This week’s episode is all about how we are often sold self soothing, dressed up as self care, and the balance we really need in our lives.To learn more about the daily rituals candles, www.ochreandflax.co.uk

This week’s episode is all about how we are often sold self soothing, dressed up as self care, and the balance we really need in our lives.To learn more about the daily rituals candles, <a href="https://ochreandflax.co.uk" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.ochreandflax.co.uk</a>

Quiet Matters season 2: episode 8 - self care vs self soothing

This week’s episode is all about crafting a bedtime routine that prioritises you, but also works within your real lifeTo learn more about the daily rituals candles, www.ochreandflax.co.uk

This week’s episode is all about crafting a bedtime routine that prioritises you, but also works within your real lifeTo learn more about the daily rituals candles, <a href="https://ochreandflax.co.uk" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.ochreandflax.co.uk</a>

Quiet Matters season 2: episode 7 - creating a bedtime routine

Getting back to practicalities this week with menu planning. Do you menu plan? Should you? Can it actually become a favourite ritual in your week? This episode will walk you through whether menu planning is right for you, figuring out what matters about your menu plan, and how to make a ritual out of something that feels so mundane and everyday.For full show notes, visit www.ochreandflax.co.uk/podcast

Getting back to practicalities this week with menu planning. Do you menu plan? Should you? Can it actually become a favourite ritual in your week? This episode will walk you through whether menu planning is right for you, figuring out what matters about your menu plan, and how to make a ritual out of something that feels so mundane and everyday.For full show notes, visit <a href="https://ochreandflax.co.uk/podcast" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.ochreandflax.co.uk/podcast</a>

Quiet Matters season 2: episode 6 - menu planning

In today’s episode I’m talking about connection.  A somewhat more amorphous, hard to grasp concept than some of the other subjects I’ve talked about in this series, but I think perhaps the most important one of all. Connection is what turns us from humans doing into humans being, and roots us to a sense of time, place and person.For full show notes, visit www.ochreandflax.co.uk/podcast

In today’s episode I’m talking about connection. A somewhat more amorphous, hard to grasp concept than some of the other subjects I’ve talked about in this series, but I think perhaps the most important one of all. Connection is what turns us from humans doing into humans being, and roots us to a sense of time, place and person.For full show notes, visit <a href="https://ochreandflax.co.uk/podcast" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.ochreandflax.co.uk/podcast</a>

Quiet Matters season 2: episode 5 - what even is connection, and how do we get more of it?

In today’s episode I’m talking about joyful movement. it’s a somewhat pretentious sounding phrase, but as part of a generation of women for whom the term ‘exercise’ has immediate negative connotations, originating back in secondary school PE classes, I think it’s no bad thing to rebrand moving our bodies, and to disassociate it from the relationship with food, appearance and diet culture.For full show notes, visit www.ochreandflax.co.uk/podcast

In today’s episode I’m talking about joyful movement. it’s a somewhat pretentious sounding phrase, but as part of a generation of women for whom the term ‘exercise’ has immediate negative connotations, originating back in secondary school PE classes, I think it’s no bad thing to rebrand moving our bodies, and to disassociate it from the relationship with food, appearance and diet culture.For full show notes, visit <a href="https://ochreandflax.co.uk/podcast" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.ochreandflax.co.uk/podcast</a>

Quiet Matters season 2: episode 4 - is joyful movement just exercise by another name?

This week I’m going to be talking about gentle productivity, and how it can help you escape that boom and bust, hustle and burnout energy cycle.I’m talking about my own history with gentle productivity, and how it saved me from pushing to hard. This isn’t a thorough ‘how to’, more an introduction to the concept, as everyone’s version of gentle productivity looks so different.For full show notes, visit www.ochreandflax.co.uk/podcast

This week I’m going to be talking about gentle productivity, and how it can help you escape that boom and bust, hustle and burnout energy cycle.I’m talking about my own history with gentle productivity, and how it saved me from pushing to hard. This isn’t a thorough ‘how to’, more an introduction to the concept, as everyone’s version of gentle productivity looks so different.For full show notes, visit <a href="https://ochreandflax.co.uk/podcast" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.ochreandflax.co.uk/podcast</a>

Quiet Matters season 2: episode 3 - a beginners' guide to gentle productivity

This week’s episode is all about journaling - the what, the why and the how. And at the end of the episode I’ll give you one really simple way to start, and keep, journaling, even if you’ve never managed it before.For full show notes visit www.ochreandflax.co.uk/podcast

