Root to Bloom

We Can Do Anything: Matriarchal Self Care + Commerce with Rachel Rondeau

EPISODE 26 🌸 Tune in to this life-giving episode as my guest, Rachel Rondeau, shares how she came to birth her business Mama Thyme.  Add it to the queue or share with a friend in preparation for Mother's Day!  
 
Mama Thyme:
🌎 Visit their website
📸 Instagram @lovemamathyme 
💌 hello@lovemamathyme.com
 
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Haley's Businesses:
☀️ Live Forever Foods: https://live-forever-csk.square.site/   
🧜‍♀️ Untamed Retreats: https://www.untamers.com/ 
 
Additional Resources
🫀 Human Design: https://www.jovianarchive.com/get_your_chart  
📕 Real Food for Pregnancy by Lily Nichols: https://lilynicholsrdn.com/real-food-for-pregnancy/
🎨 Graphics by Chelsea Skye @lunarlilt
🎨 Gift box artwork by Leigh Erickson @leighericksonart
 
Connect with me on Instagram:
🌸 @roottobloom_podcast 
🌸 @kweschtionsne1
 

Money as a Relationship: Beyond the Bottom Line and into Erotic Discourse with Mona Green

Episode 25 🌸 How are you taking care of your elder (and younger and present) self?  Today we talk about money, honey.  Join my guest, Mona Green, and I as we go beyond the bottom line to look at the spiritual, somatic, and systemic implications of financial management.  
 
Connect with Mona
🌺 MAUA- Matriarchal Money Management: www.themauaverse.com // @themauaverse
🌺 One on one coaching: www.namasme.com
 
the music that brought us together - Edy Blu  🎶 @edyblu
 
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Connect with Kate
🌸 @roottobloom_podcast 
🌸 @kweschtionsne1
 
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Awakening the Author with Leah Dawkins: Guilt, Goals, and Fear to Divine Femininity

EPISODE 24 🌸 Ever think about writing a book?  My guest today has written FOUR, on top of being a full-time nurse, mom, grandma, and wife (among other things...).  Learn from Leah about both the writing and publishing process, as well as the bonus surprises she's experienced along the way.  
 
Connect with Leah + Buy her Books!
🌐  https://whisperwoodholdingsllc.com
📧 whisperwoodholdings@yahoo.com
📗 https://linktr.ee/whisperwoodholdings
 
Take the Listener Survey for a chance to get a copy of Leah's first book!  https://bit.ly/roottobloom_survey 
 
Leah's List of Resources:
🥾 El Camino de Santiago: https://caminoways.com/camino-primitivo   
💰 Dave Ramsey: https://www.ramseysolutions.com
📚 Karen Slaughter: https://www.karinslaughter.com/ 
 
Sumter Specific 
🧘‍♀️ Southern Bliss Yoga: https://www.southernblissyoga.com/ 
🔨 Simpson’s: https://www.acehardware.com/store-details/01592
 
For Authors + Self Publishing:
📗 Booktalk:https://www.booktalk.org/ 
📗 Good Reads: https://www.goodreads.com/ 
📗 Kindle Direct Publishing: https://kdp.amazon.com/en_US/ 
📗 Ingram Spark: https://www.ingramspark.com/ 
🌐 WIX: https://www.wix.com 
 

Radical Self Love with Kelley Boymer: Embracing the Caterpillar + Cocoon

EPISODE 23 🌸  Join two Pisces as we discuss mental health, sexuality, yoga, schools, entrepreneurship, and more.  
 
➡️ Support Kelley’s Go-Fund-Me: https://www.gofundme.com/f/support-inner-rhythms-empower-kids-with-mindfulness
 
Inner Rhythms:
🧘‍♀️ Website: https://www.innerrhythmsvt.com/
🧘‍♀️ Substack: https://innerrhythms.substack.com/
🧘‍♀️ @innerrhythmsvt
 
📝 The Morning Light Substack: https://kelleyboymer.substack.com/
 
For those local to or visiting Vermont:
🧘‍♀️ Angie Follensbee Hall- Yoga Teacher, weekly newsletter: https://angiefollensbeehall.com/
🧘‍♀️ Range with Kara Duval: https://range.karaduvalpilates.com/
🎤 Babe’s Bar: https://www.babesvt.com/ 
💐 Brook + Blossom flowers: https://www.brookandblossom.com/
🌲 Forest + Field: https://forestandfieldcollective.com/pages/about-us
💎 Elements Aligned: https://www.elementsaligned.love/about-us
🌊 Carolyn Barnwell (TRE): https://shakeawaystress.com/about-carolyn 
Kelley's Go-Tos:
📚 Wildpreneur: https://wildpreneurs.com/ 
🧘‍♀️ Yoga Glo: https://landing.glo.com/womens-yoga-green-guides/?gad_source=1 
🌠 Chani Nicholas astrology: https://chaninicholas.com/ 
🔮 Keli Stander (psychic): https://www.kelistander.com/life-path-psychic-reading
🧶 Pulling the Thread (podcast): https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/pulling-the-thread-with-elise-loehnen/id1585015034 
 
⏱ Asana: https://asana.com/
⏱ Notion: https://www.notion.com/ 
 

Astrowellness with Mary Beth Bender: Star-Inspired Affirmations and Seasonal Self Care Practices

EPISODE 22 🌸 Join me for a conversation with my friend and favorite astrologer, Mary Beth Bender.  She gives an overview of what's going on in the sky and shares ideas for we can take care of ourselves based on the season at hand.  Towards the end of the episode, we explore clues in our birth chart (natal chart) for creativity and health.  Over on Patreon, you'll see my birth chart and a link for Mary Beth's meditation.  
 
