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Start Small

by Debbie VanGrieken

Have you ever felt overwhelmed with all that is going on in the world? Sometimes we don't realize that we CAN make a difference. Join Debbie VanGrieken each week as she has conversations with those who have taken simple steps toward living a more sustainable and socially conscious lifestyle. If you want to make a Social Impact...Let's Start Small.

Episodes

Home Functionality Coaching with Kristina from Home, Space and Reason

38m · Published 15 Dec 12:30
Kristina Browning is a licensed Realtor in Portland Oregon and a Home Functionality Coach nationwide.  Allergic to stagnation, she combines these two home-centric professions producing an intellectual, uplifting podcast called Home Space and Reason all about home functionality, design and automation with a bit of history & psychology. 
 
Living in a home that doesn't support your passions can be draining and exhausting. How fulfilled we are can have a big impact on our daily life across all kinds of contexts; parenting, success, work, and health.  Kristina helps people find and purchase a home that supports their passions and values and then... helps them tweak it to function optimally. Her passion is helping people Create a Home that Thrives not just for today, but for the long haul. She is a wife and a mother to a 10-year-old boy. 
 
Home Space and Reason is available on all platforms including Apple Podcasts and Pandora. I recommend staring at Ep. 1 https://link.chtbl.com/E4X8SlK_

My website is www.SpaceAndReason.com

YouTube: youtube.com/@spaceandreason

Instagram: www.instagram.com/spaceandreason

Facebook: www.Facebook.com/spaceandreason

LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/spaceandreason

TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@homespaceandreason

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Trash Talk with Lillian Bremmut

36m · Published 29 Nov 00:05

On this episode host Debbie vn Grieken interviews Lillian Bremmut the autour of Trash Talk its easy going green.

Lillian and her husband Dave are the team behind Brummet Media Group, high-fiving cheerfully as they pass each other on the way from checking off one item or other from their long to-do list. Their business includes Dave’s music studio and percussion accessory products and graphic design work as well as numerous award-winning non-fiction books and popular blogs. 

 

Amazon Author Page (books in hardcover, paperback & e-book formats):           https://amazon.com/author/lillianbrummet

Brummet's Website:

 http://BrummetMedia.ca

FaceBook:

http://facebook.com/lillian.brummet

 


Find us online via either of these landing pages:

 

https://taplink.cc/brummet


https://linktr.ee/LillianBrummet



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Visit Us @: 

 

http://BrummetMedia.ca

 

Find the Brummet's books on Amazon

 

Find us online via these landing pages:
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https://linktr.ee/LillianBrummet

 

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Giftologie- Upcycled Eco friendly Jewelry that uplifts women and inspires change

27m · Published 15 Nov 00:56

In this episode Debbie interviews  Teresa Schaubel the owner of Giftologie. Teresa is a third generation  business owner, connecting people to the things they need is in her blood. From her first business selling fruits and vegetables from her family' garden at age 6, she knew this is what she wanted to do. She now owns a successful trophy and awards business, Custom Image Sales.

In 2015 she indulged her creative side and repurposed the materials that were once used for plaques, medals and trophies to create unique cuffs and necklaces with  meaningful messages.

Inspired by the world around her, the amazing people she meets and her strong belief that true beauty comes from within.

Connect with Teresa 

 [email protected]

https://giftologie.ca/

Connect with Debbie 

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Love and Nudes Interview with Founder Chantel Carter

30m · Published 01 Nov 19:41

In this Episode Debbie interviews the founder of Love and Nudes Chantel Carter .

Chantal Carter is an entrepreneur who has worked in the fashion industry for over 20 years as a Stylist, Image Consultant, and magazine Style Director. She is also part of Centennial College Fashion PAC (Program Advisory Committee) which helps to inspire programs with relevant learning and training beneficial to industry practice. Chantal’s passion to uplift women of colour through fashion caused her to develop a diverse skin tone intimates line called Love & Nudes. This brand is more than just fashion, it's a social movement connecting women and celebrating the beauty of difference. She believes apparel and cosmetics should be accessible to all in a manner that allows them to celebrate their skin tone and personal style.  

e: [email protected]
www.loveandnudes.com

Celebrating Women of Colour

Socialize and Celebrate with Us 
https://www.instagram.com/loveandnudes/

https://twitter.com/loveandnudes_

https://www.facebook.com/loveandnudes/  

 

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Ditching the toxins in your life with Tee Organics and the Green Living Guru

34m · Published 14 Jul 11:00

Topics Discussed:

  • In this episode Debbie interviews Therese Forton-Barnes

    Therese is a Household Toxins Health Specialist and the Head Guru at The Green Living Gurus. She is an entrepreneur, activist, and educator. She spreads the awareness of chemical exposure that could cause many autoimmune illnesses, cancer, and other ailments.

     

    She helps families and individuals worried about cancer and other illnesses by identifying carcinogens and harmful chemicals in their lives and homes that potentially harm their health. She solves chemical confusion and makes finding safe and healthy products easier. She also has a household product line called Tee’s Organics - that are….Healthy for You and Your Home!

     

    She also attends many webinars all year long put on by various organizations such as Environmental Working Group, Made Safe, Silent Spring, Women’s Voices for the Earth, Plastic Pollution Coalition Clean and Healthy New York, and the Collaborative on Health and Environment. She never stops learning and fighting for regulations and laws to change to protect us from harmful chemicals.

