In this episode, Kristen Harms, a ranch wife and marketing specialist, shares insight into her life on Bieber Red Angus, her family's third-generation Red Angus seed stock operation. Kristen manages marketing and social media for the ranch while also operating a platform called 'The Basic Ranch Mom' where she shares humorous and relatable experiences of ranch life from a wife and mom's perspective. She discusses the challenges of taking over a family business, the importance of diverse perspecti...
Feb 13, 2024•46 min•Season 3Ep. 82
Dawn Marie discusses the importance of self-awareness to engage more effectively with the world. She shares some revelations from her ongoing journey towards self-discovery, stressing the need to understand personal motivations and behaviors rather than focusing on perceptions of others. Key tools in her exploration include the Enneagram and human design system. Dawn Marie also explores the value of understanding personal cycles, drawing analogies to her farming experience. Finally, she undersco...
Feb 06, 2024•18 min•Season 3Ep. 81
Life Balance and the Power of Seasons: Overcoming Perfectionism and Embracing Progress. In this episode of 'Harvesting Her Way', I talk extensively about overcoming the concern of feeling like you can’t have it all and managing life balance. I share my personal experiences, discuss the concept of adjusting to different seasons in life, and suggest ways to make space for what one desires. There is the importance of writing down fears and strategizing on how to overcome them. Women are faced with ...
Jan 30, 2024•25 min•Season 3Ep. 80
In episode 79 of the Harvesting Her Way podcast, Lindsy Trotter, the founder of Chilled Freezer Meals, shares her journey from being a teacher to an entrepreneur. After her daughter developed food sensitivities, Lindsy began to prepare easy-to-prepare meals for busy weeknights. This process evolved into Chilled, a food preparation company serving over 100,000 meals to families across northeast Iowa and across the US. Besides sharing about her startup journey, Lindsy also discusses the developmen...
Jan 23, 2024•31 min•Season 3Ep. 79
In episode 78 of Harvesting Her Way, I share my thoughts and strategies for the new year under my theme, 'Living on Purpose'. In this episode, we cover: The need for decluttering both physical and mental spaces to make room for meaningful experiences. An intent to be disciplined, resist distractions, and avoid getting into analysis paralysis mode are some of the ways she plans to live more purposefully this year. Learning from past experiences, letting go of others' opinions, and using your huma...
Jan 16, 2024•35 min•Season 3Ep. 78
Terryn Drieling is our guest today! Terryn lives and works on a large ranch with her family and also helps other farmers and ranchers improve their communication. She talks about how she uses the principles of 'good movement', a term used in the context of low-stress cattle handling, and applies these principles in human interaction to improve communication and relationships. Terryn shares her story of feed yard management to ranching, dealing with different personality types in agriculture, and...
Jan 09, 2024•33 min•Season 3Ep. 77
In episode 76 of 'Harvesting Her Way', I, your host Dawn Marie, discuss the theme of embracing one's intuition & shedding societal ‘shoulds’. Societal pressures often make us do things we 'should' do, rather than the things that we 'could' do and want to do. Referencing the book ' Find Your F*ck Yeah ', by Alexis Rockley, I emphasize the importance of intrinsically driven motivations and re-evaluating responsibilities that may be causing unnecessary stress. Also covered are the different exp...
Dec 26, 2023•20 min•Season 3Ep. 76
Lately, I’ve been digging into my WHY again as a person, and for business planning. There is magic in reliving through some of the best times of your life & especially the worst. Think of the top 3 things that were difficult, then jot down 3 life events that brought you so much joy. Write out in detail; the sights, smells feelings then and now about each of those Within those memories is your why you do what you do, why you reach for goals. The message that comes to the surface is your golde...
Dec 19, 2023•18 min•Season 3Ep. 75
Lexi Wright, host of Farming on Purpose and owner of Back Pocket Social Marketing, and is a mom of 4 living the dream in rural Kansas. She and her husband recently bought the family's farm which they are the 6th generation on. After being beginning farmers for 8 years, it’s been a big change for them! When they’re not learning new lessons on the farm, Lexi is working with marketing clients to optimize their ad budgets and nurture their customers to make their marketing efficient. And utilizing h...
Dec 12, 2023•39 min•Season 3Ep. 74
Ever get stuck in the overwhelm? Feel so trapped in your mind that you feel you can’t do any of it? It’s human nature to get stuck in your mind. To make progress, to get out of a funk, to regroup - break it down to take just the next right thing. When we take action on one single thing. We feel empowered to do then, the next right thing, then the next. Breaking down the mountain of lists of all the million things you feel you need to do reduces overwhelm in our minds and get us out of analysis p...
