Open Air Life ft. Linda Åkeson McGurk

Simple Families

Cloud10 and iHeartPodcasts

Kids & Family, Parenting, Education For Kids

4.8 • 1.1K Ratings

🗓️ 10 November 2022

⏱️ 53 minutes

🔗️ Recording | iTunes | RSS

🧾️ Download transcript

Summary

FRILUFTSLIV is the Norwegian word describing a popular Nordic way of life: Passion for nature and getting outdoors. I loved learning more about this concept (and cultural differences) from Linda Åkeson McGurk, and author and mother who has raised children in the US and Scandinavia in her new book The Open-Air Life. Links from the episode Linda's Website The Open-Air Life Simple Families Episode 90: There's no Such a Thing as Bad Weather Sponsors Faherty – Get 20% off your first order of quality & comfort on fahertybrand.com/simple and use code "Simple." Indeed – Visit indeed.com/families to start hiring. Organifi – Visit organifi.com/simple and use the code SIMPLE to get a 20% discount on your entire order.

Transcript

Click on a timestamp to play from that location

0:00.0	It's very much about finding those little moments and realizing that connecting with nature
0:06.1	doesn't have to involve like an epic adventure every time.
0:09.9	It's great to have those bigger trips, but it could also be just connecting with nature
0:16.1	like in the small and simple ways.
0:18.5	Hi, this is Dene.
0:20.3	I'm the founder of Simple Families.
0:22.8	Simple Families is an online community for parents who are seeking a simpler, more intentional
0:27.3	life.
0:28.8	In this show, we focus on minimalism with kids, positive parenting, family wellness, and
0:34.8	decreasing the mental load.
0:37.4	My perspectives are based in my firsthand experience raising kids, but also rooted in my PhD in
0:42.8	child development.
0:44.6	So you're going to hear conversations that are based in research, but more importantly,
0:49.0	real life.
0:50.0	Thanks for joining us.
0:55.2	Hello, hello, that voice you heard in the intro is Linda Ocasin-McGurk.
1:00.2	You might recognize Linda's voice.
1:02.3	She's been on the podcast before.
1:04.7	It was way back in episode 90, simplefamilies.com forward slash episode 90, where she told us
1:11.8	all about her first book, there's no such thing as bad weather.
1:15.6	And I know that she inspired myself and so many others to get our kids outside.
1:21.2	Linda is back today to talk about her brand new book, The Open Air Life, Discover the
	...

Please login to see the full transcript.

Previous episode | Next episode

Disclaimer: The podcast and artwork embedded on this page are from Cloud10 and iHeartPodcasts, and are the property of its owner and not affiliated with or endorsed by Tapesearch.

Generated transcripts are the property of Cloud10 and iHeartPodcasts and are distributed freely under the Fair Use doctrine. Transcripts generated by Tapesearch are not guaranteed to be accurate.