     

     

  • We discuss ditching the fracrances , toxins in your life and simple switches we can make to improve our health 

 

Connect with 

--Therese  ( Tee Organics)

IG: https://www.instagram.com/greenlivinggurus/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/GreenLivingGurus/

Twitter:https://twitter.com/teeforton

Linkedin:https://www.linkedin.com/in/therese-tee-forton-barnes-85a821a/

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCW7_phs1GZUPzG21Zgjnqtw

 

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edited by @internationalconnection 



Homesteading with Clarissa

28m · Published 25 Apr 18:00

 

Local homesteader & chef; Clarissa Smith spends most of her time immersed in food. She grew up on a free range lamb and chicken farm where her passion for food and farming began. Her core beliefs are farm to table and dreams of owning her own farm where she can teach cooking classes on homesteading and culinary. Currently she is working with another chef creating specialized private dining experiences & event catering with Le Petit Pomme (Instagram @lepommepetit) where they create fresh French inspired cuisine with a twist. 

Topics Discussed:

  • Homesteading
  • farm to table
  • young entrepenurship
  • farming
  • homestyle cooking

 

Connect with 

To follow Clarrisa's journey check out @clarissa.smith25 on Instagram and see what's cooking. 

 

Episode Edited by Jag Sandhu The International Connection Podcast @theintconn

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Quotes:

  •  @MoyaaShea #StartSmall

 

The Freedom to Live

33m · Published 25 Mar 00:28

Debbie welcomes Stepahnie Jackson to the podcast.

Stephanie Jackson is an integrative health practitioner and the owner and founder of a root cause wellness practice, the freedom to live, located in Niagara Canada specializing in nutrition, lifestyle, and functional blood chemistry.  She helps people work on taking small daily steps with their health that overtime have a positive accumulation effect on longevity, energy, mood, and overall wellbeing.
Over the last few years Stephanie has started homeschooling her children while adopting an urban homestead life, blending traditional  homesteading values in a modern suburban setting. 
 
 

 

Topics Discussed:

  • Intergrative health
  • Naturalpathy 
  • Urban Homesteading
  • Mental Health 
  • Homeschooling 
  • Sustainability

Resources Mentioned 

Niagara Homeschool Group

https://www.facebook.com/groups/375501452465291/about/

Connect with 

Stephanie Jackson
IHP Integrative Health Practitioner 
LHNP/RHNP Holistic Nutritionist Practitioner
License ID #1701962
AADP Board Certification#223323906
Where to find me:
 
Instagram: @thefreedomtolive.ca
Website: thefreedomtolive.ca
[email protected]
1-647-838-7833

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Organic Farming and Food Security with Kevin Hamilton

37m · Published 10 Mar 17:00
Kevin Hamilton has been farming organically for 20 years. Currently working at McQuesten urban farm as lead farmer, he shares his passion and knowledge of organic growing within this community. He has ridden his bicycle across Canada raising awareness about food and the environment over 15,000 kms, rode 4000 kms across Australia in 1999/2000 and in 2005 he rode 22,000 kms again by bicycle visiting farms from Portugal to Vietnam to learn all he could about farming without the aid of petrochemicals. He was also the youngest ever recipient of the Hamilton Environmentalist of the Year. He is an avid cyclist, environmentalist and political agitator.
 
In this Episode Debbie and Kevin discuss Food Security as well as Organic Farming. Steps you can take to eat better and grow your own food.
 
Alternative off the grid living as Kevin moves his family this spring into a Mongolian Yurt.
 
The importance of a Healthy Biome and how food affects our gut health. 
Resource Mentioned: 
  • Book by Sandor Katz 
    Wild Fermentation
Connect with 

--Kevin Hamilton

[email protected]


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Start Small 5 Day Challenge for a Minimalist Mindset

16m · Published 24 Feb 12:00

In this episode Debbie challenges you to shift your mindset to a minimalist lifestyle. 

Using each day to complete a task that will move you closer to living a more simple and minimalist lifestyle.

follow us on IG at @start.smallpodcast and tag us with your pictures completing the tasks

Resource Mentioned: 

  • https://seenthemagazine.com/how-to-start-a-capsule-wardrobe/

https://www.moyaasheabutter.com/blogs/recipes

Topics Discussed:

Decluttering -Minimialism - Buying less

 

 

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Organizing tips to live more Sustainably !

44m · Published 08 Feb 18:37
Blissfully Organized doesnt that sound wonderful? In this episode Debbie interviews Leza Kjarsgaard the founder of Blissfully Organized in Burlington Ontario.  A service devoted to helpnig overwelhmed people find peace and calm through transformed organized spaces. 

Discover tips on how to minimize and organize your home so you have more time to focus on whats important! Living the life you want! Learn how to let go of sentimental items that no longer serve you or store them properley. 

Find out why organizing can actually help you reduce food waste and other great tips to live a more sustainable lifestyle.

Resources Mentioned:

Novel They Left us Everthing by Plum Johnson

Connect with Leza on IG 

@blissfully_organized_

 

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Start Small has 41 episodes in total of non- explicit content. Total playtime is 17:43:53. The language of the podcast is English. This podcast has been added on November 25th 2022. It might contain more episodes than the ones shown here. It was last updated on November 25th, 2023 14:42.

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