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Homestead And Heal Podcast

by Lindsay & Scott Courcelle · English · Leisure & Travel

Homestead & Heal is a podcast centered around the power of reconnecting with the body, the earth, and the deeper parts of ourselves as a path to healing, alignment, and manifestation. Rooted in practices like herbalism, homesteading, and bodywork, we share real stories and conversations that expl

New episodes: Weekly
Typical length: 58 min
Latest: 8 Oct 2026
Language: English

Latest episode

8 Oct 2026 · 56 min

Ep 22: Eat to Live: Reclaiming Your Relationship With Food with Katrina Bernal

What does it actually mean to have a healthy relationship with food? In this episode, Lindsay and Scott sit down with Katrina — farmer, mother, food lover, and the woman behind Meaty Mama — for a conversation about food that goes far beyond what we should or shouldn't be eating. Katrina shares her journey from growing up between Colombian, Finnish, and Canadian cultures, to studying geochemistry, landing on an organic farm, moving to France, and eventually building a farm and family of her ow...

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1 Oct 2026 · 1 hr 7 min
Ep 21: What Seeds Can Teach Us About Our Bodies & the Earth with Kay'aleya Hunnybee
What can seeds teach us about our bodies, our relationship with the Earth, and trusting the timing of our lives? In this episode, Lindsay and Scott sit down with clinical herbalist, integrative health educator, bodyworker, and Herbal Womb Wisdom podcast host Kay’aleya Hunnybee for a winding conversation about plants, womb wisdom, seed keeping, and what it means to live in deeper relationship with the Earth. Kay’aleya shares the unexpected path that brought her from growing up in New York City...
24 Sep 2026 · 1 hr 4 min
Ep 20: The Missing Pieces of Women’s Health: Ayurveda, Digestion, Pelvic Health + Herbs with Adena Rose Bright
In this episode, Lindsay and Scott sit down with Adena Rose Bright, an Ayurveda practitioner, educator, and women’s health practitioner with nearly two decades of clinical experience. Together, they explore what it looks like to live in deeper relationship with the body, the seasons, and the natural world - and how Ayurveda can offer a practical framework for understanding women’s health through every season of life. Adina shares how her own journey through painful periods, conception, pregna...
17 Sep 2026 · 1 hr 5 min
Ep 19: Belonging Is Something We Build: Community, Motherhood & Finding Home with Kimberly Ann Johnson
What does it really mean to belong....to a place, a community, a family, or even your own body? In this episode of Homestead & Heal, Lindsay and Scott sit down with author, somatic practitioner, and educator Kimberly Ann Johnson for a wide-ranging conversation about motherhood, embodiment, place, community, aging, and what it means to build a meaningful life. Kimberly shares how her own challenging postpartum experience and years-long healing journey eventually led to her first book, The ...
10 Sep 2026 · 46 min
Ep 18: What the Body Can Teach Us About Healing, Faith + Becoming Whole with Adelaide Biggs
In this episode of Homestead & Heal, we sit down with Adelaide Biggs, founder of Faith in the Body, for a conversation about women’s health, movement, healing, faith, and the wisdom of the body. Adelaide’s work looks at how the way we sit, stand, walk, breathe, and move can impact pelvic health, nervous system regulation, and whole-body wellbeing. We talk about everything from prolapse, pain, incontinence, postpartum recovery, and structural integration to the deeper relationship between ...
3 Sep 2026 · 1 hr 3 min
Ep 17: Rooting Into Life: Intuitive Astrology, Self-Trust & Slowing Down with Emily King
In this episode, Lindsay and Scott sit down with intuitive astrologer Emily King for a conversation about astrology, intuition, spirituality, and what it means to truly root into your life. Emily shares how her relationship with astrology evolved from curiosity into a deeply intuitive practice, and how she uses it as a lens for understanding ourselves, our relationships, and the seasons we move through — rather than as a tool for predicting the future. Together, they explore the connection be...
27 Aug 2026 · 1 hr
Ep 16: What’s Really Affecting Fertility? Chinese Medicine, Stress & the Modern World with Kristin Hauser
What is modern life doing to our fertility- and what might our bodies be trying to tell us? In this episode of Homestead & Heal, Lindsay and Scott sit down with women’s health practitioner Kristin Hauser for a wide-ranging conversation about fertility, Chinese medicine, motherhood, grief, and our relationship with the natural world. Kristin has spent nearly two decades working in women’s health, beginning in birth work and prenatal yoga before moving into acupuncture, Chinese medicine, fu...
20 Aug 2026 · 55 min
Ep 15: Learning to Listen: Remembering What Our Bodies Already Know with Emily French
What if some of the deepest wisdom we need isn't something we have to learn.....but something to remember? In this episode, Lindsay and Scott sit down with herbalist and teacher Emily French of Sweetgrass Herbals for a conversation about herbal medicine, intuition, embodied knowing, and our innate relationship with the Earth. Emily shares her journey from growing up deeply connected to the land to apprenticing with herbalist Chris Marano and ultimately spending more than two decades practicin...
13 Aug 2026 · 53 min
Ep 14: The Body Knows: Trauma, Intuition & the Path Back to Yourself with Kirby Criddle
In this episode of Homestead & Heal, we sit down with Kirby Criddle, a spiritual teacher, writer, trauma integration specialist, intimacy educator, and hands-on, hands-in integrative pelvic care practitioner whose work is in service to the mystical and physical forces that bring your highest Self through to this world. In this conversation, Kirby shares the many threads that have shaped her work- from growing up as a highly sensitive child with an intense spiritual inner world, to discove...
6 Aug 2026 · 1 hr 1 min
Ep 13: Regenerative Agriculture, AI & the Future of Farming with John Kempf
