Ep 10: The Unexpected Path from Disordered Eating to Deep Nourishment with Clara Belize Wisner

Ep 10: The Unexpected Path from Disordered Eating to Deep Nourishment with Clara Belize Wisner

What if true nourishment isn't about following the perfect diet—but about learning to listen to your body, reconnect with the Earth, and trust the wisdom you've carried all along? In this heartfelt conversation, Lindsay and Scott sit down with holistic nutritionist and mineral balancing practitioner Clara Wisner to explore what it means to nourish the whole person. Clara shares her journey from childhood fascination with the human body, through years of disordered eating and body dysmorphia, to discovering a more embodied, intuitive approach to healing. Together, they explore the profound connection between nourishment, motherhood, the natural world, ancestral wisdom, and the body's incredible ability to communicate what it needs. They also discuss why healing isn't about fixing ourselves; it's about remembering our place within nature and learning to trust the intelligence of our bodies. If this conversation resonates with you, Clara's work extends far beyond this episode. Through her Deep Nourishment course, one-on-one mentorship, and writing, she guides women into a deeper relationship with nourishment, mineral balancing, feminine physiology, and the body's innate wisdom. In this episode, we explore: * Clara's journey from disordered eating to deep nourishment * What embodiment really means—and why we're never truly disconnected from our bodies * The connection between mineral balancing, nourishment, and long-term health * Motherhood as a catalyst for healing and transformation * Why our symptoms are often invitations to listen more deeply * The role of nature, land, and ancestral connection in nervous system regulation * Orienting to the Earth as "Mother" and reclaiming a deeper sense of belonging * Raising children with a stronger connection to food, nature, and the rhythms of the Earth * Why healing begins by learning to stay on your own side Connect with Clara:  Website: https://www.clarawisner.com [https://www.clarawisner.com/]  Deep Nourishment: https://www.clarawisner.com/deep-nourishment [https://www.clarawisner.com/deep-nourishment] 🌿 Substack (Remothering): https://clarabelize.substack.com [https://clarabelize.substack.com/] 🌿 Instagram: @clarabelizewisner If you enjoyed this episode, we'd love for you to subscribe, leave a review, and share it with someone who is longing to reconnect with their body, the Earth, and a more nourishing way of living. Connect with Lindsay & Scott:  To learn more about our retreats: www.homesteadandheal.net [http://www.homesteadandheal.net/] Connected with Lindsay: https://www.instagram.com/lindsaycourcelle/ [https://www.instagram.com/lindsaycourcelle/] Connect with Scott: https://www.instagram.com/alchemygardens/ [https://www.instagram.com/alchemygardens/] If you loved this episode - it would mean so much to leave us a review!

Ep 9: WWOOFing in Europe and Hosting WWOOFers: Stories from France, Italy, and the Homestead

Have you ever wondered what it's really like to volunteer on farms around the world through WWOOF? In this episode, Lindsay and Scott share stories from their own WWOOFing adventures across France and Italy, the lessons they learned through cultural exchange, and how those experiences shaped the way they now welcome WWOOFers to their Vermont homestead. From blueberry farms in the French Basque countryside to permaculture communities in Italy, they reflect on the people, food, farming practices, and unexpected moments that made the journey unforgettable. They also share heartfelt stories about the WWOOFers who have become part of their own homestead community over the years and the lasting impact these connections have had on their lives. Whether you're curious about WWOOFing, dreaming of traveling through sustainable agriculture, or simply love hearing stories about homesteading and community, this episode offers inspiration, laughter, and practical insight. In This Episode * What WWOOF (World Wide Opportunities on Organic Farms) is and why Lindsay and Scott chose it * Their experience working on a blueberry farm in the Basque region of France * Learning hugelkultur-inspired gardening techniques * Navigating language barriers and embracing local culture * Life at an Italian permaculture community and commune * Seed balls, vineyards, and creative farm projects * Memorable meals, family traditions, and slow living in Italy * Working in olive groves and Mediterranean gardens * The friendships formed while traveling through WWOOF * Stories of hosting WWOOFers on their Vermont homestead * How WWOOF creates meaningful cultural exchange and lifelong relationships * Why opening your home and farm can be just as transformative as traveling Learn more about WWOOFING: https://wwoof.net/ [https://wwoof.net/] Connect with Lindsay & Scott:  To learn more about our retreats: www.homesteadandheal.net [http://www.homesteadandheal.net/] Connected with Lindsay: https://www.instagram.com/lindsaycourcelle/ [https://www.instagram.com/lindsaycourcelle/] Connect with Scott: https://www.instagram.com/alchemygardens/ [https://www.instagram.com/alchemygardens/] If this episode inspired you, please subscribe, leave a review, and share it with a friend who dreams of homesteading, regenerative agriculture, sustainable travel, or building deeper community through farming.

