This week on the Cultivating the Lovely podcast, MacKenzie Koppa sits down for a heart to heart chat with her real life friend, author Tricia Goyer. Tricia is a wife and mother of 10, as well as caretaker for her 90-year-old grandmother, aside from being a busy speaker and author. This conversation centers around Tricia's new book The Grumble-Free Year . (Affiliate links are used in this content.) How and why Tricia embarked on the big family social experiment that became this book Learning to g...
Nov 13, 2019•1 hr 7 min•Season 5Ep. 142
This week on Cultivating the Lovely, MacKenzie has a chat with author and speaker Gary Thomas about his new book When to Walk Away: Finding Freedom from Toxic People . Gary and his wife of 35 years have three children and live outside of Houston, TX. He has a heart for marriage, family and the church, and that love for people shines through this conversation with MacKenzie. (Affiliate links are used in this content.) How Gary realized this book needed to be written through his own encounter with...
Nov 06, 2019•1 hr 6 min•Season 5Ep. 141
Using four forms of rest to combat stress and anxiety. Show Notes- Affiliate links are used in this content. On today’s episode of Cultivating the Lovely, host MacKenzie Koppa talks with author and speaker Rebekah Lyons about her new book Rhythms of Renewal: Trading Stress and Anxiety for a Life of Peace and Purpose . Rebekah and her husband Gabe, along with their four children, live and work in Franklin, Tennessee. Together MacKenzie and Rebekah talk about both the why’s and how’s of creating y...
Oct 30, 2019•59 min•Season 5Ep. 140
A chat with Amanda Anderson about healthy friendships. Show Notes- (Affiliate links are used in this content.) This week on the CTL podcast, MacKenzie Koppa chats with author and speaker Amanda Anderson about her book All My Friends Have Issues: Building Remarkable Relationships with Imperfect People (Like Me) . Together MacKenzie and Amanda cover a range of topics related to building healthy friendships and maintaining good boundaries, including: Amanda talks about her book-writing journey MacK...
Oct 23, 2019•1 hr 2 min•Season 5Ep. 139
On this week's episode of Cultivating the Lovely, we get to hear the rest of MacKenzie's conversation with Brooke Rasmussen. Last time we left off on the cusp of Brooke's family moving to Israel, so we pick up at that point in their story. If you didn't listen to the first half of MacKenzie and Brooke's chat, go back and listen to Episode 137 here . What it was like moving to Jerusalem and being in the place that Biblical history took place How Brooke used journalling to find herself in the mids...
Oct 16, 2019•58 min•Season 1Ep. 138
Show Notes- On today's episode of CTL, we have the first of a special two-part series with MacKenzie Koppa and her high-school friend Brooke Rasmussen. Brooke and her husband, along with their seven children, have lived around the world. Today, MacKenzie and Brooke chat all about what it was like to move to so many unique places and adjust to many different cultures. Brooke talks about their first tour when her husband was a diplomat in Eritrea, Africa Learning to live with less, especially wher...
Oct 09, 2019•1 hr•Season 5Ep. 137
This week on the CTL podcast, MacKenzie Koppa chats with Erin Moon. Erin is the COO of the Popcast Media Group and resident scholar of the Bible Binge podcast , plus being a Bible study author. Erin is also a busy wife and mother living in Birmingham, Alabama. Erin tells her story, starting with her experiences at Christian summer camp How Erin got involved in creating content and writing Bible studies for ministries Taking on the responsibility of studying the Bible instead of being intimidated...
Oct 02, 2019•1 hr 11 min•Season 5Ep. 136
Today on Cultivating the Lovely, MacKenzie chats with radio host Bekah Eaker of Way-FM’s popular The Wally Show. Bekah’s husband has had severe health complications for a few years, and she and MacKenzie go deep with how they deal with prolonged stress. This episode is full of insight and encouragement both for people in similar situations and anyone who knows someone who could use support. How Bekah and MacKenzie handle having to keep showing up for a public platform while in ongoing stress Lea...
Sep 26, 2019•1 hr 13 min•Season 5Ep. 135
Affiliate links are used in this content. Thanks to VistaPrint for sponsoring this episode of CTL. Get 500 high quality professional business cards for only $9.99 when you order from VistaPrint.com/LOVELY . This week’s episode of CTL is also sponsored by Grove . As a CTL listener, you can get a FREE 5-piece Mrs. Meyers fall cleaning set at Grove.co/LOVELY , plus free shipping and a free 60-day VIP trial with your first order. This week’s episode of CTL is brought to you by Away Travel . Use prom...
Sep 23, 2019•1 hr 10 min
On this week’s episode of Cultivating the Lovely, MacKenzie Koppa is joined by Brian Dixon, author of Start with Your People: The Daily Decision that Changes Everything . Brian has a passion for coaching people to find clarity and pursue their goals and lives with intention. He and his wife Julie live in North Carolina with their three children. Today MacKenzie and Brian talk about showing up and focussing on the people in your life, including: MacKenzie shares an example of how the message of S...