This week’s episode is all about journaling - the what, the why and the how. And at the end of the episode I’ll give you one really simple way to start, and keep, journaling, even if you’ve never managed it before.For full show notes visit <a href="https://ochreandflax.co.uk/podcast" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.ochreandflax.co.uk/podcast</a>

Quiet Matters season 2: episode 2

This week’s episode is focused on your morning routine. I’m talking about creating a morning routine that works for you, not for the instagram or pinterest version of reality.For full show notes, visit www.ochreandflax.co.uk/podcast

This week’s episode is focused on your morning routine. I’m talking about creating a morning routine that works for you, not for the instagram or pinterest version of reality.For full show notes, visit <a href="https://ochreandflax.co.uk/podcast" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.ochreandflax.co.uk/podcast</a>

Quiet Matters season 2: episode 1

Quiet Matters season 2: trailer

This week's episode is all about minimalism, simplifying and decluttering, and why I think it pairs really well with living a life that is more intentional and more joyful. I am absolutely clear that it’s by no means essential to be a minimalist to live a meaningful life, but I think they pair up pretty nicely. Full show notes on my website.

This week's episode is all about minimalism, simplifying and decluttering, and why I think it pairs really well with living a life that is more intentional and more joyful. I am absolutely clear that it’s by no means essential to be a minimalist to live a meaningful life, but I think they pair up pretty nicely. Full show notes on <a href="/podcast/episode6" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">my website</a>.

Quiet Matters episode 6: Minimalism and decluttering - the why and the how

Quiet Matters is for anyone looking for a life that’s more relaxed, more grounded and more fulfilling. It’s a podcast full of both wild inspiration and real solid practical advice, including regular beautiful and useful associated free downloads. Jo Dymock (@ochreandflax on Instagram) is a creative business owner and writer who has been working towards a slow, seasonal and joyful way of life for over a decade.

I really love listening to this podcast. No is so down to earth and graceful in the things she shared.

Great for my long drives

What a great start to your podcast! Thoroughly enjoyed the first two episodes. I am looking forward to hearing what’s next!

Wonderful Beginning!

Quiet Matters | slow living for real life

There is a lot of talk online about rejecting the myth of doing it all. But at that same time as we're seeing that theoretically empowering message (and often even in the same place as we're seeing it) we're also seeing a lifestyle that is perfect, where someone clearly is 'doing it all, and is living a lifestyle that is perhaps a lot busier and more full on than it appears in the carefully curated world of a social media feed or YouTube channel.I want to talk about genuinely rejecting that myth of doing it all, not just pretending to. I want to embrace a life that’s a little less picture perfect but contains a whole lot more of what I love. In this episode I’m talking through why we need to really own rejecting that myth and allow our lives to not be picture perfect. I’m also discussing some ways to accept the joy of doing less, and some tips and tricks for abandoning the myth of doing it all in your own life.Show notes at www.ochreandflax.co.uk/podcast/episode5

There is a lot of talk online about rejecting the myth of doing it all. But at that same time as we're seeing that theoretically empowering message (and often even in the same place as we're seeing it) we're also seeing a lifestyle that is perfect, where someone clearly is 'doing it all, and is living a lifestyle that is perhaps a lot busier and more full on than it appears in the carefully curated world of a social media feed or YouTube channel.I want to talk about genuinely rejecting that myth of doing it all, not just pretending to. I want to embrace a life that’s a little less picture perfect but contains a whole lot more of what I love. In this episode I’m talking through why we need to really own rejecting that myth and allow our lives to not be picture perfect. I’m also discussing some ways to accept the joy of doing less, and some tips and tricks for abandoning the myth of doing it all in your own life.Show notes at <a href="http://www.ochreandflax.co.uk/podcast/episode5" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.ochreandflax.co.uk/podcast/episode5</a>

Quiet Matters episode 5: rejecting the myth of rejecting the myth of doing it all (no, that’s not a typo)

