest. Friend and business partner at “the Pause Retreats” Rachael Hollinger and I talk about why women suppress their hunger, both literally and metaphorically and how to eat with joy through the holidays and beyond.

We talk about which winter foods we particularly love and want to encourage you to experience food without constant restriction. Food not just as nourishment, but also as pure joy in our lives.

A cozy and very delicious episode just in time for the big food-holidays ahead.

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In this episode we talk about this book:

Nigel Slater - The Christmas Chronicles

In this episode I'm talking about how to simplify gift giving around the holidays. You can have a cozy Christmas with a very minimal amount of thoughtful presents and I’m sharing how we do gifts in our home and why. In addition I am answering one of my most received question “How can I avoid unwanted things coming into my home?”.

Grab a cup of something steamy and comforting and enjoy this episode that invites you to approach gifting very cozily.

If you are looking for slow and cozy gift ideas listen until the end, where I share 5 hyggelige ideas with you.

Speaking of gifts, my motherhood memoir of poetry & prose makes a great gift for all mothers and is available worldwide here: www.evamariamsith.com

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Stay cozy,

Eva

In this episode I'm sharing 5 books that I highly recommend this season.

Light comes later in the morning now, darkness arrives more quickly in the evening. The days days rapidly grow shorter, and the air gets crisper, the notion of spending time curled up with a good book and a cup of tea sounds increasingly perfect.

I’m talking in depth about:

“ON OUR BEST BEHAVIOR - The seven deadly sins and the price women pay to be good” by Elise Loehnen

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 “MISTS OF AVALON” by Marion Zimmer Bradley

“THE RACHEL INCIDENT” by Caroline O’Donoghue

“CACOPHONY OF BONE” by Kerri ni Dochartaigh

“THE DREAM WE CARRY” by Olaf H Hauge

“MILK & COFFEE YEARS” by me, Eva-Maria Smith, which you can order here:

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I am so grateful for all paid subscribers, who make it possible to continue to show up here! I appreciate you so very much.

As I was watching my almost two year old pull an espresso shot almost entirely by himself, this episode came through me.

The moment I realized with heaviness and quiet despair, how easy it is for me to embrace him and speak kindness over him and how hard it is to extend the same to myself.

So today, I want us to reflect on 3 wonderful things we tell our children, that we should also really be telling ourselves and the mothers around us.

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In this episode I talk about the spaces we make and the spaces that make us. Something I call the “embodied home”, which implies that in a literal sense, our homes are places of shelter, comfort and belonging, but in a metaphorical sense, there is a deep emotional connection between our spaces and ourselves and our homes can influence how we “feel”.

A cozy home is not determined by how good it looks, but how good it makes us feel, because every home should be a lived-in vision board of how we want our lives within the home to unfold.

article mentioned: https://katriver.substack.com/p/calling-in-your-dream-home

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You can find my motherhood memoire MILK & COFFEE YEARS on my webpage. It makes for a very cozy christmas present for all mothers.

Last week I returned from a beautiful retreat week in Maine. Struck by the coziness of Maine I felt called to share my observations, my inspirations from this magical place with you today.

There are so many amazing things about Maine, but today I wanted to bring up 5 hygge inspirations that I brought home from Maine and how you can also incorporate them into your life.

Grab a cup and get cozy!

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Mentioned in this episode:

http://nomadicgoat.com

https://www.kmfarrelldavis.com

https://taprootmag.com

Grab your favorite warm beverage, cozy up and let’s talk about my perfect autumn wardrobe, while also taking a step away from fast fashion.

In this episode I’m sharing about what mindset helps me to slowly turn my back on fast fashion for good, which staples I have in my autumn wardrobe & which pieces I am looking to source this fall.

I talk share a sentiment on what I feel makes pieces TRULY cozy and intentional and you will also get an idea of my personal style and my autumn inspiration, which reads something like…

“laid back scandi-style mom goes off to write at a british cottage and can’t be bothered”

Thank you for hyggeing with me.

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In this episode I want to invite you to step into my kitchen, where I use a few simple, but high quality ingredients to make any meal cozy. 

I want to share a few pantry staples that really make my heart warm and my soul content, and maybe you can discover them for yourself, because it does not take an elaborate list of ingredients or complicated recipes to make amazing home cooked meals. Quite the opposite in fact. 

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