Dec 05, 2023•28 min•Season 3Ep. 73
As we wrap up this season 2 under the Beyond the Plate w/ Dawn Marie umbrella - let's reflect on how harvest is going, and how farm-mommin' is going. Tune in for the reveal of the new podcast title! Thank you from the bottom of my heart for being a part of the podcast rebrand, submitting your votes, providing feedback or even just saying, “hey, that sucks that you have to change your podcast name” ------ SYNCED LIVE on Zoom kicking off next Tuesday 10/10 (do not sleep on this!) Let’s chat about ...
Oct 03, 2023•21 min•Season 2Ep. 72
Abby Shipley is a farmwife and mom living in Central Ohio. She is the owner of The Ginger Hill Farmer, a farm graphic tee boutique. Abby left her 20-year career in corporate retail last fall to come back to our farm and focus on The Ginger Hill Farmer. Abby & her husband are operating as first-generation farmers. The Shipleys grow corn, soybeans, and barley, and feed out Holstein steers. Although Abby's been around her farm for many years, she was never able to be fully involved in it becaus...
Sep 26, 2023•46 min•Season 2Ep. 71
Harvest can bring up a lot of excess stress - don't hide behind fear of speaking your mind add to it. Avoid the blow up by talking about the situation in the moment if you feel you can openly communicate without imposing blame. When we effectively communicate, our relationships improve, and our mindset, and overall health. It's pretty epic. In this episode, I share 4 steps to speaking your mind effectively: Organize your thoughts Lead with heart Delivery matters Follow through --------- Are you ...
Sep 19, 2023•31 min•Season 2Ep. 70
My friend, Jenn Lormand joins us on today's episode to chat about what every mother should know about her body. It's pure fire! The pelvic floor isn't top of mind when you take your baby home from the hospital but is something that every mother has adjusted to postpartum. What we cover: Listening to that inner intuition when something isn't right Common symptoms we think is the new normal after having kids The complexity of the pelvic floor, honey, kegels ain't covering it! The GOODS: Tighten Yo...
Sep 12, 2023•47 min
When we understand we CAN SHIFT our perspective to get a different result, it is a mind blowing experience! Are things I dislike about my body, my life, etc.? Abso-freaking-lutey! BUT, when we tweak how we look at ourselves or anything - we can feel and be amazing. Isn't that the ideal goal in life? To feel good in our skin. To embrace what we have been given. You can not like something, but don't give up your power to have control over how you feel or act about it. The deets: - Own your limitin...
Sep 05, 2023•20 min•Season 2Ep. 68
Our special guest today is the Legendairy Dietitian, Kennedy Youngren. Kennedy Youngren is a registered dietitian nutritionist, married to a 4th generation dairyman in central Minnesota. What first started as a platform to help connect consumers to producers, disseminate myths, squash food bullying and fear monitoring of our food systems quickly turned into fueling farmers, ranchers, and cowboys from across the country. THE HIGHLIGHTS: Kennedy helps switch farmers priority of "the cows eat befor...
Aug 29, 2023•40 min•Season 2Ep. 67
As women, we get mislabeled and misunderstood. Our hormones are often the culprit of many mood swings and various symptoms. In this episode, you'll learn how to reign in your unbalanced hormones with simple tactics from seed cycling to reducing everyday toxins. You get to feel understood by yourself in knowing what happens to your body biologically with SYNCED , a self-led video course. ********* Take the Primally Pure deodorant quiz to select which non-toxic deodorant is best for you! Follow al...
Aug 22, 2023•31 min•Season 2Ep. 66
Today we are going a little deeper beyond that food aspect - mental health & it's importance it plays in all of our lives with my Canadian friend, Erica Leniczek. Erica is Master of Arts in Counselling Psychology Student, Host of The Rural Mindset Podcast , and mental health in agriculture advocate, Erica has an additional 15 certifications in the health and wellness realms. The girl is a brain but knows how to talk her walk! THE HIGHLIGHTS: Erica's inspiring story on how and why she got int...
Aug 15, 2023•48 min•Season 2Ep. 65
Why are you eating what you are eating? Is it for fun? Is it to let loose and relax? Is it to simply grab something quick? Seriously, what is the point of your choices? That is the question you need to answer first before you waste shame on how many calories it holds. In this short & sweet solo, I share about the insignificance calories have if we aren't tracking our daily intake. Period. If your beer has 200 calories and you are wanting to relax and chat with friends, enjoy it my friend. Th...
Aug 08, 2023•13 min•Season 2Ep. 64
3 myths about strength training: 1. I'm going to bulk up! 2. I don't want to look like a dude 3. It takes too long Okay now that we have that out of the way, let's get into the juice of this podcast interview with the Warrior Babe herself, Nikkiey Stott! Nikkiey is the host of The Macro Hour Podcast and Co-Founder of Warrior Babe. She is on a mission to help 100,000 women regain their personal power and feel confident in their skin. Boom, LFG! In this interview she pours her passion into the imp...