Sep 11, 2019•1 hr 5 min•Season 5Ep. 133
Today on Cultivating the Lovely, MacKenzie Koppa brings back her popular Season 4 guest, Jennifer L. Scott. Jennifer has a new book for families, Connoisseur Kids: Etiquette, Manners, and Living Well for Parents and Their Little Ones , which is the main topic of this week’s episode. MacKenzie and Jennifer talk about why and how to instill confidence, care and capability into our children so that they become the kind of adults we all want to be around. MacKenzie asks Jennifer about her new exerci...
Sep 04, 2019•53 min•Season 5Ep. 132
On this week’s episode of Cultivating the Lovely, host MacKenzie Koppa Talks with Beth McCord of YourEnneagramCoach.com . Beth and her husband Jeff live outside of Nashville, Tennessee and have two grown children. She has been teaching people about the enneagram personality type tool for 17 years. You can now pre-order Beth and Jeff’s book Becoming Us: Using the Enneagram to Create a Thriving, Gospel-Centered Marriage . Beth and MacKenzie are taking a deep dive into all things enneagram today, i...
Aug 28, 2019•1 hr 40 min•Season 5Ep. 131
Welcome to Season 5 of Cultivating the Lovely the Podcast! Today on the show, MacKenzie Koppa is joined by her friend Chelle Bruzas to bring you all up to speed on what is coming up this season around the CTL community! Also, stick around to the end of show to hear Chelle ask MacKenzie her own “stock questions” and get to know your lovely host a little bit better. MacKenzie explains some of the changes happening with the Cultivating the Lovely platform How the CTL Patreon group is making a diffe...
Aug 21, 2019•1 hr 5 min•Season 5Ep. 130
This week wraps up Season 4 of the Cultivating the Lovely podcast! And today MacKenzie has a fun conversation with her dear friend Chelle Bruzas about some of the things they’ve been loving this summer and how they are squeezing every last drop of goodness out of summer before it’s over. This episode is full of memories, book and show recommendations and simple things that are making Chelle and MacKenzie’s live a little better. So get yourself a glass of something cold, sit back and enjoy the ch...
Aug 14, 2019•1 hr 6 min•Season 4Ep. 129
Today on the Cultivating the Lovely podcast, host MacKenzie Koppa has a chat with Jen Traynor, a Noonday Collection Ambassador. Jen is a wife and homeschooling mom to two boys, and she was also taught MacKenzie’s daughter in preschool last year. Together Jen and MacKenzie talk about building a business that blesses others. This is not your typical multi-level marketing story, so stick around to hear this encouraging chat! Jen's story of how she got started as a Noonday ambassador The difference ...
Aug 07, 2019•55 min•Season 4Ep. 128
Back to School is rolling in fast and hard! If you’re anything like me then you like to make sure to have some things in place before day 1 hits so that you don’t get mowed down by the proverbial school bus as the year gets rolling. If you want guidance for getting all the back to school things done, like- establishing routines, getting your calendar ready, planning your meals, creating functioning workspaces, and making sure that your own needs don’t fall by the wayside in the midst of the cra...
Aug 05, 2019•5 min
Affiliate links are used in this content. CTL is also brought to you by Plan to Eat meal planning service. Visit PlanToEat.com/LOVELY to start your free 60-day trial instead of the normal 30-day trial. This episode of Cultivating the Lovely is brought to you by Embr. Save $50 off your own Embr Wave when you go to EmbrWave.com and use code LOVELY at checkout. CTL is also sponsored by Blume . Get 25% off your first stick of HugMe Deodorant and Free Shipping by texting “Cultivate” to 79-79-79. Than...
Jul 31, 2019•1 hr 8 min
Affiliate links are used in this content. CTL is also brought to you by Plan to Eat meal planning service. Visit PlanToEat.com/LOVELY to start your free 60-day trial instead of the normal 30-day trial. Cultivating the Lovely is brought to you by Rockets of Awesome . Get 20% OFF your first order when you go to rocketsofawesome/lovely and use promo code LOVELY at checkout. This week’s episode of CTL is sponsored by Grove . As a CTL listener, you can get a FREE Mrs. Meyers Spring Scent cleaning s...
Jul 24, 2019•1 hr 22 min
Affiliate links are used in this content. Thanks to Policy Genius for sponsoring this episode of CTL. Go to PolicyGenius.com to find the right coverage for you and your family. If you want more ways to interact with these episodes, including discussion questions, behind the scenes information, and ad-free episode audio, be sure to check out the Cultivating the Lovely Patreon community ! Show Notes- On Cultivating the Lovely this week, MacKenzie Koppa talks with Heather Avis, author of the new b...
Jul 17, 2019•1 hr 6 min
Affiliate links are used in this content. This episode of Cultivating the Lovely is brought to you by BioClarity. Right now you can save 40% off Skin Care Routines, plus 15% off everything else at BioClarity.com when you use coupon code LOVELY at checkout. Thanks to HelloFresh for sponsoring this episode of CTL. Get $80 OFF... Read more... You just finished reading CTLP Episode 124- Curating a Capsule Wardrobe with Amanda Warfield ! Consider leaving a comment!...
