072: Cultivating the Lovely Through Trials with MacKenzie Koppa

<p>MacKenzie Koppa is a podcaster, voice over artist, and single Christian mama of 4 kiddos who knows what it's like to go through hard times. In the midst of it all, she is passionate about encouraging women to cultivate loveliness right where they are, in the midst of life's trials and hardships. I know you will come away from this chat built up and encouraged to see, pursue, find, and cultivate more loveliness in your own life!</p> <p>What we Chat about in This Episode:</p> <p>~What inspired MacKenzie's message of "cultivating the lovely"</p> <p>~The importance of self-care and how it matters in how well we are able to pour out to our families</p> <p>~The change that getting dressed nicely for the day makes in your outlook</p> <p>~Not being a victim to motherhood</p> <p>~The balance between caring for your children and also caring for yourself, mind, body, and soul</p> <p>~Instilling special little gifts to ourselves in the midst of daily life to build ourselves up and cultivate loveliness</p> <p>~The martyrdom complex common among stay-at-home moms</p> <p>~There being no one-size-fits-all way to cultivate loveliness, enjoyment, and beauty into your life</p> <p>~The mommy wars</p> <p>~What "cultivating the lovely" means to MacKenzie personally and what that looks like for her in this season</p> <p>~Practical first steps for beginning to cultivate loveliness in your own life</p> <p>~Building family culture</p> <p>~To "cultivate" something is to love, care for, and study something</p> <p>~And more!</p> <p>Head to <a class="linkified" href="http://www.hargraveshomeandhearth.com/podcast" target="_blank">www.hargraveshomeandhearth.com/podcast</a> for full show notes!</p> <br /><br />Get full access to Beyond the Boxes at <a href="https://rebekahhargraves.substack.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&#38;utm_campaign=CTA_4">rebekahhargraves.substack.com/subscribe</a>