Aug 01, 2023•46 min•Season 1Ep. 62
Ever feel like you just can't sit down long enough to focus on a simple task like paying the bills without feeling like you are a caged farm cat? I hear ya! Our lives are filled with busy, but sadly we also sit so much that it's crazy to think about it. In this episode, I share how much of an impact moving your body can be on boosting your productivity. *Looking to learn more about the power of your cycle? Check out my self-led video series, SYNCED where you can uncover the power your body natur...
Jul 25, 2023•24 min•Season 2Ep. 62
Today, our special guest is my dear friend, Michelle Beckner. Michelle combines hormone & nutrition science with cyclical energies to help women balance their hormones, lose weight, and reconnect with their bodies. At the heart of everything she teaches, she believes that when you understand your body, you love your body, and when you love your body, it's effortless to take incredible care of yourself - and others. Michelle is a tree-hugging, tea-loving, chemical engineer turned cyclical nut...
Jul 18, 2023•46 min•Season 2Ep. 61
***SUMMER PROGRAM ANNOUNCEMENT:: Bundle my group summer programs here! Get DESIGNED , NOURISH , and S YNCED to shape your holistic lifestyle & embrace how you operate! Get these programs all in one so you don't miss out! These group programs are designed for summer life! They are hosted on Voxer so you don't have to be "on" at a certain time or place. Mentoring on the go! DESIGNED kicks off 7/18 so don't sleep on this! We each have those over arching desires that we long for. That are recurr...
Jul 11, 2023•29 min•Season 2Ep. 60
You know what you want, now let’s unlock your self-realization that you ARE your best & highest self- Now! You might be thinking, what the heck does that mean? I want you to think of yourself as already BEING and HAVING accomplished your big goal. Make sure to grab something to write this down or be able to jot down in your phone or Google drive as you listen to this episode - you WILL want to have this handy to reference for those times when you don't feel like it or are stuck. ***FREE MAST...
Jul 04, 2023•20 min•Season 2Ep. 59
Get back to crushing your goals quicker & hop out of a slump by: Reign in your gratitude Romanticize your reality - make what you are doing such a pleasure. Turn the “I have to” to “I GET TO” Live as your highest self: would you highest self give up on their goals? Would they seek accountability? Would they create aligned consistency to get what they want? >> Leave a rating & review, screenshot it to DM to me on Instagram and the 1st 5 reviews will receive a free 90 min Ripple Effe...
Jun 27, 2023•13 min•Season 2Ep. 58
Today I'm sharing a very personal, and close to home, story that is affecting my family right now. I've never been more sure of WHY I do, what I do. Now it's paying off for my dads health because his life literally depends on. It's scary. I'm sharing this not to spill the tea on my personal life, but to empower you to make holistic lifestyle choices NOW to get you feeling great before being forced to make changes that are not on your own terms. In this episode, I share 3 areas you can focus on t...
Jun 20, 2023•32 min•Season 1Ep. 57
Behind That Fit AgVocate brand is Andrea Severtson Flemming, a 5th generation farmer & entrepreneur from southwest Minnesota. She's passionate about agriculture, fitness, mental health and 'keepin it real' online as she showcases her life. In college, Andrea was riding the rocks of life and hit her all time low's after some pretty major events occurred in a short amount of time. >In her lows, she was able to see her unhealthy habits were keeping her down. > She realized when she filled...
Jun 13, 2023•46 min•Season 2Ep. 56
STOP doing all the things that leave you drained, burn out, and unfulfilled. BEGIN by getting really honest with yourself on what is is you WANT. In this episode, I share some tips and tricks to figure that out and what to do to remove tasks that are taking up your precious time and energy. ::::::::: Ready to figure out what exactly you want in life? Let's do a Ripple Effect session together. This is a 1 time guided meditation and alignment session to uncover the one step creates a thousand ri...
Jun 06, 2023•34 min•Season 2Ep. 55
Join me with our special guest, Annaliese Wegner, commonly known by her brand handle: Modern Farm Chick. You can listen to our authentic chat about her self-discovery journey as a farmgirl, to a farmwife, to a farm mama and everything there after. Annaliese grew up on dairy farm in Wisconsin, went to college at UW where she met her husband and joined him on his family's dairy farm where she has branded herself by simply sharing her story so she could stay connected with family and its grown to w...
May 30, 2023•38 min•Season 2Ep. 54
> When you feel good, you light up everything around you and your life seems just that much easier to be in. You have a positive outlook on what you have going on, you fuel your body better, & you take care of yourself as a priority that we are. > When you play small for the sake of others, your mind, body, and spirit play small too. You gravitate towards negative thoughts. You let those good habits you've built up, slack. You live in a state of shame. It is human nature to have ebbs a...
May 23, 2023•19 min•Season 2Ep. 53
