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I thought the homesteading part of me had gone quiet—maybe even fizzled out. For a while, I blamed burnout, but I’m beginning to see there was something deeper happening beneath the surface: a reckoning with identity, purpose, and what naturally happens when the things you love become the things you do for a living.
In this episode, I’m sharing my backstory with homesteading, my burnout, and the pivotal moment that brought me full circle. Join me as I share how I’m learning to keep the skills and interests that still feel alive while leaving behind the identity traps that no longer fit.
Podcast Episode Highlights:
- My backstory
- When the things you love becomes a business
- Dealing with burnout
- Pivotal point that brought me full circle
- Keeping the skills and interests and not the identity traps
- What I’m leaving behind
- Final thoughts
Resources Mentioned in This Podcast Episode:
- Find your garden seeds and supplies at True Leaf Market and use the code: homestead15 for 15% off your order.
- Learn about Meal Craft here: https://mealcraftmethod.com/
- My podcast episode on identities: https://www.theprairiehomestead.com/tph_podcasts/season-18-episode-16-when-good-identities-become-cages-and-how-to-break-free
- My podcast episode on current homesteading: https://www.theprairiehomestead.com/tph_podcasts/season-18-episode-8-what-the-hell-happened-to-homesteading
Other Helpful Resources:
Get weekly musings from my homestead: https://jillwinger.substack.com/
My homesteading tutorials & recipes: www.
Jill on Instagram: @jill.winger
Jill on Facebook: http://facebook.com/
Apply to be a guest on the Old-Fashioned on Purpose podcast: https://www.
Love this episode? Check out these:
- My Relationship with Homesteading is Changing (podcast episode)
- A Reintroduction, of Sorts (podcast episode)
- Competence, Not Cosplay: How to Keep What Works, Drop the Rest (podcast episode)
- The Cage Was Never Locked (blog article)
