Episodios

  • Reflections on Motherhood
    Oct 4 2025

    Please listen in, subscribe, and take 2 minutes to leave us a review on Apple or your favorite podcast app. It means so much to us!

    We would love to hear from you: send us an email at cohesivehome@gmail.com

    Find Kate on her website: Happier in Motherhood

    Find Melissa on Youtube: Bookish Melissa

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    35 m
  • Did Minimalism Burn Us Out? A 10-Year Reflection
    Sep 13 2025

    Have you ever felt that urge to just get rid off everything you own and completely simplify? The things in your home seem to take over, it’s constantly messy, and it would be so nice to have a clean slate.

    That was us a decade ago when we first started Cohesive Home. We were both reading alllllll the blogs and books on minimalism and applying it to our homes. In a movement led primarily by childless males, we wanted to show other families it was doable to live minimally.

    But time has passed. We’re older. We’ve moved. Our kids are older. Our lives has shifted tremendously.

    Are we still minimalists?

    Listen to this episode to find out!

    We would love to hear from you, send us an email at cohesivehome@gmail.com

    Find Kate on her website

    Find Melissa on Youtube:her vlog channel

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    29 m
  • Near Death and New Beginnings
    Aug 30 2025

    Welcome to Episode 5 of the NEW season of Cohesive Home! We are back with the craziest of updates on where we've been since last summer's episodes and what really happened. Promise you, we can't make this stuff up! In this episode, you'll hear about:

    • Melissa's near death experience in France
    • Kate's big dream coming true and the epic surprise she gave her hubs for Father's Day
    • Where Melissa and her family are heading to next
    • Plus more of the real mom talk you expect

    Please listen in, subscribe, and take 2 minutes to leave us a review on Apple or your favorite podcast app. It means so much to us!

    We would love to hear from you: send us an email at cohesivehome@gmail.com

    Find Kate on her website: Happier in Motherhood

    Find Melissa on Youtube: Bookish Melissa or her vlog channel

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    40 m
  • Homebodies
    Jul 14 2024

    Do you feel most comfortable at home OR love being out in the world, around other people? In this episode, Kate and Melissa talk about how they've both realized what homebodies they've become. They also share the ways they ground and reconnect back to their homes after being away and why these simple rituals make such a difference.

    We would love to hear from you, send us an email at cohesivehome@gmail.com

    Find Kate on IG: Happier In Motherhood

    Or her website

    Find Melissa on Youtube: her vlog channel

    Or IG: Melissa Risenhoover

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    23 m
  • Summer Travel and Books
    Jul 1 2024

    By the time you hear this episode, Kate and Melissa are well underway with their BIG summer plans. Listen in to hear how they're intentionally making the most of vacation time with their families and slowing down.

    We would love to hear from you, send us an email at cohesivehome@gmail.com

    Find Kate on IG: Happier In Motherhood

    Kate's website

    Find Melissa on Youtube: The Indie Shelf or her vlog channel

    Find Melissa on IG: Melissa Risenhoover

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    20 m
  • Organization
    Jun 17 2024

    Melissa and Kate chat about how they stay organized and the many ways they get off track.

    We would love to hear from you, send us an email at cohesivehome@gmail.com

    Find Kate on IG: Happier In Motherhood

    Find Melissa on Youtube: The Indie Shelf or her vlog channel

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    29 m
  • Cohesive Home is BACK!
    Jun 10 2024

    SURPRISE! Kate and Melissa have jumped back on the mic and share where they have been the last 5 years, as well as future plans for Cohesive Home.

    We would love to hear from you, send us an email at cohesivehome@gmail.com

    Find Kate on IG: Happier In Motherhood

    Find Melissa on Youtube: The Indie Shelf or her vlog channel

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    31 m
  • 58: Plaine Products and the Zero Waste Movement with Lindsey McCoy
    Mar 18 2019

    To connect with Kate or Melissa head to :

    Kate: @thestreamlinedlife

    Melissa: wildair.blog

    Interested in the zero or low-waste lifestyle? Need some fresh inspiration to jumpstart your journey? In episode 58 of the Cohesive Home Podcast, Melissa chats with Lindsey McCoy, co-founder of Plaine Products, a sustainable, vegan, and non-toxic hair and body line. Lindsey shares her drive to start the company and practical ideas for living sustainably.

    In this episode:

    • Companies to check-out for your zero-waste lifestyle:
    • https://us.whogivesacrap.org
    • brushwithbamboo.com
    • dentallace.com

    • Try Plaine Products and get 20% off your order with code “cohesivehome”. Head to plaineproducts.com to shop!

     

    • Follow Plain Products on Instagram @Plaineproducts
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    32 m