This episode of the podcast is all about exploring seasonal living in a bit more depth. I’ve mentioned it several times already during previous episodes, and I wanted to really focus on it and talk to you about both why we do it and the benefits for us, and then how we actually go about it.Engaging with the seasons isn’t about living in an off grid yurt and being outdoors at any cost. But if you’re looking for a way to begin to connect with the world around you, seasonal living is the most wonderful, and highly accessible, place to start. Whether it’s simply standing outside your front door in the sunshine or heading out for multi-day mountain hikes, there is going to be a way you can incorporate the seasons into your life.Show notes can be found at www.ochreandflax.co.uk/podcast/episode4Find me on instagram @ochreandflax

This episode of the podcast is all about exploring seasonal living in a bit more depth. I’ve mentioned it several times already during previous episodes, and I wanted to really focus on it and talk to you about both why we do it and the benefits for us, and then how we actually go about it.Engaging with the seasons isn’t about living in an off grid yurt and being outdoors at any cost. But if you’re looking for a way to begin to connect with the world around you, seasonal living is the most wonderful, and highly accessible, place to start. Whether it’s simply standing outside your front door in the sunshine or heading out for multi-day mountain hikes, there is going to be a way you can incorporate the seasons into your life.Show notes can be found at <a href="/podcast/episode4" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.ochreandflax.co.uk/podcast/episode4</a>Find me on instagram <a href="https://www.instagram.com/ochreandflax/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@ochreandflax</a>

Quiet Matters Episode 4: Seasonal Living - the why, the what and the how

I start this episode by talking about my own business journey to this point, which is definitely busy-and-frenetic rather than anything that could be described as even remotely slow. I’m talking about why Ochre &amp; Flax is different, and how the business reflects my own personal values.I don’t pretend to have all the answers about running a slow business, but I do hope to reclaim the retm and to start the conversation around running a business which feels genuinely good, both in terms of what I’m making and how the business fits in with the rest of my life.For show notes and links, visit www.ochreandflax.co.uk/podcast/episode3

I start this episode by talking about my own business journey to this point, which is definitely busy-and-frenetic rather than anything that could be described as even remotely slow. I’m talking about why Ochre &amp; Flax is different, and how the business reflects my own personal values.I don’t pretend to have all the answers about running a slow business, but I do hope to reclaim the retm and to start the conversation around running a business which feels genuinely good, both in terms of what I’m making and how the business fits in with the rest of my life.For show notes and links, visit <a href="http://ochreandflax.co.uk/podcast/episode3" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.ochreandflax.co.uk/podcast/episode3</a>

Quiet Matters Episode 3: why slow business is a good thing

This episode of the podcast is a discussion around creating moments of slow when you have older children, although I hope it will provide inspiration whatever stage of family life you’re at.I get really honest and discuss the areas where we are winning - and losing - at slow living and slow parenting with our own children (aged 4, 7 and 10), and which values we truly hold when it comes to seeking out those ever more rare and precious moments of slow as our children grow.Free download I created another download, because I love you. This one is just a short checklist and brainstorming guide, designed very much to accompany the episode rather than to stand alone, to help you figure out your own priorities and areas of focus when it comes to finding moments of slow with children. You can get it by clicking on the image above, or here.Show notes and linksSome links may be affiliate links, which means I may receive a receive a small payment if you make a purchase after clicking a link.A study around the mental health of teenagers and family meals.Parenting resourcesThe yes brain child: help your child be more resilient, independent and creative, by Daniel J. Siegel.Simplicity parenting,  by Kim John Payne.How to talk so kids will listen and listen so kids will talk, by Adele Faber and Elaine Mazlish.How to talk so teens will listen and listen so teens will talk, by Adele Faber and Elaine Mazlish.How to talk: siblings without rivalry, by Adele Faber and Elaine Mazlish.How to hug a porcupine: negotiating the prickly points of the tween years, by Julie A. Ross.You are awesome: find your confidence and dare to be brilliant at (almost) anything, by Matthew Syed.www.becomingminimalist.comSign up for my weekly emails and receive my free download, Seasonal Shift: Early SpringWrite Now, a handwriting course (this is a link to the general website - I can’t it for sale as a new edition, and I bought mine secondhand but unused).Foraging with children book. I don’t actually have this, but it looks like a lovely book. There are also plenty of resources online (you might try Pinterest, my go-to for everything).Grapat mandala shapes.Favourite board gamesSnakes and ladders/Ludo. A classic, and great for introducing the under-fives to board games, turn taking etc.Oceanos. A really under-rated simple game which everyone in our family enjoys. It seems ridiculously complicated until you start playing, when everything becomes very simple.Scotland Yard. A bit more sophisticated - younger players will need some help if they want to be ‘Mr X’ (they will want to be Mr X), but a firm favourite among my three.Ticket to Ride, Europe edition. Everyone loves this, and there are several editions. It’s a fairly time consuming game, so not one to start five minutes before bed time (ask me how I know).Catan. Most enjoyed by adults and the 10 year old, but the 7 year old is also keen.Labyrinth. This is one of the only games my children will set up and play without adult help, which suggests it must be fairly straightforward.Rummikub. Again, one for the eldest really, but he absolutely loves it, and almost every adult does too, in my experience.Other favourites include classics like Scrabble and chess, which the older two children will play amongst themselves as well as with adults. Also Uno and Snap, which the three children will play together or with us.As always, if you have any feedback on this episode or any topics you’d like me to cover in a future episode, please do email me at jo@ochreandflax.co.uk or tag me on instagram @ochreandflax.