Ep 8: We Traded Farm Work for Adventure: The WWOOFing Journey That Changed Our Lives

When we first discovered WWOOF (Worldwide Opportunities on Organic Farms), we had no idea how much those experiences would shape our lives. In this episode, we're taking you back to our very first WWOOFing journey across the United States. From California and New Mexico to Georgia and North Carolina, we share stories from the farms we stayed on, the unforgettable people we met, and the experiences that have stayed with us for nearly two decades.  Today, we've come full circle. After years of WWOOFing ourselves, we now welcome WWOOFers to our own homestead. As we reflect on these early adventures, we're reminded of the generosity, hospitality, and unexpected connections that made each experience so meaningful.  In this episode, we share: *  Stories from our first WWOOFing experiences across the United States  *  The unforgettable people and farms that left a lasting impression  *  What it's been like to experience WWOOF from both sides—as volunteers and now as hosts  *  How WWOOFing influenced our homesteading journey  *  Why opening ourselves to new people and experiences has enriched our lives  If you've ever been curious about WWOOFing, volunteering on organic farms, or hearing the stories that helped shape our path to homesteading, we hope you enjoy this conversation. Learn more about WWOOFING: https://wwoof.net/ [https://wwoof.net/] Connect with Lindsay & Scott:  To learn more about our retreats: www.homesteadandheal.net [http://www.homesteadandheal.net/] Connected with Lindsay: https://www.instagram.com/lindsaycourcelle/ [https://www.instagram.com/lindsaycourcelle/] Connect with Scott: https://www.instagram.com/alchemygardens/ [https://www.instagram.com/alchemygardens/] Don't forget to subscribe, and leave us a review/ rating!

Ep 7: Trusting Yourself & Following What Makes You Feel Alive with Jen Wyatt

What does it mean to be truly wild? Not reckless. Not unhinged. But deeply, unapologetically yourself. In this episode, we sit down with their dear friend Jen Wyatt, founder of Wander Free Wellness, retreat leader, ritual guide, and creator of transformational experiences for women rooted in freedom, wildness, truth, and aliveness. Together, they explore what it means to return to our authentic nature and how so many of us spend years navigating the expectations, conditioning, and beliefs that pull us away from who we truly are. Jen shares her journey from growing up in the forests of New Hampshire, to teaching in Boston Public Schools, to experiencing a health crisis that ultimately led her into the world of holistic healing, yoga, ritual, and women's work. She reflects on the role that grief, self-trust, nature, and embodied healing have played in helping her reconnect with herself and build a life aligned with what makes her feel most alive. In this conversation, we explore: • What "wildness" really means and why it's often misunderstood • The influence of Women Who Run With the Wolves on Jen's work • Freedom, authenticity, and shedding the layers of conditioning • Nature as refuge, teacher, and guide • Ritual, myth, archetypes, and the power of storytelling • Why being fully alive includes grief, rage, longing, joy, and pleasure • Women's conditioning around self-expression and truth • Jen's health journey and the turning point that changed her life • The connection between self-trust and personal freedom • Retreats, transformation, and creating spaces for women to remember who they are • Ancestors, family stories, and the people who shape our path • The advice Jen wishes she had received sooner: trust yourself and follow what makes you feel alive This conversation is rich with stories, wisdom, laughter, and reflections on what it means to live in deeper relationship with ourselves, the natural world, and the life that is calling us forward. About Jen Wyatt Jen Wyatt is the founder of Wander Free Wellness and a guide for women on the path of wild remembrance. Through ritual, retreats, seasonal circles, movement practices, and immersive experiences, she creates sacred spaces for women to reconnect with their freedom, wildness, truth, and aliveness. Drawing from backgrounds in psychology, education, yoga, nature-based spirituality, and feminine wisdom traditions, Jen blends myth, archetype, embodiment, and creative expression to guide women home to themselves. Connect with Jen: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/wanderfreewellness [https://www.instagram.com/wanderfreewellness] Website: www.wanderfreewellness.com [https://www.wanderfreewellness.com] Awaken Your Aliveness Retreat: www.wanderfreewellness.com/costarica2026 [http://www.wanderfreewellness.com/costarica2026] Connect with Lindsay & Scott:  To learn more about our retreats: www.homesteadandheal.net [http://www.homesteadandheal.net/] Connected with Lindsay: https://www.instagram.com/lindsaycourcelle/ [https://www.instagram.com/lindsaycourcelle/] Connect with Scott: https://www.instagram.com/alchemygardens/ [https://www.instagram.com/alchemygardens/] Don't forget to subscribe, and leave us a review/ rating!

