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Welcome to Country Proud Living with your host LoriLynn. "Where nurturing spaces empower your life and every day feels a little more like home."

When the world feels heavy, uncertain, and overwhelming, this gentle episode of Country Proud Living offers a pause—a moment to breathe, soften, and tend to yourself without guilt. LoriLynn speaks honestly about emotional overload, empathy fatigue, and the weight many are carrying right now, while offering compassionate reminders and practical tools for caring deeply without carrying it all. If you’ve been feeling tired, tender, distracted, or emotionally full, this episode is a soft place to land.

🕰️ Episode Timeline

00:11–01:30 | Welcome + Setting the Tone
A gentle welcome to Country Proud Living and why this episode needed to be a pause instead of pushing forward.

01:30–04:00 | Acknowledging the Weight
Why feeling heavy doesn’t mean something is wrong with you—and how constant exposure to crisis affects our nervous systems.

04:00–07:00 | You Can Care Without Carrying It All
Empathy, humanity, and why we weren’t meant to absorb everything we see and hear every day.

07:00–10:00 | Practical Ways to Care for Yourself
• Limiting doom-scrolling, Choosing education or uplifting content, Grounding in the present moment, and Focusing on what you can control

10:00–13:00 | Healing Through Creation, Kindness & Joy
• Creating something, Allowing feelings without rushing to fix them, Small acts of kindness, and Letting joy, laughter, and connection still exist

13:00–15:00 | Breath, Rest & Gentle Closing A short grounding breathing exercise (safe for driving listeners), reminders to hydrate, rest, disconnect—and a final truth to carry with you.

Welcome to the Country Proud Living Podcast, I'm your host LoriLynn.

Thanks for stopping by today! Please subscribe to the podcast by clicking plus follow at the upper right. Click those three little dots at the top right & copy the link to share the show with your friends and family. Please leave me a review. This is truly one of the only ways to help my podcast grow. I just want you to know what it means to me that you're here today. I know everyone's time is valuable and it means a lot. Thank you. Love and light, Lori Lynn.

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Welcome to Country Proud Living with your host LoriLynn. "Where nurturing spaces empower your life and every day feels a little more like home."

In this episode of Country Proud Living, host LoriLynn sits down with Kim Costa, a seasoned expert with more than three decades of experience in residential construction, design, and real estate. Kim helps women and families create homes that align with their lives, values, and wellbeing through her signature Wheel House framework. Her unique approach goes beyond aesthetics to explore how our spaces influence our confidence, energy, and everyday choices.

Kim’s work has sparked meaningful conversations across platforms, including her role as a host on American Dream TV, where she reframes what it means to live well. In this episode, Kim shares her journey, insights into mindful home transformation, and guidance for letting go of old spaces or habits that no longer serve us.

She also discusses her upcoming book — Live in Your Wheel House — a thoughtful guide designed to help you intentionally align your home with your purpose and next chapter. This is a conversation you won’t want to miss!

📌 Important Links to Connect with Kim

Official Website (Lifestyle Foundations / Wheel House):
👉 https://lifestylefoundations.com/
— Explore the Wheel House framework, assessments, and resources.

👉Instagram: IG: @kim.e.costa
— Inspiration, tips, and community with Kim.

Facebook:
👉 https://www.facebook.com/696466460215181
— Updates and conversations.

LinkedIn:
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Welcome to the Country Proud Living Podcast, I'm your host LoriLynn.

Thanks for stopping by today! Please subscribe to the podcast by clicking plus follow at the upper right. Click those three little dots at the top right & copy the link to share the show with your friends and family. Please leave me a review. This is truly one of the only ways to help my podcast grow. I just want you to know what it means to me that you're here today. I know everyone's time is valuable and it means a lot. Thank you. Love and light, Lori Lynn.

Please share this podcast with your like minded friends and family and subscribe to never miss an episode!
If you have questions, ideas of topics you would like to learn more about, you want to work with me, or you have feedback both good and bad is welcome it can be sent to lorilynn@countryproudliving.com

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IG: www.instagram.com/lorilynn_countryproudliving
PODCAST:
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Welcome to Country Proud Living with your host LoriLynn. "Where nurturing spaces empower your life and every day feels a little more like home."

In this special episode, LoriLynn celebrates two years of the Country Proud Living podcast and invites you into a gentler, more intentional way of beginning again — one rooted in slow living, intentional design, and compassionate self-growth.

If you’ve felt pressure to set big goals or sprint into the new year, this episode offers a refreshing reframe: you don’t need big goals — you need intentional direction, supportive spaces, and permission to start softly.

🕰️ Episode Timeline

🕰️ 00:11 – Welcome + 2-Year Celebration
Gratitude for two years of nurturing spaces, empowered living, and community.

🕰️ 02:00 – Giveaway Announcement
How to enter the free virtual color & design consultation
• Follow the podcast
• Rate & review
• Follow on Instagram @LoriLynnCountryProudLiving
✨ Winner announced Saturday, January 31 at 11:11 AM

🕰️ 04:00 – What “Start Soft” Really Means
Why January doesn’t need to be rushed — and why spring is the true beginning.

🕰️ 06:30 – Small Steps > Big Goals
A beautiful life is built through small, intentional choices made consistently.

🕰️ 09:00 – Home as a Tool for Growth
How your environment can either support your growth or quietly drain you.

🕰️ 11:30 – Gentle Ways to Start Soft
• Choose a word, not a goal
• Design for how you want to feel
• Create sanctuary before strategy
• Let progress be quiet
• Trust consistency over intensity

🕰️ 15:00 – Vision, Retreats & What’s Ahead
Why sanctuary, vision, and community matter — and a peek at future retreats.

Welcome to the Country Proud Living Podcast, I'm your host LoriLynn.

Thanks for stopping by today! Please subscribe to the podcast by clicking plus follow at the upper right. Click those three little dots at the top right & copy the link to share the show with your friends and family. Please leave me a review. This is truly one of the only ways to help my podcast grow. I just want you to know what it means to me that you're here today. I know everyone's time is valuable and it means a lot. Thank you. Love and light, Lori Lynn.

Please share this podcast with your like minded friends and family and subscribe to never miss an episode!
If you have questions, ideas of topics you would like to learn more about, you want to work with me, or you have feedback both good and bad is welcome it can be sent to lorilynn@countryproudliving.com

SHARING ADDITIONAL LINKS TO CONNECT WITH ME: : )
IG: www.instagram.com/lorilynn_countryproudliving
PODCAST:
Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/country-proud-living-nurturing-home-empowered-self/id1715855014?i=1000645120377
OR for Spotify, iHeart, the pod can be found most anywhere you choose to listen:
https://feeds.buzzsprout.com/2247458.rss
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/olafsonlori
MY ART GALLERY: https://lorilynn-o-uter.pixels.com/
PINTEREST: https://pin.it/3mX6xMNcR