This episode of the podcast is a discussion around creating moments of slow when you have older children, although I hope it will provide inspiration whatever stage of family life you’re at.I get really honest and discuss the areas where we are winning - and losing - at slow living and slow parenting with our own children (aged 4, 7 and 10), and which values we truly hold when it comes to seeking out those ever more rare and precious moments of slow as our children grow.Free download<a href="https://ochreandflax.co.uk/s/creating-moments-of-slow-with-children.pdf" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> </a>I created another download, because I love you. This one is just a short checklist and brainstorming guide, designed very much to accompany the episode rather than to stand alone, to help you figure out your own priorities and areas of focus when it comes to finding moments of slow with children. You can get it by clicking on the image above, or <a href="https://ochreandflax.co.uk/s/creating-moments-of-slow-with-children.pdf" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">here</a>.Show notes and linksSome links may be affiliate links, which means I may receive a receive a small payment if you make a purchase after clicking a link.<ul><li><a href="https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamapediatrics/fullarticle/485781?version=meter%20at%20null&amp;module=meter-Links&amp;pgtype=article&amp;contentId=&amp;mediaId=&amp;referrer=&amp;priority=true&amp;action=click&amp;contentCollection=meter-links-click" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">A study around the mental health of teenagers and family meals</a>.</li><li>Parenting resources<ul><li><a href="https://wordery.com/the-yes-brain-child-daniel-j-siegel-9781471167874?cTrk=MTM4NDcxNzY1fDVjN2Q2YzU3YjM5MzA6MToxOjVjN2Q2YzUyNDgzNDg3LjY0OTc5OTk5OjFmMDU1NWI1#oid=2114_1" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The yes brain child: help your child be more resilient, independent and creative</a>, by Daniel J. Siegel.</li><li><a href="https://wordery.com/simplicity-parenting-9780345507983?cTrk=MTM4NDcyNDcwfDVjN2Q2Y2Y1ZWQ0MzA6MToxOjVjN2Q2YzUyNDgzNDg3LjY0OTc5OTk5Ojc4YzQ3YTc0#oid=2114_1" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Simplicity parenting</a>, by Kim John Payne.</li><li><a href="https://wordery.com/how-to-talk-so-kids-will-listen-and-listen-so-kids-will-talk-adele-faber-9781848123090?cTrk=MTM4NDcyOTUwfDVjN2Q2ZDVkYzQ0YWY6MToyOjVjN2Q2YzUyNDgzNDg3LjY0OTc5OTk5OmFkOGUwMTlm#oid=2114_1" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">How to talk so kids will listen and listen so kids will talk</a>, by Adele Faber and Elaine Mazlish.</li><li><a href="https://wordery.com/how-to-talk-so-teens-will-listen-listen-so-teens-will-talk-adele-faber-9781853408571?cTrk=MTM4NDczMzIyfDVjN2Q2ZGE1NmZmYmM6MToxOjVjN2Q2YzUyNDgzNDg3LjY0OTc5OTk5OjNjY2VmOWIw#oid=2114_1" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">How to talk so teens will listen and listen so teens will talk</a>, by Adele Faber and Elaine Mazlish.</li><li><a href="https://wordery.com/how-to-talk-siblings-without-rivalry-adele-faber-9781853406300?cTrk=MTM4NDczNjI4fDVjN2Q2ZGVhZTIzOTI6MToxOjVjN2Q2YzUyNDgzNDg3LjY0OTc5OTk5OmRlZjcwYmM1#oid=2114_1" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">How to talk: siblings without rivalry</a>, by Adele Faber and Elaine Mazlish.</li><li><a href="https://wordery.com/how-to-hug-a-porcupine-negotiating-the-prickly-points-of-the-tween-years-julie-a-ross-9780071545891?cTrk=MTM4NDczOTEwfDVjN2Q2ZTJhNjUzZWE6MTo0OjVjN2Q2YzUyNDgzNDg3LjY0OTc5OTk5OjhjNDFiZGI2#oid=2114_1" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">How to hug a porcupine: negotiating the prickly points of the tween years</a>, by Julie A. Ross.</li><li><a href="https://wordery.com/you-are-awesome-matthew-syed-9781526361158?cTrk=MTM4NDc0NDY1fDVjN2Q2ZThkODc5YWI6MToyOjVjN2Q2YzUyNDgzNDg3LjY0OTc5OTk5OmZkZDFhODlh#oid=2114_1" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">You are awesome: find your confidence and dare to be brilliant at (almost) anything</a>, by Matthew Syed.