Ep 6: Moving Through Life After Loss: Emily Hanger on Acupuncture, Mediumship & Grief

In this powerful conversation, Lindsay and Scott sit down with Emily Hanger, a dancer, acupuncturist, Holistic Pelvic Care Practitioner, and psychic medium whose work bridges embodiment, intuition, healing, and the wisdom of the natural world. Emily shares how dance quite literally saved her life more than once. From a young age, movement taught her embodiment, body confidence, and how to read energy in the people around her. After earning her BFA in Dance and Choreography and spending four years immersed in New York City's modern dance scene, a life-altering injury brought her career to an unexpected halt. What followed was a period of depression, a pregnancy loss, and ultimately an acupuncture treatment that changed the course of her life. That first acupuncture session sparked a calling. Emily went on to earn her Master's in Oriental Medicine from the National University of Natural Medicine and has spent the last twelve years supporting clients through her private practice, where she continues to witness the profound intelligence of the body and the healing process. The conversation takes a deeply personal turn as Emily reflects on the stillbirth of her daughter Josephine in 2017. Through grief, Emily found herself reconnecting with psychic and mediumship abilities that had been present since childhood. Guided in many ways by Josephine's spirit, she began developing her gifts more intentionally and now helps others strengthen their own intuition and spirit connection through her In Service to Spirit Mentorship. Emily also shares her experiences receiving messages from ancestors during treatments, her relationship with the powerful plant ally datura, and her emerging work with intuitive voice and sound healing. Through spontaneous songs and tones, she helps clients access deep states of nervous system regulation, emotional release, ancestral connection, and embodied healing. This episode is a beautiful reminder that healing rarely follows the path we expect—and that some of our greatest challenges can become gateways into deeper purpose, connection, and trust. In This Episode *  Growing up connected to nature, spirit, and intuition * How dance shaped Emily's relationship with embodiment and energy  *  A life-changing injury, pregnancy loss, and discovering acupuncture  *  The healing power of Chinese medicine and emotional release  *  Grief, stillbirth, and the loss of her daughter Josephine  *  Reconnecting with psychic and mediumship abilities  *  Ancestors, spirit communication, and intuitive messages  *  Plant wisdom, including lessons from datura  *  Voice healing, sound, and nervous system regulation  *  Following curiosity as a guide toward purpose and healing Connect with Emily:  Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/taproot.healing.arts/ [https://www.instagram.com/taproot.healing.arts/] Website: https://www.emilyhanger.com/ [https://www.emilyhanger.com/] Connect with Lindsay & Scott:  To learn more about our retreats: www.homesteadandheal.net [http://www.homesteadandheal.net/] Connected with Lindsay: https://www.instagram.com/lindsaycourcelle/ [https://www.instagram.com/lindsaycourcelle/] Connect with Scott: https://www.instagram.com/alchemygardens/ [https://www.instagram.com/alchemygardens/] Don't forget to subscribe, and leave us a review/ rating!