Mary Beth’s Websites:
🌟 Astrology: www.wholisticastrology1111.space
🧘‍♀️ Twist Kids Yoga  www.twistkidsyoga.com 
 
Connect with Mary Beth on Instagram:
🌟 @wholisticastrology 
🧘‍♀️ @twistkidsyoga 
 
Book a Reading with Mary Beth ✨
 
Places Mary Beth Mentions:
Okra: https://www.okracharlotte.com/
Sanctuary Imports in Charlotte: https://www.sanctuaryimportsclt.com/
Kripalu: https://kripalu.org/ 
Overview of Ayurveda: https://ayurveda.com/ayurveda-a-brief-introduction-and-guide/
 
Other Astrologers + Resources:
🌠 Rebecca Gordon: https://www.rebeccagordonastrology.com/ 
🌠 Stephanie Gailing: https://bookshop.org/p/books/the-complete-guide-to-astrological-self-care-a-holistic-approach-to-wellness-for-every-sign-in-the-zodiac-stephanie-gailing/15079777?aid=82045&ean=9781577152347&listref=the-books-i-ve-written 
🌠 Astro.com: https://www.astro.com/horoscope 
🌠 Kira Sutherland: https://www.astrologyofhealth.com/ 
 
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🌸 @roottobloom_podcast 
🌸 @kweschtionsne1
 
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Pregnancy + Power: What My Spin Teacher Taught Me About Seasons of Waiting

EPISODE 21 🌸 Spoiler alert: I am not pregnant, but I recently hosted a mother blessing ceremony for a dear friend who is!  And, it's a perfect metaphor for my topic today - keeping ourselves well during seasons of waiting.  
 
Read More About Mother Blessings Here:
🤰https://thebirthhour.com/blessingway/
🤰 https://villageformama.com/mothers-blessing-ceremony/ 
 
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Other Resources I Mention:
🎙Corinna’s Episode on Waiting: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/my-digital-farmer-podcast/id1461141261?i=1000677622000 
📩 Tim Ferriss’s Newsletter: https://go.tim.blog/5-bullet-friday-1/ 
🎙 My Episode on Building A Mind Map*: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/root-to-bloom/id1756562911?i=1000671532566
*sample available on Patreon 
 
Connect with me on Instagram:
🌸 @roottobloom_podcast 
🌸 @kweschtionsne1
 
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Sourdough, Bacon, Ghee, and Garlic: Get a Taste of this Essential Marketing Tool

EPISODE 20 🌸 As a follow-up to my interview with Corinna Bench, I revisit a tool I put together for my business while participating in her Farm Marketing School - a sales funnel.  
What does it take for us to go from walking by a store on the street to entering it ?  
What gets us excited to jump in and become a paying customer?
What makes us want to keep coming back for more? 
Which businesses are your go-tos, your tried and true, and the ones that you promote to your friends... how did they make it to that supreme status?!
Become a member of the Bloom tier on Patreon to access my Sales Funnel template 💐 https://www.patreon.com/roottobloom_podcast 
 
Corinna's Resources:
🌱 Listen to our episode together:
🌱 Listen to her podcast! My Digital Farmer Podcast https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/my-digital-farmer-podcast/id1461141261 🌱 Sign up for her email list to get weekly marketing tips at www.mydigitalfarmer.com/subscribe  🌱 Subscribe to her online membership FMS (Farm  Marketing School) at www.mydigitalfarmer.com/fms – and get access to over 15 monthly “project builds” that help you to build the pieces of a farm sales funnel.🌱 Connect with her on Instagram at @mydigitalfarmer and @sharedlegacyfarms
 
Businesses + Entrepreneurs I Mention:
🍞 King Arthur Flour: https://www.kingarthurbaking.com/ 
🌿 Farmer Cee Stanley: https://www.greenheffafarms.com/ 
🧃 Johnny’s Juice: https://www.facebook.com/JohnnysGardenjuicebar/ 
🧘‍♀️ Southern Bliss Yoga: ​​https://www.southernblissyoga.com/ 
🐮 Goddess Ghee: https://www.goddessghee.com/shop/p/venus 
 
SOWTH ☀️ the agriculture conference I'm attending while this episode launches: https://sowth.org/sowth-2025/ 
 
Connect with me on Instagram:
🌸 @roottobloom_podcast 
🌸 @kweschtionsne1

Learning to Live in the Land of Fun with Corinna Bench: Snake Skin, Trust Falls, and Dancing with God

