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It is such a joy to welcome Josée Bergeron, wife and mother of five, creator of Backwoods Mama, speaker and author of Beyond the Front Door who will reignite your desire to get outdoors with your kids and reconnect with nature. Josée shares her story and shares simple, tiny steps to getting outdoors again.


00:41 - Welcome Josée and background story
12:54 - Reconnecting with nature, gaining traction
16:54 - Going outside isn't always easy, tiny steps
19:12 - Growing things to help you feel better
21:05 - Backwoods Mama website, nature book lists etc.
23:43 - Nature-Connection Calendar - simple ways to get outdoors
27:39 - Connected eating and where food comes from
29:17 - Getting our teens outside and workshops
32:22 - How the book is structured
36:52 - A great resource for homeschoolers / teaching science
40:06 - Book, website and newsletter


Backwoods Mama - Raising Outdoor Kids


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Beyond the Front Door: Embracing Nature for a Happier and Healthier Family by Josée Bergeron

Night Tree by Eve Bunting


Other resources mentioned:


Backwoods Mama - Nature Booklists

Good Books for Catholic Kids - Nature Booklist

Backwoods Mama - Nature-Connection Calendar


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Originally recorded on Dec. 31, 2020

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I welcome Paul McCusker to discuss the release of the new Augustine Institute audio drama Welcome to Hope Springs. Paul shares how this production came to be, how he discovered his talent in writing early in life and how audio dramas have a way of bringing the family together.


Welcome to Hope Springs | Audio Drama Series


Augustine Institute


1:02 - Adventures in Odyssey, stories and novels
9:58 - What led you to this form of art?
24:06 - Paul's conversion to the Catholic Church
41:09 - The story behind Hope Springs
52:12 - Listening with our kids and sparking conversation


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