Just Over Here Making a Home with Michel Van Devender

Just Over Here Asking Questions

Our host Kimberly Novosel closes our first season with answers to your questions and asks a bunch more as we look back at all we've explored throughout Season One of Just Over Here. Listen for: * Have I lapped through "uncool" and back to "cool"? * How do we imagine and create what we want for our lives? * How did my practices serve me through the worst moment of my life? * How do we just sit with our feelings?! And why should we? * Where does true self care (what I call "firebuilding") begin? * What makes us come alive? * How do we allow ourselves to be seen and also known? * How do we show up as ourselves in relationship with others? * Whatever "here" is for you, how can you be in it with all of yourself? Episode Notes: Work with Kimberly: Unearth Coaching [https://www.flourishmeditation.com/coaching] Order your Just Over Here ballcap [https://www.flourishmeditation.com/shop/p/preorder-just-over-here-podcast-ballcap]! Call or text us your questions/greetings/requests for Season Two: 503-208-4770 Connect with us at Just Over Here: Website: justoverhere.com [http://justoverhere.com/] IG: @justoverherepodcast [https://www.instagram.com/justoverherepodcast/]IG: @kimberlynovosel [https://www.instagram.com/kimberlynovosel/] Substack: kimberlyrev.substack.com [https://kimberlyrev.substack.com/] Email: podcast@kimberlynovosel.com About Kimberly Novosel: Kimberly Novosel is a writer and founder of Flourish Meditation [https://flourishmeditation.com/] as well as the host of the Just Over Here podcast. Following a long career in the entertainment industry, Kimberly found mindfulness and meditation as a way to heal her anxiety and stress. She left entertainment to begin work in wellness and personal growth, including founding Flourish in January of 2019. A lifelong writer, Kimberly is a featured columnist and contributor (USA Today, Huffington Post, The Tennessean) and the author of a novel, Loved. You can listen to her meditations on Insight Timer [https://insighttimer.com/kimberlynovosel], work with her for healing and growth at Flourish Meditation [https://flourishmeditation.com/], and read her writing weekly on Substack [https://kimberlyrev.substack.com/].

Just Over Here Being Seen with Megan Luscombe

Megan Luscombe is here for a sweet conversation on intimacy in friendship, including the importance of being seen, creating intentional connection (and disconnection), and being "humans in front of humans." Listen for: * being "humans in front of humans" * what does intimacy really mean? * green flags to look for in relationship with friends * are romantic relationships and platonic friendships more alike than we think? * "vulnerability hangovers" and the myth behind them * the "how are you" metric to gauge intimacy in friendship  * why can it be so challenging to allow ourselves to be seen * allowing fluidity and bringing intention to our friendships * the difference between anxiety and intuition Connect with us at Just Over Here: Website: justoverhere.com [http://justoverhere.com/] IG: @justoverherepodcast [https://www.instagram.com/justoverherepodcast/]IG: @kimberlynovosel [https://www.instagram.com/kimberlynovosel/] Substack: kimberlyrev.substack.com [https://kimberlyrev.substack.com/] About Megan Luscombe: Megan Luscombe is relationship coach as well as a career-oriented, carb-loving, cocktail-savouring homebody who lives on the beautiful Mornington Peninsula (in Australia!) with her wife, Gwen, and their toddler. As a coach, Megan brings over a decade of experience to the table. She works to provide individuals, couples, and businesses with a confidential and understanding space where they can share their stories and navigate challenges, with honesty, empathy, and plenty of strategic insight. Connect with Megan: Website [https://www.meganluscombe.com.au/] Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/meganluscombe_/] Threads [https://www.threads.net/@meganluscombe_?xmt=AQGzOcB3u67KNN3nakC-8W7l61rlhFiKCAUzrbpcKhyWrRU] Tiktok [https://www.tiktok.com/@meganluscombe_]

Just Over Here Taking Up Space with Lisa Haukom

Lisa Haukom is here for a conversation on taking up space - in our photos and in our lives - and how to shift the way we see ourselves to embrace a loving neutrality. Listen for: * the connection between seeing yourself and knowing yourself * the science behind how we see ourselves, and what to do about it * finding a loving neutrality for ourselves (and our photos) * what does it mean to take up space and how to even begin * the worst advice Kimberly's ever received * why community is an important part of this work * how our own growth impacts our parenting, and the way our children see us * the lifelong challenge of defying perfection and releasing control * sit with this: how do you want to show up in the world? Connect with us at Just Over Here: Website: justoverhere.com [http://justoverhere.com/] IG: @justoverherepodcast [https://www.instagram.com/justoverherepodcast/]IG: @kimberlynovosel [https://www.instagram.com/kimberlynovosel/] Substack: kimberlyrev.substack.com [https://kimberlyrev.substack.com/] Episode Notes: More Than A Body [https://amzn.to/3Jvvqub] by Lindsay Kite and Lexie Kite About Lisa Haukom: Lisa Haukom is a photographer, author, brand strategist, and creator. Lisa is nurturing a self-acceptance movement with a mission to fundamentally change how people see themselves. The Self Portrait Method teachings, community, and podcast include courses, workshops, and stories that connect people through the healing power of vulnerability, truth sharing, and the unshakeable bravery to be yourself. With an approach that’s different from the current trends of over-edited, over-filtered social media photography, Rooted psychology, direct action, and self love, Lisa created this method to help you see yourself in a radically new way — as you are, with increased compassion, kindness, and love—through the lens of your camera. Lisa’s clients have been featured in lifestyle publications like Domino, The Huffington Post, Apartment Therapy, Vogue, Well + Good, Forbes, and many more, and Lisa was named The Luupe’s 2023 Self Portrait Artist of the Year. But this pioneer isn’t just a photographer and content creator; she's also an empathetic and compassionate soul. Lisa offers transition-affirming photography sessions to young members of the transgender community and provides a safe and supportive environment where individuals can express their true selves, free from judgment. Website: thegoldenbrand.co [https://www.thegoldenbrand.co/] IG: @thegoldenbrandco [https://www.instagram.com/thegoldenbrandco] Free Pose with Purpose Guide [https://thegoldenbrandco.myflodesk.com/]

