Sitemap - 2024 - The Kettle with Meagan Francis
"Wise storybook granny" energy and my plans for 2025
The Christmas I learned to relax
The lasting impact of a mother at Christmas
Christmas baking and cozy holiday books
Letting literature inspire you in the kitchen, with C.J. from A Well-Read Tart
Making our own Christmas magic
Why I believe in nighttime parenting
Holiday mothering from an emptying nest
December Journal: Holiday Magic-Making For Moms Of Big Kids
20+ great gifts for tea drinkers
November Journal: Winter is coming
When it feels like you're drowning in content
We're all dealing with content overwhelm (and what I'm doing about mine.)
The Sunday Steep #11: A beauty hangover
The Sunday Steep #10: An autumn grab bag
The Sunday Steep #9: Why driving a 20-year-old car feels like freedom
5 simple kitchen routines that help my life work
The Sunday Steep #8: The blessings of being a beginner
What does it mean to have wealth? More conversation with Shannon Hayes, author of "Redefining Rich"
The Sunday Steep #7: Why don't we value food?
The hidden cost (and value!) of food, with farmer and author Shannon Hayes
The Sunday Steep #6: The magic of developing a relationship with your kitchen
Eating locally, preserving, and establishing your own "flow" in the kitchen
The Sunday Steep #5: Is safety really the best policy?
Why connecting with our food matters, with Alison Kay of Ancestral Kitchen
The Sunday Steep #4: Eighty pounds of goat meat
What is eating "ancestrally"? with Alison Kay of the Ancestral Kitchen Podcast
The Sunday Steep #3: Craft kits and crutches
More book questions & my writing process
Being a good steward - of myself
The Sunday Steep #2: College move-ins, motherhood milestones and mourning what we've moved beyond
Taking a book idea from proposal to contract
I'm backtracking on my paid Substack plan
How a book proposal is made (VIDEO)
The Sunday Steep #1: It's time to up my grandma game.
I took a solo trip to my childhood hometown
It's my birthday! A quick bonus episode to say hello and let you know what's next
On chickens, creativity, and a more connected life
I opened a tea shop! And other summer updates
How - and why - to get started foraging for wild plants
Living authentically in midlife with Rachel Macy Stafford
Loss, change, and the importance of feeling it all
On realizing I'm the grownup in the room...
Thriving when your plate is (really) full
Why (and how!) to take yourself on a solo adventure
The complicated reality of parental pride
Herbal how-to: my favorite herbal teas & how I prepare them
Putting my head down & pushing through
Creating community & a connected life, close to home
Confessions of a midlife wannabe homesteader
Why I'm embracing a home-centered life
We won't protect nature if we don't see ourselves in it
Why can't I do it all anymore?
New thoughts on productivity & "getting things done"
Why my skincare routine "works"
My skincare products, rituals, & philosophy
Who could possibly do this alone?
Eldercare, "stuff" & family responsibility
What I've learned in 12 years of podcasting
5 things I've learned from 12 years of podcasting
Your overwhelmed spirit will whisper to you before it screams
7 ways to welcome the spring season
On college tours, colds, and choosing challenge over comfort
Family, legacy, and memoir with T. Marie Bertineau
Bird feeders and the case for joy over urgency
What's happening in my kitchen right now
It's here! The Mother's Gratitude Journal...
My talk at church, and a little something about me you may not know
Sunday Sip: does "cozy" content marginalize women?
Cozy & Creative Spaces with Sarah Powers
You are a person, not a platform.
Why mobility training is an essential mind-body practice, with Angela Metrou, CPT
Straddling seasons of motherhood: so-slow book club, week 8
Tea as self-care with Laura Cepeda of Modestine
On craving what's right in front of me
So-Slow Book Club, Week 7: The solace of seeds
4 hard copy, hardcover books I'm adoring right now
My book pile (+ evolving reading habits)
All about BEANS: A sneak peek of this week's exclusive bonus episode!
Six ways I'm loving beans right now
So-Slow Book Club, week 5: in defense of an un-manicured yard
Staying cozy when it's crazy cold out
6 ways I'm staying warm & cozy right now
The Tea's Made podcast, episode 10
So-Slow Book Club, Week 4: Bully birds & human biases
My #TeaLife + your tea questions, answered!
Help me choose a new electric kettle!
Midlife injuries happen. So does healing.
So-Slow Book Club Week 3: What we see, and can no longer unsee