EPISODE 19 🌸 Join me on this milestone episode as I interview my marketing coach, Corinna Bench.  
In this conversation together we explore:
The core metaphor that she leans into when she comes to a crossroads 
The notion of whether or not you trust your future story/self 
How to dance with God 
Her season of waiting + identify transformation 
What does it mean to be [your name] if you can’t XYZ
Why the moment of surrender is a key piece to becoming a new version of yourself
The possibilities (and permission) that comes with relinquishing the sunken costs 
Her practices for getting through the most difficult season of life 
How she worked on healing her mind to heal her body 
The paradox of pain and progress 
How she Integrated an illness into other identified priorities 
What it was like to pass off or step aside in aspects of her business 
How she spent her time when she was younger and how that has manifested in her adult life  
What is the Land of Fun and why it’s important to spend time there 
How curiosity can impact our learning  
What lessons learned she’s taking into this next season 
The perspective she takes to feel more prepared to hold the reality of potential challenges to come
Corinna's Resources 
🌱 Listen to her podcast! My Digital Farmer Podcast https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/my-digital-farmer-podcast/id1461141261
🌱 Sign up for her email list to get weekly marketing tips at www.mydigitalfarmer.com/subscribe 
🌱 Subscribe to her online membership FMS (Farm  Marketing School) at www.mydigitalfarmer.com/fms – and get access to over 15 monthly “project builds” that help you to build the pieces of a farm sales funnel.
🌱 Connect with her on Instagram at @mydigitalfarmer and @sharedlegacyfarms
 
Resources We Mention
📕 Heal Your Body A-Z by Louise Hay: https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/602728/heal-your-body-a-z-by-louise-hay/   
 
📕 The Artist’s Way by Julia Cameron: https://www.amazon.com/dp/0143129252?psc=1&smid=ATVPDKIKX0DER&ref_=chk_typ_imgToDp   
 
📕 Journey to the Heart by Melody Beattie: https://www.harpercollins.com/products/journey-to-the-heart-melody-beattie?variant=41227521064994
📕 Jesus Calling by Sarah Young: https://www.jesuscalling.com/
 
Sign up for the Intentional Mastermind by January 31st ✨ https://angbarnard.thrivecart.com/intentionalmastermind/ 
 
Connect with Kate on Instagram:
🌸 @roottobloom_podcast 
🌸 @kweschtionsne1
 
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Muse, Motivation, and Compassion: Reflections from My Journey with Grief

EPISODE 18 🌸 In this episode I share highlights from two of the most helpful and powerful books I read in the last year - both on grief.  It was through the work of these two authors that brought me closer to understanding what was going on in my heart + head, and how I could practice compassion during one of my hardest years to date.  
 
NOTE: I am NOT a professional therapist 😉
 
Books on Grief
📕 Brené Brown, Atlas of the Heart: https://brenebrown.com/book/atlas-of-the-heart/ 
📘 Mary-Frances O’Connor, The Grieving Brain: https://maryfrancesoconnor.org/books/the-grieving-brain 
📗 Plus the one I just started and am loving - The Wound Makes the Medicine by Pixie Lighthorse: https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/The-Wound-Makes-the-Medicine/Pixie-Lighthorse/9781955905435 
 
Join Our Intentional Mastermind 💪 Register by January 31! https://angbarnard.thrivecart.com/intentionalmastermind/
 
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🌸 @roottobloom_podcast 
🌸 @kweschtionsne1
 
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A Year in Review: Key Takeaways from my BOLDest Year Yet

EPISODE 17 🌸 It's a new dawn, new day, and new year.  What are your achievements and challenges from 2024?  What mini-adventures will bring fun and excitement to 2025? 
Join me as I walk through some of my favorite exercises for the year's end while sharing some lessons learned.  Thank you for 1000+ downloads and your continued support on Patreon 💖 https://linktr.ee/roottobloom_podcast 
 
📚 Blessing - Everyday Spirit Book: https://www.everydayspirit.net/daybook
 
Tools for Reflecting, Celebrating, and Planning
🗓️ Jesse Itzler: https://jesseitzler.com/pages/jesses-system 
👣 Habit Farmer/Footprint Farm: https://www.habitfarmer.com/community.html 
🧭 Year Compass: https://yearcompass.com/ 
 
Register for the Clarify Your Vision Event - January 12th @ 2pm EST
🚀 https://angbarnard.thrivecart.com/clarify-your-vision-workshop-copy-2/ 
 
Oracle Decks
🎴 Soul Coaching by Denise Linn: https://deniselinnseminars.com/market/cards/
🎴 Starseed by Rebecca Campbell: https://starseedoracle.me/ 
 
Podcasts I Mention:
🎧 Mel Robbins: https://open.spotify.com/episode/7iNmYLOMhAcE258lCxshx3?si=9cdd0898417747e1&utm_campaign=Newsletter+Dec+19&utm_content=Newsletter+Dec+19&utm_medium=email_action&utm_source=customer.io&nd=1&dlsi=4f88695dd8fa4415 
🎧 Episode 9 on Synchronicity: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/root-to-bloom/id1756562911?i=1000669914372 
 
Follow me on Instagram:
🌸 @roottobloom_podcast 
🌸 @kweschtionsne1 -- check out my highlight reels for my various words of the year 
 
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