Just Over Here Meditating

Our host Kimberly Novosel, the founder of Flourish Meditation, guides a conversation on meditation and its purpose in our lives, explores the importance of our connection to our true selves, and answers your questions. Listen for: * Kimberly's battle with anxiety - where it began and how she found some healing * What really is meditation, and why it isn't "clearing your mind." * Why connecting with yourself really matters * When we might disconnect from ourselves on purpose, but why we shouldn't * Answering your questions about meditation * Meditation for our ADHD friends and fellow neurodivergent folks * What Kimberly's practice looks like lately and a practice for you to try Episode Notes: Work with Kimberly: Unearth Coaching [https://www.flourishmeditation.com/coaching] Preorder your Just Over Here ballcap [https://www.flourishmeditation.com/shop/p/preorder-just-over-here-podcast-ballcap]! Connect with us at Just Over Here: Website: justoverhere.com [http://justoverhere.com/] IG: @justoverherepodcast [https://www.instagram.com/justoverherepodcast/]IG: @kimberlynovosel [https://www.instagram.com/kimberlynovosel/] Substack: kimberlyrev.substack.com [https://kimberlyrev.substack.com/] Email: podcast@kimberlynovosel.com About Kimberly Novosel: Kimberly Novosel is a writer and founder of Flourish Meditation [https://flourishmeditation.com/] as well as the host of the Just Over Here podcast. Following a long career in the entertainment industry, Kimberly found mindfulness and meditation as a way to heal her anxiety and stress. She left entertainment to begin work in wellness and personal growth, including founding Flourish in January of 2019. A lifelong writer, Kimberly is a featured columnist and contributor (USA Today, Huffington Post, The Tennessean) and the author of a novel, Loved. You can listen to her meditations on Insight Timer [https://insighttimer.com/kimberlynovosel], work with her for healing and growth at Flourish Meditation [https://flourishmeditation.com/], and read her writing weekly on Substack [https://kimberlyrev.substack.com/].

Just Over Here Making a Home with Michel Van Devender

Michel Van Devender is here chatting about how we make a house into a home, the ways that home design can deeply reflect and even shape the ways we live, and what it really means to feel "at home." Listen for: * Michel's overall approach to home design (and how we first connected!) * How our houses can represent ourselves all throughout our lives * Where to begin if making your home feel personal is kind of new for you * "Living itself is creative." (We love this.) * What does it mean to feel "at home" * Who we are at home and what home does for our nervous systems * Sensory sensitivities and neurodivergence * Pinterest, DIY, thrifting, and getting our hands dirty Episode Notes: The clay light fixture I might DIY [https://www.instagram.com/reel/Cy-jffCskK2/?igshid=NjZiM2M3MzIxNA%3D%3D&epik=dj0yJnU9eFlHUXJrM0tqcS1zV0RUTnZKdmtFQ0dBc1pWYUlYa28mcD0wJm49U09fdC1Ka0k5TjZ1dTRXb3NzaUdqdyZ0PUFBQUFBR1lLM1Bv] Tour Michel's incredible home [https://www.michelvandevender.com/journal/our-houses/home-tour-our-modern-black-house-new-build-in-oakhurst] Kimberly's "Evergreen House" pinboard [https://www.pinterest.com/kimberlynovosel/evergreenhouse/] Connect with us at Just Over Here: Website: justoverhere.com [http://justoverhere.com/] IG: @justoverherepodcast [https://www.instagram.com/justoverherepodcast/]IG: @kimberlynovosel [https://www.instagram.com/kimberlynovosel/] Substack: kimberlyrev.substack.com [https://kimberlyrev.substack.com/] About Michel Van Devender: Michel Van Devender is an artist, designer, and creative living in Charlotte, NC. Her multidisciplinary interests have led her down many paths, always guiding her back to a love of art, design, home and family. She is known for her modern, warm, and soulful aesthetic and is drawn to a more neutral palette, especially contrasting black and white. Michel paints and collages textured and layered pieces, sometimes bold and graphic, other times more organic, from her home studio. She also has a line of goods and wearables. Michel’s work is inspired by travel, architecture, interior and graphic design, fashion and nature. Considering herself a creative rebel, Michel is drawn to the interesting, often quirky, in artwork, interiors and people. Her deepest desire is to connect with others in meaningful ways and inspire them in some way in their own creative journeys. Website: michelvandevender.com [http://michelvandevender.com/] IG: @michelvandevender [https://www.instagram.com/michelvandevender] Pinterest: @michelvandevender [https://www.pinterest.com/michelvandevender/]