This week’s episode is all about how we are often sold self soothing, dressed up as self care, and the balance we really need in our lives.To learn more about the daily rituals candles, www.ochreandflax.co.uk

Creating a bedtime routine that works for you

Oct 26th, 2021 25m 10s

This week’s episode is all about crafting a bedtime routine that prioritises you, but also works within your real lifeTo learn more about the daily rituals candles, www.ochreandflax.co.uk

Menu planning: making ritual out of the ultra-ordinary

Oct 19th, 2021 20m 56s

Getting back to practicalities this week with menu planning. Do you menu plan? Should you? Can it actually become a favourite ritual in your week? This episode will walk you through whether menu planning is right for you, figuring out what matt

Connection: what is it, and how do I get it?

Oct 12th, 2021 20m 56s

In today’s episode I’m talking about connection. A somewhat more amorphous, hard to grasp concept than some of the other subjects I’ve talked about in this series, but I think perhaps the most important one of all. Connection is what turns us

Joyful movement: working out by another name?

Oct 5th, 2021 22m 7s

In today’s episode I’m talking about joyful movement. it’s a somewhat pretentious sounding phrase, but as part of a generation of women for whom the term ‘exercise’ has immediate negative connotations, originating back in secondary school PE cl

A beginners guide to gentle productivity

Sep 28th, 2021 22m 7s

This week I’m going to be talking about gentle productivity, and how it can help you escape that boom and bust, hustle and burnout energy cycle.I’m talking about my own history with gentle productivity, and how it saved me from pushing to hard.

Getting started with journaling: a beginners' guide

Sep 21st, 2021 14m 20s

This week’s episode is all about journaling - the what, the why and the how. And at the end of the episode I’ll give you one really simple way to start, and keep, journaling, even if you’ve never managed it before.For full show notes visit www.

Create a simple and manageable morning routine

Sep 14th, 2021 22m 7s

This week’s episode is focused on your morning routine. I’m talking about creating a morning routine that works for you, not for the instagram or pinterest version of reality.For full show notes, visit www.ochreandflax.co.uk/podcast

Season 2 trailer

Aug 28th, 2021

A quick hello, in advance of the new season of the podcast, launching on 15th September 2021

Minimalism and decluttering - the why and the how

May 1st, 2019 38m 56s

This week's episode is all about minimalism, simplifying and decluttering, and why I think it pairs really well with living a life that is more intentional and more joyful. I am absolutely clear that it’s by no means essential to be a minimalis

Rejecting the myth of rejecting the myth of doing it all (no, that’s not a typo)

Apr 3rd, 2019

There is a lot of talk online about rejecting the myth of doing it all. But at that same time as we're seeing that theoretically empowering message (and often even in the same place as we're seeing it) we're also seeing a lifestyle that is perf

Seasonal living - the why, the what and the how

Mar 27th, 2019 27m 50s

This episode of the podcast is all about exploring seasonal living in a bit more depth. I’ve mentioned it several times already during previous episodes, and I wanted to really focus on it and talk to you about both why we do it and the benefit

Why slow business is a good thing

Mar 13th, 2019 30m 27s

I start this episode by talking about my own business journey to this point, which is definitely busy-and-frenetic rather than anything that could be described as even remotely slow. I’m talking about why Ochre & Flax is different, and how the

Creating moments of slow with children

Mar 6th, 2019 47m

This episode of the podcast introduces what I hope will be an ongoing discussion around creating moments of slow when you have older children, although I hope it will provide inspiration whatever stage of family life you're at.I get really ho

Creating a slow living manifesto

Feb 27th, 2019 23m 30s

Slow, seasonal living means different things to different people, and I think it’s important to clarify what your version of it looks like. Because living slowly isn’t about adhering to a strict set of rules, it’s about uncovering your own valu

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Quiet Matters trailer

Feb 14th, 2019 3m 40s

I’m Jo Dymock, and two years ago I was meant to be living the dream - self employed, working around my children, able to cook from scratch, and in charge of my own destiny . The reality was that I was ruled by work, not sleeping nearly enough,