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057 | Old-Fashioned on Purpose: Cultivating a Slower, More Joyful Life with Jill Winger
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I had the joy of talking with my new friend, Jill Winger, on today’s episode! Jill has done (and is continuing to do) SO many incredible things in the homesteading space. She started one of the OG foundational homesteading blogs when she first became a stay-at-home mom. Jill was feeling a bit lost and purposeless at the time, but she soon found a love for the homesteading skills she was learning and doing. Now, she shares allll of her amazing homesteading knowledge with the world, and she even has a new book coming out in Fall 2023. I’m excited for you to hear from Jill and learn more about the beauty of cultivating a slower, more joyful life!
Jill Winger is the founder of The Prairie Homestead, one of the foremost homesteading websites since 2010. She is dedicated to helping others learn how to grow their own food and live a more fulfilling, old-fashioned life. Her practical and authentic style of teaching and storytelling has won the hearts of hundreds of thousands of homesteaders across social media and through the top-ranked Old Fashioned on Purpose podcast and the best-selling Prairie Homestead Cookbook.
In this episode, Old-Fashioned on Purpose Cultivating a Slower, More Joyful Life, we cover:
- Growing up in a traditional environment, but wanting to take more of an ‘unconventional’ path
- When Jill started questioning all of the ‘normal’ things in life, and decided to make a completely different shift that felt right for her and her family
- Navigating a new business and making money in an unorthodox way, while still being true to who you are
- Learning to be confident in what you’re doing when you’re going against the grain, and not worry about outside approval
- Jill’s biggest pieces of advice when starting your own journey and choosing to do things differently
- The homesteading movement as a whole and how we are reclaiming what we’ve lost
- A great place to start when you’re first beginning with homesteading
- How you can get more involved within your local community to build deeper connections
- Key lessons Jill has learned since building multiple businesses
- How Jill helps guide people on their homesteading journeys
- Jill’s upcoming book, Old-Fashioned on Purpose Cultivating a Slower, More Joyful Life
- The importance of continual personal growth
Resources & Links:
- The Unsettling of America by Wendell Berry
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Connect with Jill:
- Check out Jill’s website
- Follow on Instagram @jill.winger
- Get Jill’s new book here (pre-order before it releases on September 26th, 2023)
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Related Episodes:
- Episode 056 | embracing the entrepreneurial spiral
- Episode 055 | what does personal growth mean to you?
- Episode 036 | reviving rural communities with danna larson
More about Gather in Growth podcast:
Where can I connect with fellow rural women who aren’t afraid to dream big dreams? How do I create and sustain daily habits that help me reach my personal and professional goals? Am I the only one that absolutely loves living in the middle of nowhere but wants to understand the world beyond my backyard? What should I do about the unshakable feeling that there’s more to life than just showing up? How do I break free from other people’s opinions and confidently live as my authentic self?
Welcome to Gather in Growth, a show created for passionate, growth-focused rural women like you. From mindset work and building strong habits to nerding out over personal growth books through the lens of life on a backroad, this is a show to leave you feeling joyful, inspired, ready to take action, and a little less alone.
Tune in for honest and heart-felt conversations with host, Emily Reuschel, and fellow thought leaders, to talk about personal growth and thriving as a rural woman. Here you’ll gain tactical strategies to bring your dreams to reality, real talk about the ups and downs of tackling goals, meaningful insight from fresh perspectives, and the confidence to step into the calling that’s been laid on your heart for a reason. If you crave to feel seen in a small town, you’re in the right place.
Whether you’re currently running on a backroad, shuffling kids to town, hopping along for a tractor ride, or three loads deep into folding laundry… we’re in this together. Absolutely anything is possible and I’m so grateful to be on this journey with YOU!
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Welcome to Gather in Growth, a show created for passionate, growth-focused rural women like you. From mindset work and building strong habits to nerding out over personal growth books and exploring the unique joys and challenges of living rural, this is a show to leave you feeling joyful, inspired, ready to take action, and a little less alone.
“Being connected to Emily is a blessing because her radiant energy and positive vibes are contagious. She makes me feel like it’s okay to stay grounded in my own truths and be the kind of person who walks around with a smile even if everything isn’t okay. Her genuine smile and charming personality is a blessing to the world. She continues to inspire me even on the days when I feel uninspired.”
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