Best to the Nest with Margery & Elizabeth

Soooo…this is sad, but important. We want you all to take a moment to talk to your families about what it means to get sick right now. In many cities, hospitals are still a bit overwhelmed, so it’s time, as best you can, to come up with a family strategy. Best to the Nest is our podcast all about creating strong, comfortable, beautiful nests that prepare us to fly.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We hope you all are staying safe and well. How are you caring for yourself and your family? The Nest is our mini-sode all about the delightful and delicious things that make our homes just where we want to be!  Here is how we’re de-stressing: Scentered Sleep Well Therapy Balm    Ananda Hemp 125 MG CBD oil topical OR shop Lemon Laine   Bach Rescue Remedy    Sound Machine   Acupressure Mat   Murshroom Coffee  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Parenting is challenging enough -- add in a global pandemic and many families feel like they're barely treading water. Today's guest is Dr. Bobbi Wegner. She's a Supervising Clinical Psychologist at Boston Behavioral Medicine, a Lecturer at Harvard and the co-founder of a new web site that connects families to parenting coaches. If you've been feeling like you're not the parent, partner or person you want to be during this uncertain time, this conversation is for you.  NouVenu is offering a free 30 minute coaching session -- check out their web site for more information!   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It’s time again for WATCH, READ, LISTEN on The Nest, our mini-sode all about the delightful and delicious things that make our homes just where we want to be. Here’s what we’re doing this month:  "Fleabag"  Jerry Seinfeld “23 Hours to Kill” comedy special on Netflix   "13th"   Hidden Valley Road  Clean Eating Magazine  Eating Well  1619 Podcast  White Fragility by Robin DiAngelo   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We’re exploring what it means to have an effective conversation about race in our communities. Seena Hodges joins the conversation today. She is the founder of The Woke Coach™. Seena facilitate s conversations about equity, diversity, inclusion, education and empowerment. She can inspire all of us to open our hearts and minds to a deeper understanding of racial injustice. Best to the Nest is our podcast all about creating strong, comfortable, beautiful nests that prepare us to fly.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We’re listing the things we love right now—actually mostly the people we are loving right now! The Nest is our mini-sode all about the delightful and delicious things that make our homes just where we want to be.  And check these out:  Wooden Letter Organizer   We Love Lake Street   The Sanctuary   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We are having the conversation that many of you are having in your homes—injustice, fear, sadness and hope. Join ours and send us your thoughts in the Facebook group or on Instagram @besttothenest. Best to the Nest is our podcast all about creating strong, comfortable, beautiful nests that prepare us to fly.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Following a friend’s recommendation is the best way to get to know the talented makers in any community. So friends, we’ve got some suggestions for you. Check these out:  Carolina's Chocolate  H&H Honey  Butcher Box  Veggie Buds Club  Yellow Hutch Farm  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Karen Weiss and her family live and work on Little Foot Farm in Afton, MN ra ising heritage hogs, grass fed beef and lamb along with vegetables, herbs and fruit. It’s a truly beautiful farm where the animals live outside, the family lives on site and something is always growing -- even in the dead of a Minnesota winter. Today we’re talking about why small farms like Karen’s are so important and how a relationship with where your food comes from can change the way you cook and eat in your home.  Best to the Nest is our podcast all about creating strong, comfortable, beautiful nests that prepare us to fly.  Little Foot Farm Facebook  Little Foot Farm YouTube  Best to the Nest Zoom Happy Hour  Win a chance to chat with Best to the Nest's Elizabeth Ries and Margery Punnett in their Zoom Happy Hour on Thursday, June 11 from 5-6pm! 20 winners will be invited to join an hour long Zoom meeting room chat with Elizabeth, Margery, and 19 other Best to the Nest listeners. You'll talk about whatever is on your minds, ask questions, and discuss bringing your best to the nest. Once selected, PodMN will send you the necessary zoom instructions. You don't need to have a webcam to participate, but it would be great if you did so Elizabeth and Margery can see all of your smiling faces! If you don't have a webcam you will be able to call into a phone number. To win: Be logged in on the PodMN app (available in the Apple App Store and Google Play Store) and listen to 30 minutes daily of the Best to the Nest podcast on the PodMN app and earn a chance to win. When you listen for at least 30 minutes in a day you will get one entry towards the prize! Contest ends May 31, 2020 at 11:45pm.   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

One of us is a little more anxious than the other about the next couple of months. How are we continuing to stock our homes to fight the Corona virus? You’ll hear two different perspectives on this episode of The Nest.  The Nest is our mini-sode all about the delightful and delicious things that make our homes just where we want to be germ free!  Finger pulse oximeter   AirLife Volumetric Incentive Spirometer   UV Sanitizers   Organic Hand Sanitizer  Babyganics Wipes  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Oh my gosh, we’re looking back on our high school graduations and college days and thinking about all the graduating seniors and their parents. What should parents say? How should they help their young adults cope? What are the right choices? Lots of questions. Best to the Nest is our podcast all about creating strong, comfortable, beautiful nests that prepare us to fly.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It’s time again for WATCH, READ, LISTEN on The Nest, our mini-sode all about the delightful and delicious things that make our homes just where we want to be. Here’s what we’re devouring this month:  Watch: The Last Dance on ESPN  A Million Little Things on ABC  Read: Letters From Thailand   Let It Rot  Listen: Glee: The Complete Season Two   It’s A Great Day to be Alive by Travis Tritt  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Teacher and entrepreneur Jill Miller joins us to talk about the power of building. She is the owner of Projects in Person in Hopkins, Minnesota. Her project-based workshops teach basic building skills. Find out more: www.projectsinperson.com  Best to the Nest is our podcast all about creating strong, comfortable, beautiful nests that prepare us to fly. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We’re listing the things we love right now—Mother’s Day gifts to give and receive. The Nest is our mini-sode all about the delightful and delicious things that make our homes just where we want to be.  Margery: The New Healthy Bread in Five   Gardenia Blooming Shrub  Pajamas  Linen Bedding  Pink Velvet Slippers  Elizabeth: Flower CSA  MasterClass   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Eva Sabet joins us today. She is a fabulous baker and the owner of Swedish Crown Bakery in Anoka, Minnesota. She is talented and so thoughtful about ingredients and intention while she bakes and chats about how all of that translates to taste. This is such a yummy conversation. Find out more here: http://swedishcrownbakery.com/  Best to the Nest is our podcast all about creating strong, comfortable, beautiful nests that prepare us to fly.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices