Joyfully Prepared Podcast
1) How to Make Space Before You Start Again
In this final episode of 2025, we slow down and do a gentle homestead reset together. Instead of racing into a new year with pressure and perfection, we take a calm moment to figure out what we want t...Show More
2) What I Learned From Not Reaching My Goals This Year
This episode is a gentle truth-telling moment. You didn’t hit all your goals this year. And yet… your life changed in ways you never planned. You walk through the power of keeping a simple Transformat...Show More
3) How to Make February 1 Your Real New Year
This week on the Joyfully Prepared Podcast, we’re doing something a little rebellious but honestly… kind of necessary. We’re moving New Year’s Day to February 1. January is now officially our recovery...Show More
4) If You Spent More Time Surviving Than Homesteading
This week on the Joyfully Prepared Podcast, we’re taking a gentle, honest look at the goals we didn’t quite get to this year and the little wins we might’ve forgotten about. I’m talking about what hel...Show More
5) Simple Way to Reset Your Mind Quickly
This episode drops you straight into gratitude mode. You walk through why gratitude isn’t just a nice idea but a real skill you can build, the same way you’d learn to bake bread or plant a garden. You...Show More
6) How Beans Make Healthy Eating More Affordable
Beans don’t get much attention, but they should. In this episode, we take a calm, simple walk through why beans matter, how they help your health, and how they stretch your grocery budget in ways most...Show More
7) How Homemaking Can Help You Feel Grounded Again
Wendi shares a favorite meme about “bread rising, soup simmering, and jars cooling” and explores why the quiet work of our hands steadies us. She tells the story of bartering fire cider for plants, re...Show More
8) Fire Cider Benefits and Simple Recipe for Beginners
In this cozy, spicy episode of The Joyfully Prepared Podcast, Wendi Bergin dives into one of her favorite herbal traditions — fire cider. She shares how this zesty, vinegar-based tonic can boost your ...Show More
9) Soup: Lessons from History’s Coziest Meal
This cozy episode of The Joyfully Prepared Podcast is all about one of the simplest and most magical meals you can make: soup. Wendi shares stories from history, from her mission in Finland, and from ...Show More
10) Quiet Ways God Connects Us
In this heartfelt episode of The Joyfully Prepared Podcast, Wendi Bergin shares an unexpected insight she discovered about self-reliance—and how God uses our unique talents, skills, and quirks to bles...Show More