Jul 10, 2019•55 min
Affiliate links are used in this content. Cultivating the Lovely is brought to you by Rockets of Awesome. Get 20% OFF your first order when you go to rocketsofawesome/lovely and use promo code LOVELY at checkout. This week’s episode is also sponsored by Butcher Box. Get FREE BACON for life, plus 20% OFF your first... Read more... You just finished reading CTLP Episode 123- Getting Unstuck with David Trotter ! Consider leaving a comment!...
Jul 03, 2019•1 hr 18 min
Affiliate links are used in this content. Thanks to American Blossom Linens for sponsoring this week’s episode. Get 15% OFF your order at American Blossom Linens when you use coupon code LOVELY at checkout. This week’s episode of CTL is brought to you by BetterHelp private online counseling. Visit BetterHelp.com/LOVELY for 10% OFF your first month of... Read more... You just finished reading CTLP Episode 122- Becoming Haven Makers with Robin Jones Gunn ! Consider leaving a comment!...
Jun 26, 2019•1 hr 21 min
Affiliate links are used in this content. Cultivating the Lovely is sponsored by Scentbird. CTL listeners get 50% off their first month when you use coupon code LOVELY at Scentbird.com/lovely . Thanks to Policy Genius for sponsoring this episode of CTL. Go to PolicyGenius.com to find the right coverage for you and your family. This episode is... Read more... You just finished reading CTLP Episode 121- Morning Time and Mother Culture with Lara Molettiere ! Consider leaving a comment!...
Jun 19, 2019•1 hr 4 min
Affiliate links are used in this content. CTL is also brought to you by Plan to Eat meal planning service. Visit PlanToEat.com/LOVELY to start your free 60-day trial instead of the normal 30-day trial. This episode is brought to you by BioClarity. Right now you can save 40% off Skin Care Routines, plus 15% off everything else at... Read more... You just finished reading CTLP Episode 120- Spring and Early Summer Favorites with MacKenzie and Rebekah ! Consider leaving a comment!...
Jun 12, 2019•1 hr 26 min
Affiliate links are used in this content. This episode is brought to you by Hylands Earache Drops. Go to Hylands.com/ear-pain to find a retailer near you. Today’s episode of CTL is also brought to you by StoryWorth. For $20 OFF, visit storyworth.com/lovely when you subscribe. Cultivating the Lovely is also sponsored by Third Love. Get 15% Off... Read more... You just finished reading CTLP Episode 119- Beauty and Skincare Deep Dive with MacKenzie and Rebekah ! Consider leaving a comment!...
Jun 05, 2019•1 hr 1 min
Affiliate links are used in this content. This week’s episode of CTL is brought to you by BetterHelp private online counseling. Visit BetterHelp.com/LOVELY for 10% OFF your first month of counseling. Thanks to Plan to Eat for sponsoring this episode of the podcast. Visit PlanToEat.com/LOVELY to start your free 60-day trial instead of the normal 30-day trial. Show Notes-... Read more... You just finished reading CTLP Episode 118-Simplifying Nature Study with Joy Cherrick ! Consider leaving a comm...
May 29, 2019•1 hr 13 min
Affiliate links are used in this content. Thanks to Plan to Eat for sponsoring this episode of the podcast. Visit PlanToEat.com/LOVELY to start your free 60-day trial instead of the normal 30-day trial. Cultivating the Lovely is also sponsored by Scentbird. CTL listeners get 50% off their first month when you use coupon code LOVELY at Scentbird.com/lovely .... Read more... You just finished reading CTLP Episode 117- Cultivating Friendship in Hard Times with Chelle Bruzas ! Consider leaving a com...
May 22, 2019•58 min
Affiliate links are used in this content. This episode is brought to you by BioClarity. Right now you can save 40% off Skin Care Routines, plus 15% off everything else at BioClarity.com when you use coupon code LOVELY at checkout. This week’s episode of CTL is brought to you by Blume Hug Me natural deodorant. Text Cultivate to 79-79-79... Read more... You just finished reading CTLP Episode 116- Personalities of Fear with Ruth Soukup ! Consider leaving a comment!...
May 12, 2019•1 hr 11 min
Affiliate links are used in this content. This episode is brought to you by Hylands Earache Drops. Go to Hylands.com/ear-pain to find a retailer near you. Cultivating the Lovely is also sponsored by Third Love. Get 15% Off your first order when you go to ThirdLove.com/LOVELY today. This week’s episode of CTL is brought to you... Read more... You just finished reading CTLP Episode 115- Nutrition to Thrive with Lahana Vigliano ! Consider leaving a comment!...
May 08, 2019•1 hr 7 min
Affiliate links are used in this content. This episode is brought to you by Blume Hug Me natural deodorant. Text Cultivate to 79-79-79 to get 25% off your first stick of Hug Me deodorant! Cultivating the Lovely is also sponsored by Baked By Melissa. Use promo code LOVELY to get 15% off your order at BakedByMelissa.com .... Read more... You just finished reading CTLP Episode 114- Moving House with MacKenzie and Andi ! Consider leaving a comment!...
May 01, 2019•57 min
