Small Scale Life Podcast - Episodes Tagged with “River Life”

The Slow Down Season

Tom — Mon, 08 Dec 2025 05:00:00 -0600

In today’s episode, The Slow Down Season, we explore how nature invites us to pause, reset, and realign our lives as we enter the quieter, colder months. This is the perfect episode for anyone feeling overwhelmed, stretched thin, or craving a more intentional, peaceful pace.

In this episode, you’ll learn:
• Why slowing down is essential for emotional and physical health
• How nature’s rhythms can guide our own
• Practical ways to simplify, declutter, and reconnect
• How to set boundaries heading into the holidays
• How this season nurtures renewal, rest, and spiritual grounding
• How slowing down now prepares you for a better spring

What’s ONE thing you can slow down this week?

Let us know via email at realsmallscalelife@gmail.com!

Gathering Around the Hearth: The Gratitude We Grow

Tom — Sun, 30 Nov 2025 05:00:00 -0600

In this special Thanksgiving episode of the Small Scale Life Podcast, we gather around the hearth — the ancient symbol of warmth, nourishment, and connection — to explore gratitude, community, and the lessons we learn from the changing seasons.

Whether your “hearth” is a wood stove, kitchen table, fire pit, or simply a calm moment at the end of a long day, this episode is about returning to what matters:

Slowing down. Giving thanks. Growing gratitude. Building connection.

Bring your coffee and coffee cake or donuts....let's chat as we learn, do, grow and be a little better everyday!

Letting Go and Beginning Again

Tom — Thu, 13 Nov 2025 05:00:00 -0600

Welcome to the first episode of the New and Improved Small Scale Life Podcast. In this episode, I'll talk about some of the things I am letting go and discussing what is coming next on the Small Scale Life Podcast. As we navigate some new waters, we'lll have to watch out for the rocks, branches, sandbars and deadheads...the water isn't always smooth in this Small Scale Life. We will explore these new waters together!

As a note, we will be streaming Wednesdays at 7:00 PM Central Time on the Small Scale Life YouTube Channel. Bring your floaties, river shoes, some snacks and drinky drinks. Let's go!

Grow Roots
Find Peace
Live Small
Love Big
Live Well

Remember to learn, do grow and be a little better everyday!

The Great Wheel Turns Forward

Tom — Wed, 05 Nov 2025 05:00:00 -0600

Tommy Cakes returns to restart the Small Scale Life Podcast! Tommy discusses what they have been up to since March:

Starting a new business called Tommy Cakes (Bird) Seed LLC
Gardening,
Improving the shoreline,
Feeding the birds,
Taking some shorter trips
Connecting with neighbors and,
Dealing with the Government Shutdown.

The government shutdown is concerning. 42 million Americans might lose access to funds to purchase food and put it on the table, and whiile we cannot change what happens in Washington DC, we can help people right where we live. A couple great ways to help are;

Stock local little library pantries,
Make monetary donations to local food shelves and pantries,
Bring foo to local food shelves and pantries, and
Volunteer at local food shelves and pantries.

Start where you are with what you have. We need to come together and help those in need in our community. It starts with us.

The Small Scale Life Podcast returns on Wednesdays at 7:00 PM starting 11/12/2025. I will be live-streaming on the YouTube Channel and creating a podcast from that video. Join us LIVE! Bring your floaties, river shoes, some snacks and drinky drinks. Let's go!

Grow Roots
Find Peace
Live Small
Love Big
Live Well

Remember to learn, do grow and be a little better everyday!