</li><li><a href="https://www.becomingminimalist.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.becomingminimalist.com</a></li></ul></li><li>Sign up for my weekly emails and receive my free download, <a href="https://ochreandflax.co.uk/weekly-email-sign-up" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Seasonal Shift: Early Spring</a></li><li><a href="https://handwritingsuccess.com/write-now/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Write Now</a>, a handwriting course (this is a link to the general website - I can’t it for sale as a new edition, and I bought mine secondhand but unused).</li><li><a href="https://wordery.com/foraging-with-kids-adele-nozedar-9781786781635?cTrk=MTM4NDc3MzgxfDVjN2Q3MGUwODc5ZDk6MToxOjVjN2Q2YzUyNDgzNDg3LjY0OTc5OTk5OjhiYWJkOTg0#oid=2114_1" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Foraging with children book</a>. I don’t actually have this, but it looks like a lovely book. There are also plenty of resources online (you might try <a href="https://www.pinterest.co.uk/search/pins/?q=foraging&amp;rs=typed&amp;term_meta[]=foraging%7Ctyped" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Pinterest</a>, my go-to for everything).</li><li><a href="https://consciouscraft.uk/search?q=grapat+mandala" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Grapat mandala</a> shapes.</li><li>Favourite board games<ul><li><a href="https://www.board-game.co.uk/product/pirate-snakes-ladders-ludo/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Snakes and ladders/Ludo</a>. A classic, and great for introducing the under-fives to board games, turn taking etc.</li><li><a href="https://www.board-game.co.uk/product/oceanos/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Oceanos</a>. A really under-rated simple game which everyone in our family enjoys. It seems ridiculously complicated until you start playing, when everything becomes very simple.</li><li><a href="https://www.johnlewis.com/ravensburger-scotland-yard-board-game/p1581116" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Scotland Yard</a>. A bit more sophisticated - younger players will need some help if they want to be ‘Mr X’ (they will want to be Mr X), but a firm favourite among my three.</li><li><a href="https://www.board-game.co.uk/product/ticket-to-ride-europe/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Ticket to Ride, Europe edition</a>. Everyone loves this, and there are several editions. It’s a fairly time consuming game, so not one to start five minutes before bed time (ask me how I know).</li><li><a href="https://www.board-game.co.uk/product/catan-2015-refresh/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Catan</a>. Most enjoyed by adults and the 10 year old, but the 7 year old is also keen.</li><li><a href="https://www.board-game.co.uk/product/labyrinth-the-moving-maze-game/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Labyrinth</a>. This is one of the only games my children will set up and play without adult help, which suggests it must be fairly straightforward.</li><li><a href="https://www.board-game.co.uk/product/rummikub-classic/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Rummikub</a>. Again, one for the eldest really, but he absolutely loves it, and almost every adult does too, in my experience.</li><li>Other favourites include classics like Scrabble and chess, which the older two children will play amongst themselves as well as with adults. Also Uno and Snap, which the three children will play together or with us.</li></ul></li></ul>As always, if you have any feedback on this episode or any topics you’d like me to cover in a future episode, please do email me at jo@ochreandflax.co.uk or tag me on instagram <a href="https://www.instagram.com/ochreandflax/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@ochreandflax</a>.

Quiet Matters episode 2: Creating moments of slow with children

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