#24 SOFTEN: your invitation to winter
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#24 SOFTEN: your invitation to winter

In the last episode of 2023 I want to send you off with an invitation to deeply rest. To hibernate. To take a true winter. What would this season be like for you if you allowed yourself to winter? A time of prioritizing rest, to shed what is dead and to prepare our hearts for the new growth. A time to release your jaw, release the grip and trust that stillness is nothing to fear. Nothing to feel guilty of. Amongst reminders of how to slow down during Christmas I’m sharing ways to reflect on what was and to invite what is to come in the New Year ahead.

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#23 SLOW DOWN: Christmas time hygge
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#23 SLOW DOWN: Christmas time hygge

In todays episode I share a bit about what I do in my house to infuse my days with Christmas time hygge. A beautiful reminder to relish the little moments, versus waiting for the big magic of the season to knock on your doorstep and then feeling disappointment when it never arrives. so grab a cup of something warm and comforting and get cozy with me.

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#19 SIMPLIFY: The art of cozy gift giving &  gift receiving
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#19 SIMPLIFY: The art of cozy gift giving & gift receiving

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.

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#16 EMBODIED HOME: The spaces we make and the spaces that make us
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#16 EMBODIED HOME: The spaces we make and the spaces that make us

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.

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#15 SLOW DOWN: 5 cozy takeaways from my week in Maine
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#15 SLOW DOWN: 5 cozy takeaways from my week in Maine

I just returned from hosting my motherhood retreat in Maine. If Ireland and Norway had a lovechild it certainly would be Maine. 

Emerald forests.

Blue lakes.

Ancient pines.

The salty embrace of the sea. 

Quaint villages nestling into the cradle of rocky shores. 

Maines is like a tapestry of serenity and beauty and an ode to the untamed elegance of the natural world. 

This week on the Milk & Coffee Podcast I want to share 5 COZY TAKEAWAYS from my week in Maine.

Thank you for hyggeing with me.

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#14 SLOW WARDROBE: Cozy autumn style & the mindset shifts that help me turn my back on fast fashion
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#14 SLOW WARDROBE: Cozy autumn style & the mindset shifts that help me turn my back on fast fashion

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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#13 SIMPLE KITCHEN: cozy ingredients I always have on hand
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#13 SIMPLE KITCHEN: cozy ingredients I always have on hand

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.

The kitchen is the heart of my home and simplicity is the heart of my kitchen.

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