What if healthier plants could lead to healthier people? In this episode of Homestead & Heal, we're joined by John Kempf, founder of Advancing EcoAgriculture, to explore how regenerative agriculture has the power to transform not only our farms, but our food, our health, and the future of our planet. John shares the pivotal moments that challenged conventional farming practices and led him to discover how plant nutrition, healthy soil, and thriving microbiomes can dramatically reduce pest...
30 Jul 2026 · 51 min
Ep 12: Living in Rhythm with Motherhood: the Connection to Nature & the Wisdom of Our Bodies with Nicole Parker
What if we've been taught to fight against the very rhythms that were designed to sustain us? In this deeply grounding conversation, we're joined by Nicole of The Seed of Joy- a devotional guide and mother of four sons whose teachings are rooted in the divine physiology of motherhood and a belief in every woman's right to live as a vessel for miracles. Nicole walks alongside women through the art of nourished, primal mothering in the modern world, inviting them to reconnect with the wisdom of...
23 Jul 2026 · 56 min
Ep 11: When Success No Longer Fits: Listening to Your Body's Wisdom with Heather MacMillan
What happens when the life you've built no longer feels aligned? In this heartfelt conversation, Lindsay and Scott sit down with Heather McMillan—a mom, partner, homesteader, former sourdough baker, Fascia Alchemy–trained bodyworker, certified Human Design reader, and the creator of Rooted Fascia Human Design. Heather lives on a small farm in Eastern Ontario with her husband, son, cattle, chickens, and a thriving garden. For more than 15 years, caring for the land, raising animals, and living...
16 Jul 2026 · 53 min
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, ...
9 Jul 2026 · 1 hr 1 min
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 practice...
2 Jul 2026 · 47 min
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 year...
25 Jun 2026 · 1 hr 3 min
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 tha...
18 Jun 2026 · 58 min
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 y...
11 Jun 2026 · 1 hr 9 min
Ep 5: Deepening Your Connection with Nature Through Plant Consciousness with Pam Montgomery
Have you ever wondered what plants might teach us if we truly learned how to listen? In this deeply inspiring conversation, we sit down with renowned herbalist, author, international teacher, and founder of Nature Evolutionaries, Pam Montgomery, to explore the profound world of plant consciousness, co-creative partnership with nature, and healing the "wound of separation" that many of us experience in modern life. Pam shares her lifelong journey of connecting with the intelligence and wisdom ...
4 Jun 2026 · 46 min
Ep 4: Nutrient Density, Plant Resilience, and the Future of Food with Dan Kittredge
In this episode of Homestead and Heal, we sit down with Dan Kittredge, founder of the Bionutrient Food Association, to explore the connection between soil health, plant vitality, and human well-being. Dan shares his journey from growing up on an organic farm to developing a systems-based approach that helps farmers grow healthier, more resilient crops while reducing costs. The conversation dives into nutrient-dense agriculture, including soil mineral balancing, biological inoculation, foliar ...
28 May 2026 · 1 hr 2 min
Ep 3: Symptoms as Messengers | The Connection Between Stress, Fascia & Healing with Qiddist
In this deeply expansive conversation, Lindsay and Scott sit down with Qiddist; body-based practitioner, land steward, nonprofit founder, and creator of the God Body Movement - to explore the connection between the body, nature, survival patterns, healing, and liberation. Qiddist shares her journey from early environmental activism and birth work to experiencing chronic pain, burnout, anxiety, reproductive challenges, and the realization that so much “change-making” work comes at the ex...
21 May 2026 · 1 hr 9 min
Ep 2: The Truth About Nourishment, Burnout & Women’s Health with Amber Magnolia Hill
We are SO excited to share the very first interview episode of the podcast, and honestly- it feels incredibly special that this is the conversation we get to begin with. This week, we sit down with - herbalist, storyteller, founder of Mythic Medicine, and host of the Medicine Stories Podcast, Amber Magnolia Hill. And yes… Scott was absolutely fangirling a little bit during this episode! Amber’s work has deeply inspired both of us for years, especially through the...
14 May 2026 · 39 min
Ep 1 Part 2: Our Story of Healing, Homesteading & Creating a Life Aligned With Nature
In Part 2 of this conversation, Lindsay and Scott share the story of how their relationship, and eventually their life’s work, began unfolding through nature, farming, healing, and deep community connection. After reconnecting with the natural world in college, Lindsay found herself increasingly drawn toward healing the body, while Scott’s lifelong connection to the Earth continued to deepen through ecology education, gardening, and farming. Shortly after meeting at the Ecology School i...
13 May 2026 · 53 min
Ep 1 Part 1: Our Story of Healing, Homesteading & Creating a Life Aligned With Nature
Hi! Were Scott & Lindsay, were so excited to be on this podcast journey with you. In this first episode, we share the story behind the life we’ve built together, and the experiences that led us back to the body, the earth, and a more intentional way of living. We open up about childhood experiences, disconnection, healing, nature, family, and the path that eventually brought us to creating a life centered around homesteading, embodiment, and deep connection to the rhythms of t...

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Homestead And Heal Podcast is a English leisure & travel podcast from Lindsay & Scott Courcelle. Melo plays each episode straight from the publisher's own feed — no ads added, no account needed — and remembers where you stopped, in this browser only.

Publisher: Lindsay & Scott Courcelle
Language: English
Category: Leisure & Travel
New episodes: Weekly
Typical length: 58 min
Latest episode: 8 Oct 2026
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